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30 Cases of Major Zeman

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30 Cases of Major Zeman
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Country Error creating thumbnail: File missing Czechoslovakia
Language Czech
Channel Československá televize (ČST)
Creator Jirí Sequens
Genre Crime
Espionage
Broadcast 1976-1980
No. of Seasons 3
No. of Episodes 30
Main Cast
Character Actor
Jan Zeman Vladimír Brabec
MUDr. Veselý Vladimír Ráz
Mirek Stejskal Ladislav Mrkvicka
Václav Kalina Milos Willig
Pavlásek Josef Vetrovec
Zitný Frantisek Nemec
Jirí Hradec Rudolf Jelínek
Martin Gajdoš Emil Horváth
Skládal Ivo Niederle
Pavel Bláha Radoslav Brzobohatý


30 Cases of Major Zeman (original: 30 prípadu majora Zemana) is a Czechoslovak produced crime and spy television series directed by Jirí Sequens. The series follows the career of fictional criminologist Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) from the entrance to the National Security Corps (SNB) in 1945 until in his departure for retirement in 1975. Each year represents one case resolved in one year career. The episodes are inspired by real cases, but often grossly distorted for the purpose of communist propaganda.


The following weapons were used in the television series 30 Cases of Major Zeman:



Handguns

Browning Hi-Power

Spy Pavel Blaha (Radoslav Brzobohatý) returns to the country by boat armed with a Browning Hi-Power pistol.

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Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm
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Spy Pavel Bláha (Radoslav Brzobohatý) carries his gun holstered in the 9th episode "Loď do Hamburku" (Ship to Hamburg).
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Browning Hi-Power pistol which it Pavel Blaha hidden under pillow in 11th episode called "Křížová cesta" (Way of the Cross).

CZ 27

Various characters in series mostly show with CZ 27 pistol, which uses at the time as service weapon the Czechoslovak army and police (and consequently also SNB).

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CZ 27 - .32 ACP
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Young criminologist Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) has aimed his gun at the terrorist on the houseboat in 8th episode "Strach" (The Fear).
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StB man Zitný (Frantisek Nemec) in 5th episode "Hon na lišku" (Fox hunting) searches for a hidden radio.
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1st Lt SNB Pavel Blaha (Radoslav Brzobohatý) draws his weapon after the expected arrival of a small plane at the end of 5th episode.
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Detainee superintendent of KZ Jägr (Václav Lohniský) takes the gun, not knowing that the chamber was empty
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Lt. Vydra (Frantisek Hanus) in the 2nd episode "Vyznavači ohně" (Devotees of the Fire) fires his service pistol at a fleeing Nazi.
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Eda (Jan Tríska) armed with CZ 27 captures the medic in 8th episode "Strach" (The Fear).
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Jula (Josef Vinklár) oversees the transfer of weapons with a pistol in his hand.
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Third terrorist Richard (Oldrich Vízner) aims his gun at the ambulance driver.
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Masked Jarda Bosák (Jirý Plachý) clutching a gun in the 10th episode "Vrah se skrývá v poli" (The Murderer Lurks In the Field).
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Second bandit Beneš (Zdenek Kutil) wants to take as his hostage Mutl´s wife Blanka (Jaroslava Obermaierová).
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Strm. Skládal (Ivo Niederle) pulls his sidearm on a murderer in the 11th episode called "Křížová cesta" (Way of the Cross).
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Plastic surgeon Hons (Eduard Cupák) in the 12th episode called "Kleste" (Pliers) attemptes to blackmail Agent Bláha.
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Honza Böhm (Ladislav Krivácek) in 18th episode "Bílé linky" (White Lines) is armed with a CZ 27.
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Detective Gajdos (Emil Horváth) about to raid a drug dealers's den in "Růže pro Zemana" (A Rose for Zeman).

CZ 70 pistol

In 70´s was members of the criminal police already equipped with a CZ 70 pistols.

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CZ 70 Pistol - 32 ACP
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Npor. Skládal (Ivo Niederle) holds a CZ 70 pistol in 30th episode "Růže pro Zemana" (A Rose for Zeman).
Also mjr. Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) is seen with this weapon in the 30th episode.

CZ DUO

In the hands of Rudi Lorenz (Josef Abrhám) appear a CZ DUO pocket pistol.

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CZ DUO - 0,25 ACP-side L
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In the seventeenth episode called "Pán ze Salcburku" (Lord of Salzburg) ...

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... wears people smuggler and trafficker Rudi Lorenz a pocket pistol.

Luger P08

Widely used weapon after WWII was also German Luger P08 pistol.

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Luger P08 - 9x19mm
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Cpt Vaclav Kalina (Milos Willig) shows the gun with the bullet, by which Gestapo informer Karel Prágr (Josef Somr) killed Zeman´s father in 1st episode "Smrt u jezera" (Death at the Lake)

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Sepp (Vilém Besser) dressed as inmate of Institute aims gunpoint of his pistol at Zeman in 4th episode "Vyznavaci ohne" (Devotees the Fire).

Pieper Bayard 1908

The second weapon of hijackers was a Pieper Bayard 1908 pocket pistol.

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Pieper Bayard Model 1908 Pocket Pistol - .32 ACP
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When the plane took off, (Hana Pastejríková) aims her gun at passengers ...

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... in 29th episode called "Mimikry" (Mimicry).

TT-33

The Soviet officers used a TT-33 pistols.

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CZ 27 - .32 ACP
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Soviet officer at the demarcation line fired after a fleeing killer in pilot episode called "Smrt u jezera" (Death at the Lake).

Walther P38

Nazis and collaborators in the film have mainly German Walther P38 pistols.

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Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm

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Member of UPA Richard Lipinsky (Vladimír Brabec) shoots at SNB men from pistol in 4th episode "Rubínové kříže" (Ruby Cross).
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RG man Velenský (Stanislav Fiser) waving of the gun in hand in 4th episode "Vyznavači ohne" (Devotees of the Fire).
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Former SS officer Mauer(Petr Hanicinec) clutching a weapon in hand in 4th episode "Rubínové kříže" (Ruby Cross).
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The fleeing war criminal Jägr (Václav Lohniský) in episode "Hon na lišku" (Fox Hunting) fired on his pursuers from a gun.
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Drug dealer Kuffa (Jirí Kvasnicka) in a gunfight with policemen in the episode "Ruze pro Zemana" (A Rose for Zeman).

Walther PP

The antagonists of the series are often equipped with Walther PP pistols.

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War Time Walther PP Pistol. The lesser-known, full-length barreled Walther PP is available in .22LR, 6.35mm auto (.25 ACP), 7.65x17mm (.32 ACP) Auto or 9x17mm (.380 ACP).
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Sgt SNB Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) disarms Nazi doctor Wolf (Ludek Munzar) at the end of 2nd episode.
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Commander of terrorists called "Kapitán" (Jirí Nemecek) quartered in the parish in the 10th episode "Vrah se skrývá v poli" (The Murderer Lurks In the Field).
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Arnold Hackel (Jirí Holý) aims his gun at Bláha in the 14th episode "Konec velké šance" (The End of An of Great Chance).
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Honzulka Böhm (Ladislav Krivácek) aims his gun at Jirí Hradec in 18 episode called "Bílé linky" (White Lines).

Walther PPK

Other villains in the series frequently used a Walther PPK pistols.

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Walther PPK with Waffenamt Markings - 7.65mm

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RG man Velenský (Stanislav Fiser) aims his pistol at Zeman in the 2nd episode "Vyznavaci ohne" (Devotees of fire).

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Rusnak (Borivoj Navrátil) draws a pocket pistol on his buddy Ledvinka in 17th episode "Prokleté dedictví" (The cursed inheritance).
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Rusnak drops the gun after getting sand in his eyes.
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Miner Ledvinka (Otto Lackovic)by shots from a pistol causes an explosion and subsequent cave-in.
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American spy Leopold Fanta (Josef Bláha) aims at corrupt journalist Holan in 20th episode "Modrá svetla" (Blue Light).
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Mestrey´s man (Cerezo Salazar) had the task of guarding kpt. Hradec, but he knocked him down and took his a gun.
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Jirí Hradec (Rudolf Jelínek) died a hero's death in the South American jungle in 28th episode "Poselství z neznámé zeme" (Message From Unknown Land).)
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The addicts Kamil Moudrý (Jaroslav Drbohlav) (left) and Karel Vondrich (Oldrich Vlach) (right) test their pistol.
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Hijacker Karel Vondrich (Oldrich Vlach) wounds a pilot in the head in 29th episode "Mimikry" (Mimicry).
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Martin Gajdos (Emil Horváth) comes to the door with the CZ 27, which in in a continuity error turned into a Walther PPK in the 30th episode "Růže pro Zemana" (A Rose for Zeman).

Welrod pistol

Spy Pavel Bláha (Radoslav Brzobohatý) wanted to used to final disposal Mjr. Zeman a Welrod pistol.

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Welrod pistol Mark II - .32 ACP.
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Spy Blaha in the 14th episode called "Konec velké sance" (The End of An of Great Chance) to decide shoot Zeman in the park ...

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... but a shot from his weapon it kills Zeman´s wife Lída (Renáta Doleželová), who stand before his.

Submachine Guns

MP38/40

Nazi and terrorist of all kinds in this series was equipped with the German MP38 or MP40 submachine guns.

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MP38 submachine gun - 9x19mm
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The leader of the terrorist group Jula (Josef Vinklár) uses during events German submachine gun.
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The younger of the brothers Eda (Jan Tríska) aims at ambulance men a submachine gun in the 8th episode entitled "Strach" (The Fear).

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Nazi guard (Jan Kanyza) holds SNB Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) in check by a submachine gun in his hands.
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Nazi Werewolves fired by submachine guns from the windows of the bus in the 2nd episode "Vyznavaci ohne" (Devotees of the Fire).
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MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm
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Innkeeper Beneš (Zdenek Kutil) armed with submachine gun ranks the Communists to the wall before execution.
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Gamekeeper Bosák (Jaroslav Rozsíval) shoots a submachine gun at a undesirable witness in the hayloft.
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Terrorists commander known as "Kapitán" (Jirí Nemecek) has hiding in the field in the same called 10th episode.

PPSh-41

Czechoslovak soldiers and SNB men receive PPSh-41 submachine guns from the Soviets.

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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev
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Sgt SNB Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) and radist Lojza Bártík (Miroslav Masoust) (back) armed with PPSh-41s capture the suspect in episode "Hon na lišku" (Fox hunting).
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Soviet soldier fires at the fleeing murderer with his submachine gun in the first episode "Smrt u jezera" (Death at the Lake).
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Czechoslovak soldier fires his submachine gun at a bus full of Nazis in the episode "Vyznavaci ohne" (Devotees the Fire).

Sa Vz. 24

Czechoslovak SNB patrolman are armed with Sa Vz. 24 submachine guns.

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a. Vz. 24 - 7.62x25 mm Tokarev
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A member of the emergency task forces SNB with a submachine gun on his shoulder in the episode (Vrah se skrývá v poli" (The Murderer Lurks In the Field).
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An SNB patrolman fires at Lipinski from a train window in 4th episode "Rubínové kříže" (Ruby Cross).

Rifles

BRNO Model 22F rifle

Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) has lived a communist coup with workers of the armory with their BRNO Model 22F in his hands.

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BRNO Model 22F bolt action rifle - 6.5x57mm
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Strm. SNB Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) stood at a decisive moment for the striking workers in 5th episode "Hon na lišku" (Fox hunting).
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Under the guidance of his foreman Svoboda (Oldrich Lukes) the workers of armory refuses to surrender their weapons.

Mannlicher 98 Brno Carbine

Karel Mutl (Petr Oliva) defends his wife with Mannlicher 98 Brno Carbine in 10th episode "Vrah se skrývá v poli" (The Murderer Lurks In the Field).

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Mannlicher 98 BRNO Carbine
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Mannlicher-Schönauer 1903

Fabricator Čadek (Ilja Prachar) shoots from a Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 carbine.

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Mannlicher-Schönauer 1903 Carbine with Scope - 6.5x57mm
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Čadek shows guests the best "bits" from his collection of hunting rifles.
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1st Lt. Pavel Bláha (Radoslav Brzobohatý) is a connoisseur of weapons and immediately get them tested.

Sniper rifle "Flintůvka"

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Leopold Fanta (Josef Bláha) has a gun in the collection called "Flintůvka" from Zbrojovka Brno.
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His wife Rosemarie (Alena Karesová) has used this in the 20th episode "Modrá světla" (Blue Lights) to disposal Arnold Hackel on the boat.

Shotguns

Winchester Model 62

James Spellman (Jan Pohan) with a Winchester Model 62 pump action .22 rifle organized a hunt on Jirí Hradec in 28th episode "Poselství z neznámé zeme" (Message From Unknown Land).

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Winchester Model 62A Pump Action Rifle - .22 LR
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Double Barrel Shotghun

Foresters in TV series carries frequently Double Barrel Shotguns.

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Modern Baikal Commercial hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge.
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Gamekeeper Bosak (Jaroslav Rozsíval) and his son Jarda (Jirí Plachý) (left) in the 10th episode "Vrah se skrývá v poli" (The Murderer Lurks In the Field).