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Measured figures
Length
Single sourceP30
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Heckler & Koch P30 | ZB vz. 37 |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | Medium machine gun[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Type |
| Place of origin | Germany[source] | Czechoslovakia[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Place of origin |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Used by |
| Designer | Frank Henninger[source] |
P30L P30SK
Single source181 mm (7.1 in) P30 196 mm (7.7 in) P30L 163 mm (6.4 in) P30SK[source]
ZB-53, Vz.37 · Length · Length
Single source1.105 m (43.5 in)[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Length
P30L (without magazine)
Single sourceP30SK (without magazine)
Single sourceP30 (without magazine)
Single source647 g (22.8 oz) P30 (without magazine) 687 g (24.2 oz) P30L (without magazine) 598 g (21.1 oz) P30SK (without magazine)[source]
740 Gramm ohne Magazin[source]P30 · Gewicht ohne Magazin (without magazine)
ZB-53, Vz.37 · Mass · Empty
Single source21 kg (46 lb) empty[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Mass
Barrel length
Single sourceP30
Single sourceP30 · Barrel length · Rohrlänge
Single sourceP30L P30SK
Single source98 mm (3.9 in) P30 113 mm (4.4 in) P30L 83 mm (3.3 in) P30SK[source]
9,8 cm[source]P30 · Rohrlänge
ZB-53, Vz.37 · Barrel length · Barrel length
Single source0.736 m (29.0 in)[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Barrel length
P30 · Calibre · Kaliber
Single source9 Millimeter[source]P30 · Kaliber
ZB-53, Vz.37 · Rate of fire · Rate of fire
Single source500–800 rounds/min[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Rate of fire
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Václav Holek[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Designer |
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch[source] | Zbrojovka Brno Zbrojovka Vsetín[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Manufacturer |
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| Produced | 2006–present[source] | 1936–early 1950s[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Produced |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum .40 S&W P30(L)[source] 9 mm x 19[source]P30 · P30 magazine ammunition explicitly stated in own equipment paragraph | 7.92×57mm Mauser 7.62×45mm[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Cartridge |
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| Action | Short recoil operated , Browning -type tilting barrel, locked breech[source] Selbstladepistole mit verriegeltem und gepuffertem Verschlusssystem[source]P30 · Action | Gas-operated[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Action |
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| Feed system | Detachable box magazine ; capacities: 17 rounds (9×19mm) P30(L) 15 rounds (9×19mm) 10 rounds (9×19mm) 13 rounds (9×19mm) P30SK 10 rounds (.40 S&W) P30(L) 13 rounds (.40 S&W) P30(L)[source] | 225-round metal link belt[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Feed system |
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| Sights | Iron sights (luminescent or tritium)[source] U-Kimme und Balkenkorn[source]P30 · Visier | — |
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| Magazine capacity | 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source] 15, 17, 20 Rounds[source]P30 Civil 15 Patronen[source]P30 · Standard magazine (Magazin) | — |
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| In service | — | 1937–1960s (Czechoslovakia)[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · In service |
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| 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 |
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| Designed | — | 1935[source]ZB-53, Vz.37 · Designed |
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