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KP vz. 38

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KP vz. 38
Replica of vz. 38 SMG with drum magazine
TypeSubmachine gun
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Service history
In service1937 - Present
Production history
DesignerFrantišek Myška
Designed1937-1938
ManufacturerČeská Zbrojovka Strakonice
No. built15[1]
Specifications
Mass3.2 kg
Length810 mm
Barrel length230 mm

Cartridge.380 ACP
ActionBlowback
Rate of fire500 rounds/min
Feed system36 box magazine or 96 drum magazine

Kulometná pistole vzor 38 (machine gun pistol model 38), also referred to as Samopal vzor 38 (submachine gun model 38), was a Czechoslovak submachine gun developed during the late 1930s by František Myška.[2][3] The weapon was officially put into service with the Czechoslovak Army with an order of initial 3,500 pieces to be produced.[1][4] However, due to the Sudeten crisis, the full-scale production of the submachine gun was halted with minuscule numbers being fully completed. None of the completed samples managed to be used by Czechoslovak soldiers.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "VHU PRAHA". www.vhu.cz. Retrieved 2018-09-15.
  2. ^ "CZ Vz. 38 - Modern Firearms". Modern Firearms. 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. ^ "Ropiky.net - Kulometná pistole vz.38". www.ropiky.net. Retrieved 2019-01-20.
  4. ^ "CZK - vz. 38 : Sub-machine guns". forum.valka.cz. Retrieved 2018-09-15.