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Pre-1968

Exc. V.G. Fair 18000 15000 12000

VZ57 Sniper

VZ58

VZ 58 semi-automatic (new production)

Limited production by Ohio Ordnance Works. Built from original parts on a U.S.-made semi-automatic receiver.

Exc. V.G. Good 1500 1250 N/A

MACHINE GUNS

The Czechs used the Steyr-built Schwarzlose Model 7/24 adopted to 7.92mm immediately after World War I. Czechoslovakia has also used the Soviet SG43 and the Soviet DT. Today the Czech army uses the ZB 59 as its primary machine gun. The ZB 59 is called a universal machine gun when mounted on a bipod. It is also used by the Czech military with a light barrel.

ZB VZ26

Manufactured by CZ Brno, this weapon is a light air-cooled gas-operated select-fire machine gun chambered for the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge. Fitted with a 23.7" finned barrel, it has a rate of fire of 500 rounds per minute. It is fed by a 20- or 30-round box magazine. Bipod and carry handle standard. Wooden butt with pistol grip. Quick change barrel. It was adopted by over two dozen countries around the world. It was the forerunner of the famous British Bren gun (model designation ZGB33). Produced from 1925 to 1945. On left side of receiver marked “BRNO,” and on right side marked “LEHKY KULOMET ZB VZ26.” Weight is about 21 lbs. This gun was, and still is, used in large numbers throughout the world.