The Lahti L34 was a Finnish aircraft machine gun that was produced by Valtion Kivääritehdas.
History[]
The L34 was designed by Aimo Lahti in 1934 for British Royal Air Force trials. It was tested in September of that year against several other designs, including the Darne, the BSA Adams-Wilmot, and the Hotchkiss. Ultimately the Vickers GO was selected, and all development of the L34 ceased.
Design[]
The L34 was a recoil-operated machine gun based on the LS/26-32. It fed from a top-loading, 75-round flat pan magazine chambered in the British .303 cartridge owing to RAF specifications. The L34 was designed to be fired from a fixed mount and utilized a pair of spade grips.