ZB vz. 37

1. ZB vz. 37 · Wikipedia revision 1376052011 ↗

   Type

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Type

   Medium machine gun

   Place of origin

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Place of origin

   Czechoslovakia

   In service

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · In service

   1937–1960s (Czechoslovakia)

   Used by

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Used by

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   Wars

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · 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

   Designer

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Designer

   Václav Holek

   Designed

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Designed

   1935

   Manufacturer

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Manufacturer

   Zbrojovka Brno Zbrojovka Vsetín

   Produced

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Produced

   1936–early 1950s

   Mass

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Mass

   21 kg (46 lb) empty

   Length

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Length

   1.105 m (43.5 in)

   Barrel length

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Barrel length

   0.736 m (29.0 in)

   Cartridge

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Cartridge

   7.92×57mm Mauser 7.62×45mm

   Action

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Action

   Gas-operated

   Rate of fire

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Rate of fire

   500–800 rounds/min

   Feed system

   Infobox (ZB-53, Vz.37) · Feed system

   225-round metal link belt

   Reported operator · Afghanistan

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   Afghanistan

   Reported operator · Argentina

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   Argentina

   Reported operator · Bangladesh

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   Bangladesh : Used by Mukti Bahini forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War

   Reported operator · Biafra

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   Biafra : At least 20 were sold to Biafra in 1967.

   Reported operator · Chile

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   Chile

   Reported operator · China

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   China

   Reported operator · Czechoslovakia

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   Czechoslovakia

   Reported operator · Cuba

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   Cuba

   Reported operator · Cyprus

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   Cyprus

   Reported operator · Guatemala

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   Guatemala

   Reported operator · Iran

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   Iran

   Reported operator · Israel

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   Israel

   Reported operator · Namibia

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   Namibia used by PLAN

   Reported operator · Nazi Germany

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   Nazi Germany

   Reported operator · Panama

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   Panama : Used by the defunct Panama Defense Forces , notably mounted on Jeeps.

   Reported operator · Peru

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   Peru : Installed as coaxial machine gun on 38/39M light tanks( Praga LTP ) in Peruvian service

   Reported operator · Romania

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   Romania : 5,500 purchased by mid-1943

   Reported operator · Slovak Republic (1939–1945)

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   Slovak Republic (1939–1945) : Inherited from First Czechoslovak Republic . Used in fortification systems.

   Reported operator · Spain

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   Spain

   Reported operator · United Kingdom

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   United Kingdom : Besa machine gun

   Reported operator · Venezuela

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   Venezuela

   Reported operator · Yugoslavia

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   Yugoslavia

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