BUL Cherokee vs ZB vz. 37: Specs Compared

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ASmall arms

Semi-automatic pistol

BSmall arms

Medium machine gun

First system

Second system

At a glance

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

BUL CherokeeLength

0.215 m

ZB vz. 37ZB-53, Vz.37 · Length · Length

1.105 m

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

14 of 43 rows sourced on both sides

215mm

1.11mZB-53, Vz.37 · Length · Length

Length

All recorded figures & sources

0.21 m

Single source

0.215 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

BUL Cherokee and ZB vz. 37 configuration
Specification	BUL Cherokee	ZB vz. 37
Type	Semi-automatic pistol^[source]	Medium machine gun^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Type
Place of origin	Israel^[source]	Czechoslovakia^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Place of origin
Designed	1999 (2005 new/current frame design)^[source]	1935^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Designed
Manufacturer	BUL Transmark

Produced	2000–present^[source]	1936–early 1950s^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Produced

Variants	BUL Cherokee Compact; BUL G-Cherokee (full size & compact) with allows attachment of optional shoulder stock to backstrap.^[source]	—

Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum^[source]	7.92×57mm Mauser 7.62×45mm^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Cartridge

Action	DA/SA short recoil , tilting barrel^[source]	Gas-operated^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Action

Feed system	17-round detachable box magazine^[source]	225-round metal link belt^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Feed system

Sights	Drift Adjustable 3-Dot Front blade, rear square notch (Night-Sights Optional)^[source]	—

Used by	Israeli security agencies^[source]	See Users^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Used by

In service	—	1937–1960s (Czechoslovakia)^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · In service

Wars	—	Spanish Civil War World War II Second Sino-Japanese War 1948 Palestine war Cyprus Emergency Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Bangladesh Liberation War Bay of Pigs Invasion Nigerian Civil War Turkish invasion of Cyprus South African Border War Soviet–Afghan War United States invasion of Panama^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Wars

Designer	—	Václav Holek^[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Designer

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