ZH-29
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Czech RepublicManufacturer: Česká zbrojovka Brno
Czechoslovak semi-automatic rifle designed by Emanuel Holek in the 1920s, chambered in 7.92×57 Mauser. One of the world's first operational semi-automatic rifles, exported in small batches to China, Ethiopia and Siam.
ZH-29
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- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- ZH-29
- Alias
- Samonabíjecí puška ZH vz. 29
- Manufacturer
- Česká zbrojovka Brno
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Year
- 1929
- Category
- Carbine
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.92×57 Mauser
- Muzzle velocity
- 820 m/s
- Effective range
- 500 m
- Maximum range
- 1000 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 545 mm
- Overall length
- 1150 mm
- Empty weight
- 4.5 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Presa di gas, otturatore inclinato lateralmente
- Bolt / action
- Semi-automatico
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile
- Standard capacity
- 10 rounds
Fire modes
Historical profile
Designed by Emanuel Holek at Česká zbrojovka in Brno between 1926 and 1929 as a military semi-automatic rifle, ahead of its time.
It used a gas-operated system with a laterally tilting bolt; partial aluminum cooling fins on the barrel beneath the wooden handguard.
Exported in limited batches: China (a few thousand during the Sino-Japanese War), Ethiopia, Siam and Lithuania. Never mass-adopted due to high costs and production complexity.
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Main users
Czechoslovakia · China · Ethiopia · Siam · Lithuania
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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