Sa vz. 23/25
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Czech RepublicManufacturer: Česká zbrojovka Strakonice
Family of postwar Czechoslovak submachine guns chambered in 9×19 Parabellum (vz. 23/25) and 7.62×25 Tokarev (vz. 24/26). Pioneers of the wrap-around (telescopic) bolt and magazine-in-grip layout.
Sa vz. 23/25
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Sa vz. 23/25
- Alias
- Samopal vz. 23
- Manufacturer
- Česká zbrojovka Strakonice
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Year
- 1948
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 Parabellum (vz. 23/25); 7.62×25 Tokarev (vz. 24/26)
- Muzzle velocity
- 381 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~600 rpm
- Effective range
- 200 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 284 mm
- Overall length
- 445 / 686 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.27 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Massa battente, otturatore avvolgente (telescopico)
- Bolt / action
- Blowback
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile nell'impugnatura
- Standard capacity
- 40 rounds
Fire modes
Historical profile
Developed by Jaroslav Holeček from 1946 and entering service in 1948, it was the first submachine gun to use a wrap-around bolt, a solution later adopted by the Uzi and MAC-10.
Produced in four main versions: vz. 23 (wood, 9mm), vz. 25 (folding metal, 9mm), vz. 24 (wood, 7.62 Tokarev) and vz. 26 (folding metal, 7.62 Tokarev).
Exported to Syria, Cuba and Africa; it deeply influenced subsequent submachine gun design thanks to the magazine housed in the pistol grip.
Variants
Main users
Czechoslovakia · Syria · Cuba · Egypt
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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