ZH-29
| ZH-29 | |
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| general information | |
| Country of operation: | Czechoslovakia , Republic of China |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Václav Holek, Zbrojovka Brno (ZB) |
| Manufacturer country: | Czechoslovakia |
| Weapon Category: | Self-loading rifle |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1165 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 4.5 kg |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.92 x 57 mm |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 5, 10, 25 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Box magazine |
| Cadence : | 20 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single continuous fire |
| Visor : | open sights |
| Closure : | Tilt block closure |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
| Lists on the subject | |
The ZH-29 is a self-loading rifle made by the Czech weapons designer Václav Holek in 7.92 × 57 mm . It was developed in Czechoslovakia for China in the late 1920s and produced in small series from 1929 to 1938. The break-up of Czechoslovakia by Nazi Germany put an end to production.
technology
The ZH-29 is a gas pressure charger with a tilting block lock that locks in the left side of the lock housing. It consists mainly of milled parts, which made the weapon heavy and expensive to manufacture. The magazines were with those of the IMG ZB vz. 26 interchangeable or identical. The extractor is available twice, which was later adopted for the German Gewehr 43 . The system was later used for the 44 assault rifle .
Users
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China : Chinese army, about 500 pieces -
Ethiopia
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German Empire
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Japan : unlicensed replica in 6.5 × 50 mm HR
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literature
- Lubomír Popelínský: Československé automatické zbraně a jejich tvůrci . Naše vojsko NV - nakladatelství a knižní obchod, Prague 1999, ISBN 80-206-0567-3 , p. 18th ff . (For example: Automatic Czechoslovak weapons and their manufacturers. Army Publishing House of Czechoslovakia).
- John Walter: Holek. ZH-29 . In: Rifles of the World . Krause, 2006, ISBN 0-89689-241-7 , pp. 179, 180 ( limited preview in Google Book search).
Web links
Commons : ZH-29 - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Maxim Popenker: ZH-29. In: Modern Firearms. modernfirearms.net, accessed October 16, 2017 .
- ZH-29 Semi-Automatic Rifle. In: militaryfactory.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Czechoslovak rifle semi-automatic type ZH-29. In: survincity.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Maxim Popenker: ZH-29. In: Modern Firearms. modernfirearms.net, accessed October 16, 2017 .
- ↑ a b c d Czech ZH29 rifle. In: forgottenweapons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
- ↑ Roger Marsh: The ZH 29. (PDF; 1.8 MB) In: Guns magazine. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .
- ^ Ian McCollum: RIA: Japanese ZH-29 Copy by Tokyo Gas & Electric. In: forgottenweapons.com. Retrieved October 16, 2017 .