C&R · IV · 011
Steyr-Solothurn MP30 & MP34
Section IV: still an NFA firearm, also a curio or relic
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION IV · VERBATIM · PDF P. 82 ↗
Austrian, Steyr-Solothurn, Model MP30 and MP34 submachineguns as originally mfd. by Steyr- Daimler-Puch of Steyr, Austria, prior to 1946.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “as originally mfd. by Steyr- Daimler-Puch of Steyr”
- ATF REQUIRESMade 1945 or earlier (ATF’s dates)ATF: “prior to 1946”
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
AustriaBasis: the ATF wording - Type
- SMGBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- VariousBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- Before 1946Basis: outside reference ³
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 82 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “MP 34” ↗, maker: 'manufactured by Waffenfabrik Steyr as Steyr-Solothurn S1-100'; variants S1-100, MP30.
- 2. Wikipedia, “Steyr Arms” ↗, maker: the Steyr works changed name in 1926 to Steyr-Werke and in 1934 to Steyr Daimler Puch; production continued in cooperation with Solothurn.
- 3. Wikipedia, “MP 34” ↗, years: 'In 1930, the Austrian police accepted the S1-100 as the Steyr MP30'; infobox production 1929–1940, but the article also shows a 1942 Portuguese contract. Start sourced; ATF's 'prior to 1946' limits the end.
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Mp34 bayonet mags.JPG” by Londonclanger at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “MP 34”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The MP34 is a submachine gun (SMG) that was manufactured by Waffenfabrik Steyr as Steyr-Solothurn S1-100 and used by the Austrian Army and Austrian Gendarmerie and subsequently by units of the German Army and the Waffen-SS in World War II. An exceptionally well-made weapon, it was used by some forces well into the 1970s.