Vz. 52 is an abbreviation for vzor 52, meaning "model 52". It fires the unique 7.62×45mm cartridge. 52 rifles were made by Považské strojárne in Považská Bystrica, but due to production difficulties, its manufacture was taken over by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod. [9] Vz. 52 with handguard removed to show the gas system.

2023年10月19日 · Although its days as a military small arm ended during the Nigerian Civil War, the vz.52/57 LMG fathered design characteristics that carried over to the Uk vz.59—a machine gun that remains in...

This VZ52/57 is a rare Czech made rifle that is also known as the M52. This rifle is one of the most rare and collectable battle rifles in the modern era. It fires the 7.62x45 cartridge.

2023年11月17日 · A whole new slate of small arms were developed in the early 1950s, with a rifle, pistol, and light machine gun all adopted in 1952 as vz. (model) 52. The rifle used a short-stroke annular type gas piston that was located around the barrel. It was chambered for a proprietary Czech 7.62x45mm cartridge, as was the vz.52 light machine gun.

The Czech VZ52/57, commonly referred to as the Vz-52, is a rare Czech-made rifle that is highly sought after by shooters and collectors alike. These particular rifles are almost identical to our M52 VZ52 rifles. However, these 52/57 rifles are chambered in the easy to find 7.62x39 caliber.

2020年12月3日 · On Dec. 24, 1946, the chief of the general staff agreed that rifles using intermediate-power cartridges should be part of the test program. The vz.52 is distinguished from the later...

2010年5月1日 · VZ 52/57. Five years later, the VZ 52 was replaced by the VZ 52/57 chambered for the Soviet cartridge 7.62×39. This gun is identical in all respects to its predecessor except the magazine is smaller. Some original VZ 52s were given …

Czech vz.52/57 Rifle In the early 1950's the Russians and the Warsaw Pact countries adopted the SKS 7.62x39mm carbine. However, Czechoslovakia elected to field the vz.52 rifle in 7.62x45mm claiming that the 7.62x45mm has superior ballistics that the Soviet M43 cartridge.

2006年9月5日 · Vz.52 is a semi-automatic, gas operated, magazine fed weapon. The short stroke, annular gas piston closely resembles that of Mkb.42(W) German assault rifle. The bolt is locked by tipping its front part with locking lugs down, into the recesses of the receiver.

2019年7月1日 · The vz.52/57 machine gun is the last production iteration of Holek’s original ZB 26 light machine gun. This design was tremendously successful, with the ZB 26 and slightly improved ZB 30 doped by many nations.