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Lehky Kulomet ZB vz 30

Lehky Kulomet ZB vz 30

Description

A slight improvement of the VZ 26 (See FTA 292) differed in the way it was manufactured. By 1939 the VZ 26 and VZ 30 were among the most numerous LMG types in the world. This example with Cyrillic markings and labeled "M.37" is the export version for Yugoslavia, although many were requisitioned in 1939 and used by Czech forces before they could be sent abroad.

Marks and Stamps: (L side of receiver) Czeskoslovenska Zbrojovka A.S. Brno (In Cyrillic) (Top of receiver) Crest 07802 CS. ZBROJOVKA A.S. BRNO (L side of receiver) ZB M. 37 (In Cyrillic) (Gas piston tube bracket) 00753

Specifications

Accession Number: 293 Period of Use: 1930 - present
Type: Machine gun War Zones:
Country of Origin: Czechoslovakia Type Date: 1930
Manufacturer: Ceskoslovenska Zbrojovka, Brno Serial Number: 07802
Manufacture Date: Unknown Calibre/Ammunition: 7.92mm
Weight: 9600g Length Overall: 1161mm
Cyclic Rate: 500rpm Length Barrel: 672mm
Deactivation Certificate Number: DA 86500

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