Rifle vz. 52
| Rifle vz. 52 | |
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| general information | |
| Civil name: | ČZ 502 |
| Military designation: | vz. 52, vz. 52/57 |
| Country of operation: | ČSSR |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Česká zbrojovka |
| Manufacturer country: | ČSSR |
| Production time: | 1952 to 1959 |
| Model variants: | vz. 52, vz. 52/57 |
| Weapon Category: | Self-loading rifle |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1005 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 4.1 kg |
| Sight length : | 488 mm |
| Barrel length : | 520 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.62 × 45 mm , later converted to 7.62 × 39 mm |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 10 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Box magazine |
| Cadence : | 25 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single fire |
| Number of trains : | 4th |
| Twist : | right |
| Visor : | open sights |
| Closure : | Tilt block closure |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
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The rifle vz. 52 ( Czech : Samonabíjecí puška vzor 52 , in German model 52 self-loading rifle ) was the standard rifle of the Czechoslovak armed forces after the Second World War.
technology
When developing a new infantry rifle, the ČSSR decided not to use any of the classic rifle cartridges from the last war. These had proven to be oversized for use in rifles, a weaker middle cartridge seemed more suitable. The new rifle was as short and easy to handle as a carbine, and a separate ammunition was designed with the middle caliber cartridge.
The same conclusion had been reached in the Soviet Union as early as 1942. When the Red Army could already be equipped with the Simonow SKS-45 self-loading rifle and the M 43 short cartridge , a similar development took place independently of this in Czechoslovakia. The results were correspondingly similar: both the SKS and the vz. 52 were reliable self-loaders that were robust enough for military service. The Czech cartridge was slightly stronger than its Soviet counterpart. As a member of the Warsaw Treaty, the ČSSR insisted on independence in the construction of army weapons, but introduced standard ammunition. From 1957 the Czech rifle was converted to the Soviet M43 cartridge and now as a vz. 52/57 .
The design took up details of other weapons:
- the gas-pressure charger mechanism with a short stroke and ring-shaped gas piston was borrowed from the German MKb 42 machine carbine
- the block lock has been already in Soviet rifles such as the SWT-40 used
- the trigger group is similar to that of the American M1 Garand
Like the SKS, however, the model was soon taken out of service, from 1959 it was replaced by the Samopal vz. 58 replaced. It is still used today as a parade weapon by the Czech army and castle guards .
literature
- Günter Wollert, Reiner Lidschun, Wilfried Copenhagen : small arms . (1945-1985). In: Illustrated encyclopedia of rifles from around the world . 5th edition. tape 1 + 2 . Brandenburgisches Verlagshaus, Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-89488-057-0 , p. 191-192 .
Web links
- Maxim Popenker: Vz.52 and Vz.52 / 57. In: Modern Firearms. modernfirearms.net, accessed June 11, 2019 .