Excavation of WW2 machine gun! MG 30 Solothurn dug out. Metal detecting

Development of the MG 30 took place under the direction of Louis Stange at Rheinmetall's Sömmerda office. However actual production of machine guns was prohibited in Germany under the Versailles Treaty. Rheinmetall circumvented the provisions by acquiring the majority shareholding of the Swiss manufacturer Waffenfabrik Solothurn AG and relocating production there. The goal was to acquire orders for the rearmament of the Reichswehr, which was modernizing its arsenal.

The design was rejected by the German Reichswehr which adopted the MG 13. Rheinmetall then turned to other companies and licensed the design to Solothurn in Switzerland and Steyr-Daimler-Puch in Austria. Production soon followed, entering the armed forces of both countries as the Solothurn S2-200 and Maschinengewehr Solothurn 1930, or MG 30, respectively. 2000–3000 were also purchased by Hungary, where it was known as the Solothurn 31.M Golyószóró

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[Grandpadew]

Congratulations on that awesome find!! Looking forward to seeing your finds from Holland!! Keep up the good work and thanks for taking us along.

[pleplop]

Very great find. I dug out a foxhole full with magazines of this gun. Looked it up and found your video. So cool to see parts of the gun being dug👍👍

[keithcraig]

hi there nils, loving the vids, , some great finds too, , keep them coming nils, loving it here in Scotland, 👍.be safe, , total apreciation, , respect, peace.👍.kc, keith, uk.

[charlieh]

Nice find man always enjoy your videos very much really well-made great job👍✌

[wwhistoryfinderl]

Some Nice relic u found thought u found the whole gun but stil Nice to find a machine gun but stock

[monikaharriweigel]

Hello super stuff, I have a front parts.. do you still have this piece?

[austriafilm]

sehr interessant, danke fürs Zeigen - Daumen hoch - lG Didi

[richardpieterse]

Hello militaryfinder1945, nice to meet you in Groningen (Holland) at Detector world. Congratulations with your price! You did not know it but the next day you got it! Best regards from Richard, Jerry and Rick from Holland. You remember us I hope! Good luck and happy hunting my friend!

[laciciak]

Wau keby som to nasiel ja tak ma porazi raz som na dukle nasiel kus pasu asi z tanku ale toto je rozhodne lepsie

[auang]

2:27 wait, do you say "Hungarian Machine Gun Solothurn" ?? i am from Fucking Solothurn. We Made this MG. from 1930 to 1947 in the Waffenfabrik Solothurn, SWITZELAND

[Spitsz]

It's called a buttstock, not a stick :)