The Universal Machine Gun Model 1959 (Czech: Univerzální kulomet vzor 59) is a general-purpose machine gun developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s. It remains in use by the Czech Army and the Slovak Armed Forces.

vz. 59是 捷克斯洛伐克 在1959年開始生產並加以裝備成為軍方制式機槍，並在1960年代時取代當時口徑為7.62×45 Czhech的 vz. 52 及 7.62×39毫米 的 vz. 52/57通用機槍 [1]，以使用7.62×54R的大口徑華沙制式彈藥。

Vz.59机枪采用导气式自动原理、开放式枪机，使用50发不可散式金属弹链供弹，供弹口位于左侧，顶部有机械瞄准具，握把和枪托为木制。 该枪只有全自动射击模式，射手可以根据需要调节导气量以适应不同的环境，射速在700~1000发/分钟。

2018年3月21日 · The UK 59 was basically a scaled up sibling of the vz.52 and vz.52/57 machine guns, although it fed from a belt only, where its smaller predecessors had allowed either belt or magazine feed.

UK 59 is a true universal machine gun, chambered for powerful (but obsolete) rifle cartridge, Russian 7.62x54mm R. It is available in two basic versions: UK 59L – a light machine gun with lightweight barrel and bipod, and UK 59, with heavier and longer barrel and tripod mount.

2016年12月15日 · The UK vz. 59 was chambered for the “7.62mm náboj vzor 54,” the Czech version of the venerable Soviet 7.62x54R and designed for use in machine guns. It consisted of a 54mm rimmed, bottlenecked case topped with a 0.311-inch-diameter (7.65mm), 182-grain, boat-tail bullet traveling at 2,600 fps.

2021年8月15日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Zbrojovka ZB vz. 59 / Uk vz. 59 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) including pictures.

2017年10月27日 · The UK vz. 59 stands for Universal Version of 1959 which was the year the machine gun was adopted. The belt fed machine gun was actually based on the vz. 52 light machine gun chambered in 7625x45mm. This is not the vz. 52 rifle for those of you who might be getting confused at this point.

The UK vz. 59 is a Czech-designed machine gun, which is a modified version of the vz. 52/57 machine gun. It can use a 7.62x54 cartridge and is fed from a 50-round magazine attached to a 250-round belt. It has a bipod for support and can also be mounted on a tripod for continuous firing, although some adjustments are needed for anti-aircraft use.

2018年3月22日 · The UK 59 is a belt fed, 7.62x54R machine gun, capable of only fully automatic fire (it has no semiauto selector). It is unusual in using a push-through belt with a rimmed cartridge, but that system works just fine here.