C&R · IV · 076
Bergmann MP 34 machine pistol
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. 84 ↗
German, Bergmann, MP-34, cal. 9mm, machine pistol.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1934–1935.
- INFOStill an NFA firearm; only registered examples transfer, with ATF approval (26 U.S.C. 5812, 5861).
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
GermanyBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Bergmann; Carl Walther, Zella-MehlisBasis: outside reference ²
- Type
- SMGBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Select-fire / autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 9mmBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1934–1935production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ¹
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section IV · PDF p. 84 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “MP35” ↗, years: the Bergmann MP34 appeared in 1934; MP35 production 1935–1944
- 2. Wikipedia, “MP35” ↗, maker: limited capacity at Bergmann shifted production to Carl Walther at Zella-Mehlis, about 2,000 BMP34s for export
- 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
- 3 changes · see below
Correction history
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Bergmann MP34 appeared in 1934 and was succeeded by the MP35 in 1935; production was shifted to Walther at Zella-Mehlis
- Data-trust reviewYears: 1932–1935 → 1934–1935. Bergmann MP34 appeared in 1934 and was succeeded by the MP35 in 1935; production was shifted to Walther at Zella-Mehlis
- Data-trust reviewMaker: Bergmann, Suhl → Bergmann; Carl Walther, Zella-Mehlis. Bergmann MP34 appeared in 1934 and was succeeded by the MP35 in 1935; production was shifted to Walther at Zella-Mehlis
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Bergmann Mp-35.jpg” by Unknown authorUnknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “MP35”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The MP35 was a submachine gun used by the Wehrmacht, Waffen-SS and German police both before and during World War II. It was developed in the early 1930s by Emil Bergmann and manufactured at the Bergmann company in Suhl.