Despite the past legal troubles, manufacture of the new weapon had commenced at the ZB factory by late 1926, and it became the standard light machine gun of the Czechoslovak Army by 1928. The ZB-26 is a gas-operated, air-cooled, selective-fire machine gun. It has a finned, quick-detachable barrel and fires from an open bolt.

Dec 8, 2014 · The combination of a telescoping bolt, stock that doubles as a foregrip, user friendliness, and ease of manufacturing make the CZ 26 a fantastic and unfortunately obscure gun. Thank you for reading, and stay tuned for more odd guns!

Mar 24, 2011 · The vz-26 is incredibly rare; it is essentially a locked, rotating barrel version of the vz-22/vz-24 series pistol. I own two vz.24 pistols, both are locked breach, rotating barrels. The precursor to the vz.22 was designed by a mauser employee named Josef Nickl, it was originally designed to fire 9mm Parabellum, hence the locked breach.

Sep 26, 2018 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 23 / 24 / 25/ 26 (Samopal) Submachine Gun (SMG) / Machine Pistol including pictures.

The CZ Model 23/25 (properly, Sa 23/25 or Sa vz. 48b/samopal vz. 48b – samopal vzor 48 výsadkový, "submachine gun model year 1948 para") was a series of Czechoslovak designed submachine guns introduced in 1948.

Available is a very large inventory of VZ 26 sub-machine guns. Each unit comes with a full kit of 4 magazines, magazine pouch and sling. All are in very good to excellent condition. Specifications: Make: CZ. Model: Sa Vz 24/26. Origin: Czechoslovakia. Caliber: 7.62×25 mm Tokarev. Action: Full Auto. Magazine Capacity: 32 rounds

Mar 4, 2025 · The ZB-26 was designed as a gas-operated, air-cooled, selective-fire light machine gun, and like the French LMG, it employed a finned, quick-detachable barrel. The charging handle is located at the right side of the receiver and does not reciprocate when the weapon is fired.

Aug 10, 2015 · The Czech Samopal vz. 26 was one of a family of submachine guns (the vz 23-26) that pioneered the use of bolts telescoped out forward over the barrel, allowing guns to have much better ratios of barrel to receiver length than before.

Aug 10, 2015 · The Czech Samopal vz. 26 was one of a family of submachine guns (the vz 23-26) that pioneered the use of bolts telescoped out forward over the barrel, allowing guns to have much better ratios...

May 10, 2019 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Ceska Zbrojovka vz. 26 Light Machine Gun (LMG) / Vehicle Machine Gun including pictures.