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stock extended
Single sourcestock retracted
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Colt 9mm SMG | ZB vz. 37 |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Medium machine gun[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Type |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Czechoslovakia[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Place of origin |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 1937–1960s (Czechoslovakia)[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · In service |
| Used by | See Users[source] |
730 mm (28.9 in ) ( stock extended) 650 mm (25.6 in) (stock retracted)[source]
ZB-53, Vz.37 · Length · Length
Single source1.105 m (43.5 in)[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Length
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source100 m[source]
(1300) ft/s
Single source396 m/s (1300) ft/s )[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Users[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Used by |
| Wars | Invasion of Panama Miami drug war[source] | 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 |
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| Produced | 1982–present[source] | 1936–early 1950s[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Produced |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | 7.92×57mm Mauser 7.62×45mm[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Cartridge |
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| Action | blowback , closed bolt[source] | Gas-operated[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Action |
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| Feed system | 20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag[source] | 225-round metal link belt[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Feed system |
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| Manufacturer | Colt's Manufacturing Company[source] | Zbrojovka Brno Zbrojovka Vsetín[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Manufacturer |
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| Designer | — | Václav Holek[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Designer |
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| Designed | — | 1935[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Designed |
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