You have picked out a model that is seldom seen, not rare, just uncommon. Not many willing to part with them, but there are a few here who have them. I have only ever seen one in person, it had been heavily modified and over priced. So I walked away from it.


Add pictures when you have time

 

Add pictures when you have time

Ditto… photos are worth a lot of words and we like them

 

I’d love to hear more about this gun from anyone else who has one. What kind of history does your model 34 have? Does it have any problems? What do you use it for? Anything like that

I assume this is the same one that you posted photos of over on the thread about #3 peep sights a few days ago.

Here is mine.
I recently bought it (in February). I have not shot it, but it immediately became a favorite just because of its condition and rarity.

As Bone says, don't take this one for granted. You may not see another for a long time and it will likely not be as intact as the one you have. These are among the Mossberg models dating 1933-1938 that were sold WITHOUT rear barrel sights, throwing all their reliance on the standard equipment peep sights. You have a rare gun.

For those with the #3 peep sight this was a long slow restoration disaster, because when the #3 peep sights failed, were discarded, or in later years cannibalized because of their rarity, these models were left without an option to install an appropriate open rear sight. All sorts of bubba fixes for make do sights, homemade dovetails and amateur tapped holes disfigured the Mossbergs sold without rear barrel sights. For instance, I have the carcass of a Western Field Model 31A (= Moss Model 40) bought for parts that has no less than 5 dovetails cut into it's barrel. And I have a Mossberg Model 30 that has a sight from a Winchester Model 1890 octagonal barrel held in place by two disfiguring DT holes - one on the receiver and another on the barrel. A broken #3 peep sold for $200 on Ebay recently so putting this Humpty Dumpty back together is not easy to do.

Like yours, mine is fitted with the original #3 peep sight with both original hunting and target apertures still mounted.

Mine came with the time appropriate cylinder-shaped hood on the No. 1 ramp front sight.

No rear barrel sight as typical for 1934-1935. Numrich sometimes carries a replica of these hoods but is out of stock recently.

No known history except that it was sold by a gun shop in southwest Indiana.

 

I assume this is the same one that you posted photos of over on the thread about #3 peep sights a few days ago.

Here is mine.
I recently bought it (in February). I have not shot it, but it immediately became a favorite just because of its condition and rarity.

As Bone says, don't take this one for granted. You may not see another for a long time and it will likely not be as intact as the one you have. These are among the Mossberg models dating 1933-1938 that were sold WITHOUT rear barrel sights, throwing all their reliance on the standard equipment peep sights. You have a rare gun.

For those with the #3 peep sight this was a long slow restoration disaster, because when the #3 peep sights failed, were discarded, or in later years cannibalized because of their rarity, these models were left without an option to install an appropriate open rear sight. All sorts of bubba fixes for make do sights, homemade dovetails and amateur tapped holes disfigured the Mossbergs sold without rear barrel sights. For instance, I have the carcass of a Western Field Model 31 (= Moss Model 40) bought for parts that has no less than 5 dovetails cut into it's barrel. And I have a Mossberg Model 30 that has a sight from a Winchester Model 1890 octagonal barrel held in place by two disfiguring DT holes - one on the receiver and another on the barrel. A broken #3 peep sold for $200 on Ebay recently so putting this Humpty Dumpty back together is not easy to do.

Like yours, mine is fitted with the original #3 peep sight with both original hunting and target apertures still mounted.

Mine came with the time appropriate cylinder-shaped hood on the No. 1 ramp front sight.

No rear barrel sight as typical for 1934-1935. Numrich sometimes carries a replica of these hoods but is out of stock recently.

No known history except that it was sold by a gun shop in southwest Indiana.

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Correct, mine is the same one I posted about the other day on the other thread. Just thought this uncommon firearm deserved its own dedicated thread.
I’ve used mine for plinking a few times so far and I hope to take some squirrels with it in the Fall.
The bolt on mine is a bit temperamental, I have to rotate the bolt downward just a little bit past what feels natural, otherwise the firing pin won’t make solid contact. I’d be interested to hear if this is a common occurrence or just part of my gun’s personality.

 

Here are some pics of mine, as requested

 

Very Nice !!!