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| + | | ''[[Malý partyzán]]'' || || Czechoslovak soldier || || 1950 | ||
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| ''[[At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga)]]'' || || German troops || Mounted in Pz.Kpfw.38(t) light tank || 1964 | | ''[[At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga)]]'' || || German troops || Mounted in Pz.Kpfw.38(t) light tank || 1964 | ||
Revision as of 20:25, 18 May 2012
The ZB-53 / Vz.37 air-cooled, belt-fed machine-gun was manufactured by the Czechoslovak arms ZB factory. It was a gas operated, automatic-only weapon (with selectable rate of fire), which fires from an open bolt. The ZB-53 uses belt feed, from non-disintegrating steel belts which are fed from the right side only. The ZB-53 was issued with tripods of several designs. ZB-53/Vz.37 also used as a tank guns. Also British Birmingham Small Arms Company manufactured licensed modification of the tank version of ZB-53 named the Besa Machine Gun.
The ZB-53 / Vz.37 machine guns have appeared in the following movies used by the following actors:
Specifications
- Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser
- Weight: 21 kg (41.9 lb) gun + 17.5 (38.6 lb) tripod
- Length: 1096 mm (43.1 in)
- Barrel length: 733 mm (28.9 in)
- Rate of fire: Selectable, 500 or 700-800 rpm
- Capacity: 100 or 200 rounds belt
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malý partyzán | Czechoslovak soldier | 1950 | ||
| At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga) | German troops | Mounted in Pz.Kpfw.38(t) light tank | 1964 | |
| Romeo Must Die | Chinese prison guard | 2000 |