Toward that end, the well-known gun designer Václav Holek of Zbrojovka Brno began the development of a modified/improved ZB vz.26 light machine gun that the Czech military ultimately adopted on ...

Thus, the weapon was updated as the Sa vz. 24 and Sa vz. 26 respectively. The 9mm versions were then relegated to local militia units while many were sold off as surplus. There are reports that ...