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ZB-53

designed by Václav Holek

Machine gunsCzechoslovakia
ZB-53
Overall length 1,105 mm
Photo: George Shuklin · CC BY-SA 1.0

Key specs

Caliber
7.92×57mm Mauser
Action
Gas-operated
Rate of fire
500–800 rds/min
Magazine
225 rounds
Weight (empty)
21.00 kg
Length
1,105 mm
Barrel length
736 mm
Designer
Václav Holek
Designed
1935
Production start
1936

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Ammunition

7.92×57mm MauserRifle · Germany · 1888

Compatible gear

No optics or accessories are linked to this weapon yet.

Users & conflicts

Conflicts
Spanish Civil WarWorld War IIVietnam WarSoviet–Afghan War

Sources

  1. Wikipedia: ZB vz. 37, Wikipedia