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Sa 23 submachine gun series

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Czech Sa.25 Submachine Gun - 9x19mm. The 25 Model indicates a folding stock. The slide on the front handguard is a speedloader for magazines.
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Czechoslovakian Sa.24 (a 7.62x25mm version of the Sa.23) submachine gun.

Just after World War II, Czech arms designer Vaclav Holek developed an indigenous submachine gun patterned after the various blowback conventional designs of the time (the MP40, the Sten, etc.) but with some innovative updates. The Sa.23 was the first Submachine gun in full production to have the magazine well in the pistol grip and a wrap around bolt, despite the fact that the British MCEM was the first prototype to adopt these features. The original Sa.23/Sa.25 guns were chambered in 9mm Parabellum (which made it popular for export to western or non-aligned nations, but eventually the Soviet Union pressured Czechoslovakia to adopt an 'approved' Warsaw Pact caliber, so the submachine gun was modified to fire the 7.62x25mm Tokarev round. The later 7.62x25mm versions were named the Sa.24 (full stock) and Sa.26 (folding stock). The later 7.62x25mm TT versions are identifiable due to the obvious forward slant of the pistol grip and magazine to accommodate the shape of the new ammunition. The older 9mm versions (and some of the surplus 7.62x25mm ones as well) were sold world wide, with most of the 9mm guns ending up in the hands of countries like Chile, Lebanon and South Africa. Most of the 7.62x25mm versions went to Soviet client states like Cuba, Cambodia, and Libya. South Africa tried to market a semi auto only version of the Sa.25 (9mm Folding stock) called the Sanna-77, but it was a commercial failure (and the chances of it appearing in a film is slim to none). A final variant, the Kommando-LDP, made use of a plastic combined pistol and fore-grip, and a wire stock that folded underneath the weapon, rather than to the side. The Kommando was marketed at semi-automatic, but is easily convertible to full-automatic fire.

Specifications

(1948 - 1968)

  • Type: Submachine Gun
  • Caliber: 9x19mm, 7.62x25mm Tokarev
  • Weight: 7.2 lbs (3.3 kg)
  • Length: 17.5 in (44.5 cm) stock folded, 27 in (68.6 cm) stock extended/fixed stock
  • Barrel length: 11.2 in (28.4 cm)
  • Capacity: 24 or 40 (9x19mm), 32 (7.62x25mm)
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto

The Sa 23 submachine gun series 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 Wild Geese Various Mercenaries 1978
The Gods Must Be Crazy Sam Boga's terrorist gang Kommando-LDP 1980
Never Say Never Again Sean Connery James Bond 1983
Solo Voyage American soldier Sa.25 model 1985
Secrets of Madame Wong (Tayny madam Vong) Gangsters Sa.26 model 1986
Chained Heat 2 Guards & Prisoners 1993
Hidden Assassin Dolph Lundgren Michael Dane Sa.25 model 1995
Hidden Assassin Gavan O'Herlihy Dick Powell Sa.25 model 1995
Whiteout 2009

Television

Show Title Actor Character Note / Episode Air Date
Bors 1968
The Professionals 1977-1981
Knights of God Various Kommando-LDP 1987
Bugs "Happy Ever After?" 1995-1999

Video Game

Game Title Appears as Note Release Date
Ghost Recon 2001
Silent Storm: Sentinels As the CZ M25 2004