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[[File:Zk383-1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|ZK-383 - 9x19 mm. This is a base version with folding bipod and detachable barrel.]]
[[File:Zk383-1.jpg|thumb|right|450px|ZK-383 - 9x19mm. This is the base version with folding bipod and detachable barrel.]]
'''ZK-383''' is a submachine gun of Czechoslovakian origin. It was designed by Koucký brothers on Zbrojovka Brno weapon factory. The production started in 1938 mostly for export in South America (Venezuela and Bolivia). After Czechoslovakia was occupied by Germany, a number of ZK-383s was supplied to Bulgaria where it became the main SMG in World War II era. Waffen-SS also used this SMG under the destignation MP 383(t). After the war the production continued until 1966 (different data also exists that it was manufactured until 1948 and used until 1966). About 20,000 were manufactured.
The '''ZK-383''' is a submachine gun of Czechoslovakian origin. It was designed by the Koucký brothers in the Zbrojovka Brno weapon factory. Production started in 1938, mostly for export to South America (Venezuela and Bolivia). After Czechoslovakia was occupied by Germany, a number of ZK-383s were supplied to Bulgaria where it became their main SMG during World War II. The Waffen-SS also used it under the designation MP 383(t). After the war ended, production continued until 1966 (different sources also say that it was manufactured until 1948 and used until 1966). About 20,000 were manufactured.


ZK-383 existed in three version: standard, a police model ZK-383P that lacked a folding bipod and detachable barrel, and post-war ZK-383H that had an underslung magazine instead of left side attaching magazine on previous versions.
The ZK-383 existed in three versions: standard, the police model [[Media:ZK-383P.jpg|ZK-383P]] that lacked the folding bipod and detachable barrel, and the post-war [[Media:ZK-383H.jpg|ZK-383H]] that had an underslung magazine instead of the left side attaching magazine on previous versions.


==Specifications==
==Specifications==
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| ''[[The Eighth (Osmiyat)]]'' || [[Anton Gorchev]] || Vlado || || 1969
|rowspan=2| ''[[The Eighth (Osmiyat)]]'' || [[Anton Gorchev]] || Vlado || ||rowspan=2| 1969
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| ''[[The Eighth (Osmiyat)]]'' || || Resistance fighters || || 1969
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| ''[[Bioshock Infinite]]'' || "Machine Gun" || || || 2013
| ''[[Bioshock Infinite]]'' || "Machine Gun" || || || 2013
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| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || || || Released in United Front update (2018) || 2017
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| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || "ZK-383" || || added in the first week of the "Lightning Strikes" chapter (2019) || 2018
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| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || || || 2021
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ZK-383 - 9x19mm. This is the base version with folding bipod and detachable barrel.

The ZK-383 is a submachine gun of Czechoslovakian origin. It was designed by the Koucký brothers in the Zbrojovka Brno weapon factory. Production started in 1938, mostly for export to South America (Venezuela and Bolivia). After Czechoslovakia was occupied by Germany, a number of ZK-383s were supplied to Bulgaria where it became their main SMG during World War II. The Waffen-SS also used it under the designation MP 383(t). After the war ended, production continued until 1966 (different sources also say that it was manufactured until 1948 and used until 1966). About 20,000 were manufactured.

The ZK-383 existed in three versions: standard, the police model ZK-383P that lacked the folding bipod and detachable barrel, and the post-war ZK-383H that had an underslung magazine instead of the left side attaching magazine on previous versions.

Specifications

(1938 - 1948 or 1966)

  • Type: Submachine Gun
  • Caliber: 9x19mm
  • Weight: 9.4 lbs (4.3 kg)
  • Length: 34.4 in (87.5 cm)
  • Barrel length: 12.8 in (32.5 cm)
  • Feed System: 30 or 40-Round Detachable Box Magazine
  • Rate of Fire: 500-700 rpm
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The ZK-383 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
The Eighth (Osmiyat) Anton Gorchev Vlado 1969
Resistance fighters

Video Games

Game Title Appears as Mods Notation Release Date
Bioshock Infinite "Machine Gun" 2013
Call of Duty: WWII Released in United Front update (2018) 2017
Battlefield V "ZK-383" added in the first week of the "Lightning Strikes" chapter (2019) 2018
Enlisted 2021