The US War Department requested that the Saginaw Steering Gear division of General Motors build tow prototype copies of the German MG42 in .30-06 for military testing. Note the American-style rear sight and bipod. We have the Aberdeen photos of one of these machine guns and the original report from its first test.
Testing Reports
US Army T24 testing report
Photos
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I remember H&R made two MG34′s in 30-06. It took them a whole year to figure out that the bolt didn’t have enough travel for the cartridge. By that time, it was determined that the MG34 required too much machine work to put into production. I have been looking for more information on them.