30 Cases of Major Zeman
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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 :
Pistols Browning Hi-Power Spy Pavel Blaha (Radoslav Brzobohatý ) returns to the country by boat armed with a Browning Hi-Power pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Classic Commercial Browning Hi-Power (Belgian Mfg) - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spy Pavel Bláha (Radoslav Brzobohatý) carries his gun holstered in the 9th episode "Loď do Hamburku" (Ship to Hamburg). Error creating thumbnail: File missing The Browning Hi-Power is pistol which it Pavel Blaha hidden under pillow in 11th episode called "Křížová cesta" (Way of the Cross). Error creating thumbnail: File missing A Browning Hi-Power is also seen in Bláha's trunk in 14th episode "Konec velké šance" (End for a Big Chance). 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 ).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ 27 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing Young criminologist Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) has aimed his gun at the terrorist on the houseboat in 8th episode "Strach" (The Fear). Error creating thumbnail: File missing StB man Zitný (Frantisek Nemec ) in 5th episode "Hon na lišku" (Fox hunting) searches for a hidden radio.Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1st Lt SNB Pavel Blaha (Radoslav Brzobohatý ) draws his weapon after the expected arrival of a small plane at the end of 5th episode. File:Václav Lohniský-CZ-27.BMP.jpg Detainee superintendent of KZ Jägr (Václav Lohniský ) takes the gun, not knowing that the chamber was empty Error creating thumbnail: File missing Lt. Vydra (Frantisek Hanus ) in the 2nd episode "Vyznavači ohně" (Devotees of the Fire) fires his service pistol at a fleeing Nazi. File:Jan Tríska-CZ-27.jpg Eda (Jan Tríska ) armed with CZ 27 captures the medic in 8th episode "Strach" (The Fear). File:Josef Vinklár-CZ-27.jpg Jula (Josef Vinklár ) oversees the transfer of weapons with a pistol in his hand. File:Oldrich Vízner-CZ-27.jpg Third terrorist Richard (Oldrich Vízner ) aims his gun at the ambulance driver. File:Jirí Plachý-CZ-27.jpg Masked Jarda Bosák (Jirý Plachý ) clutching a gun in the 10th episode "Vrah se skrývá v poli" (The Murderer Lurks In the Field). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Second bandit Beneš (Zdenek Kutil ) wants to take as his hostage Mutl´s wife Blanka (Jaroslava Obermaierová ). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Strm. Skládal (Ivo Niederle ) pulls his sidearm on a murderer in the 11th episode called "Křížová cesta" (Way of the Cross). File:Eduard Cupák-CZ-27.jpg Plastic surgeon Hons (Eduard Cupák ) pulls CZ 27 in the 12th episode "Kleště" (Pliers), when he blackmails Agent Bláha. File:R Brzobohatý-CZ-27.jpg Agent Bláha (Radoslav Brzobohatý ) captured it and pulls in the episode called 14th "Konec vlké šance" (Pliers). File:Ladislav Krivácek-CZ-27.jpg Honza Böhm (Ladislav Krivácek ) in 18th episode "Bílé linky" (White Lines) is armed with a CZ 27 . File:Emil Horváth-CZ-27.jpg Detective Gajdos (Emil Horváth ) about to raid a drug dealers's den in "Růže pro Zemana" (A Rose for Zeman). CZ 70 In 70´s was members of the criminal police already equipped with a CZ 70 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ 70 Pistol - 32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ DUO - 0,25 ACP-side L File:Josef Abrhám-B1906.jpg In the seventeenth episode called "Pán ze Salcburku" (Lord of Salzburg) ...
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ... wears people smuggler and trafficker Rudi Lorenz a pocket pistol. Luger P08 Widely used weapon after WWII was also German Luger P08 pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Luger P08 - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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)
File:Vilém Besser-L-P08.jpg 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Pieper Bayard Model 1908 Pocket Pistol - .32 ACP File:Hana Pastejríková-MZ.jpg When the plane took off, (Hana Pastejríková ) aims her gun at passengers ...
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ... in 29th episode called "Mimikry" (Mimicry). TT-33 The Soviet officers used a TT-33 pistols.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing CZ 27 - .32 ACP Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther P38 pistol - 9x19mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Member of UPA Richard Lipinsky (Vladimír Brabec) shoots at SNB men from pistol in 4th episode "Rubínové kříže" (Ruby Cross). Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG man Velenský (Stanislav Fiser) waving of the gun in hand in 4th episode "Vyznavači ohne" (Devotees of the Fire).Error creating thumbnail: File missing Former SS officer Mauer(Petr Hanicinec ) clutching a weapon in hand in 4th episode "Rubínové kříže" (Ruby Cross). File:Václav Lohniský-W-P38.jpg The fleeing war criminal Jägr (Václav Lohniský) in episode "Hon na lišku" (Fox Hunting) fired on his pursuers from a gun. File:Jirí Kvasnicka-W-P38.jpg Drug dealer Kuffa (Jirí Kvasnicka ) in a gunfight with policemen in the episode "Ruze pro Zemana" (A Rose for Zeman). Walther PPK The antagonists of the series are often equipped with a Walther PPK pistol.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Walther PPK with Waffenamt Markings - 7.65mm
Error creating thumbnail: File missing RG man Velenský (Stanislav Fiser ) aims his pistol at Zeman in the 2nd episode "Vyznavaci ohne" (Devotees of fire).Error creating thumbnail: File missing Sgt SNB Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec ) disarms Nazi doctor Wolf (Ludek Munzar ) at the end of 2nd episode. File:Jirí Nemecek-W-PP.jpg 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). File:Jirí Holý-WaltherPP.jpg Arnold Hackel (Jirí Holý ) pullss his gun at Bláha in the 14th episode "Konec velké šance" (The End of An of Great Chance). File:Borivoj Navrátil-W-PPK.jpg Rusnak (Borivoj Navrátil ) draws a pocket pistol on his buddy Ledvinka in 17th episode "Prokleté dedictví" (The cursed inheritance). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Rusnak tossed the gun after getting sand in his eyes. Ledvinka (Otto Lackovic ) pick up this gun. File:Ladislav Krivácek-W-PP.BMP.jpg Honzulka Böhm (Ladislav Krivácek ) aims his gun at Jirí Hradec in 18 episode called "Bílé linky" (White Lines). File:Josef Bláha-W-PPK.jpg American spy Leopold Fanta (Josef Bláha ) aims at corrupt journalist Holan in 20th episode "Modrá svetla" (Blue Light). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mestrey´s man (Cerezo Salazar ) had the task of guarding kpt. Hradec, but he knocked him down and took his a gun. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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).) Error creating thumbnail: File missing The addicts Kamil Moudrý (Jaroslav Drbohlav ) (left) and Karel Vondrich (Oldrich Vlach ) (right) test their pistol. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Hijacker Karel Vondrich (Oldrich Vlach) wounds a pilot in the head in 29th episode "Mimikry" (Mimicry). File:Emil Horváth-W-PP.jpg 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 .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Welrod pistol Mark II - .32 ACP. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Spy Blaha in the 14th episode called "Konec velké sance" (The End of An of Great Chance) to decide shoot Zeman in the park ...
Error creating thumbnail: File missing ... 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP38 submachine gun - 9x19mm File:Josef Vinklár-MP40-MZ..jpg The leader of the terrorist group Jula (Josef Vinklár) uses during events German submachine gun. File:Jan Tríska-MP40-MZ.jpg The younger of the brothers Eda (Jan Tríska ) aims at ambulance men a submachine gun in the 8th episode entitled "Strach" (The Fear).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nazi guard (Jan Kanyza ) holds SNB Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) in check by a submachine gun in his hands. Error creating thumbnail: File missing Nazi Werewolves fired by submachine guns from the windows of the bus in the 2nd episode "Vyznavaci ohne" (Devotees of the Fire). Error creating thumbnail: File missing MP40 submachine gun - 9x19mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Innkeeper Beneš (Zdenek Kutil ) armed with submachine gun ranks the Communists to the wall before execution. File:Jaroslav Rozsíval-MP40.jpg Gamekeeper Bosák (Jaroslav Rozsíval ) shoots a submachine gun at a undesirable witness in the hayloft. File:Jirí Nemecek-MP40.jpg 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.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - 7.62x25mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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). Error creating thumbnail: File missing Soviet soldier fires at the fleeing murderer with his submachine gun in the first episode "Smrt u jezera" (Death at the Lake). Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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.
File:CZ Sa. 24 submachine gun.JPG a. Vz. 24 - 7.62x25 mm Tokarev Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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). Error creating thumbnail: File missing An SNB patrolman fires at Lipinski from a train window in 4th episode "Rubínové kříže" (Ruby Cross). Rifles BRNO Model 22F Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec ) during communist coup was with workers of the armory with their BRNO Model 22F rifle in hand.
Error creating thumbnail: File missing BRNO Model 22F bolt action rifle - 6.5x57mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Strm. SNB Jan Zeman (Vladimír Brabec) stood at a decisive moment for the striking workers in 5th episode "Hon na lišku" (Fox hunting). Error creating thumbnail: File missing 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).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mannlicher 98 BRNO Carbine Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mannlicher-Schönauer 1903 Fabricator Čadek (Ilja Prachar ) shoots from a Mannlicher-Schoenauer 1903 carbine .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Mannlicher-Schönauer 1903 Carbine with Scope - 6.5x57mm Error creating thumbnail: File missing Čadek shows guests the best "bits" from his collection of hunting rifles. Error creating thumbnail: File missing 1st Lt. Pavel Bláha (Radoslav Brzobohatý ) is a connoisseur of weapons and immediately get them tested. Sniper rifle "Flintůvka" File:Josef Bláha--flintuvka.jpg Leopold Fanta (Josef Bláha) has a gun in the collection called "Flintůvka" from Zbrojovka Brno. File:Alena Karesová-flintuvka.jpg 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).
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Winchester Model 62A Pump Action Rifle - .22 LR Error creating thumbnail: File missing Error creating thumbnail: File missing Double Barrel Shotghun Foresters in TV series carries frequently Double Barrel Shotguns .
Error creating thumbnail: File missing Modern Baikal Commercial hammerless side by side shotgun - 12 Gauge. File:Jaroslav Rozsíval-DBS.jpg 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). 
