Škorpion vz. 61
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Czech RepublicManufacturer: Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod
«Samopal vz. 61»
Submachine gunCzech Republic1961Historic
Compact Czechoslovak submachine gun chambered in 7.65×17 mm Browning (.32 ACP), with metal stock folding over the receiver. Widely used by special forces and terrorist groups in the 1970s–80s.
Submachine gun//Czech Republic
ID — SKORPION-VZ-61
Designation
Škorpion vz. 61
Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod
Caliber
7.65×17 mm Browning (.32 ACP)
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- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- Škorpion vz. 61
- Alias
- Samopal vz. 61
- Manufacturer
- Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Year
- 1961
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.65×17 mm Browning (.32 ACP)
- Muzzle velocity
- 317 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~850 rpm
- Effective range
- 150 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 115 mm
- Overall length
- 270 / 517 mm
- Empty weight
- 1.3 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Massa battente, otturatore aperto
- Bolt / action
- Blowback
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile
- Standard capacity
- 20 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Designed by Miroslav Rybář in the late 1950s as a personal weapon for vehicle crews, paratroopers and officers.
Adopted in 1961 by the Czechoslovak People's Army, over 200,000 units were produced and exported throughout the Soviet bloc, Africa and the Middle East.
It gained worldwide notoriety as the weapon of choice of the Red Brigades and other European terrorist groups in the 1970s–80s, thanks to its compactness.
Variants
vz. 61 (.32 ACP)vz. 64 (9×17)vz. 65 (9×18 Makarov)vz. 68 (9×19 Parabellum)
Main users
Czechoslovakia · Yugoslavia · Egypt · Libya · Angola
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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