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ZB-53 / vz. 37
The ZB-53 / Vz.37 air-cooled, belt-fed machine-gun was manufactured by the Czechoslovak arms ZB factory. It was a gas operated, automatic-only weapon (with selectable rate of fire), which fires from an open bolt. The ZB-53 uses belt feed, from non-disintegrating steel belts which are fed from the right side only. The ZB-53 was issued with tripods of several designs. ZB-53/Vz.37 also used as a tank guns. Also British Birmingham Small Arms Company manufactured licensed modification of the tank version of ZB-53 named the Besa Machine Gun.
Specifications
- Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser
- Weight: 21 kg (41.9 lb) gun + 17.5 (38.6 lb) tripod
- Length: 1096 mm (43.1 in)
- Barrel length: 733 mm (28.9 in)
- Rate of fire: Selectable, 500 or 700-800 rpm
- Capacity: 100 or 200 rounds belt
The ZB-53 / Vz.37 machine guns have appeared in the following movies used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin - Russkiy Matros) | German soldiers and Soviet sailors | 1944 | ||
| Little Partisan (Malý partyzán) | Czechoslovak soldier | 1950 | ||
| The Unconquered (Neporazení) | Jirí Sovák | Pvt. Jarda | Mounted in the bunker loopholes | 1958 |
| At Your Threshold (U Tvoyego Poroga) | German troops | Mounted in Pz.Kpfw.38(t) light tank | 1964 | |
| Cast a Giant Shadow | Haganah troops | mounted on Haganah jeeps | 1966 | |
| Revenge (Revansa) | Seen in the weapon room | 1978 | ||
| Go and Don't Say Goodbye (Chod a nelúc sa) | German soldiers | 1979 | ||
| Signum Laudis | Vlado Müller | Cpl. Hoferik | Mocked as Schwarzlose M1907/24 | 1980 |
| Signum Laudis | Russian soldiers | Mocked as Maxim M1910 | 1980 | |
| Until the End (Až do konce) | Vítezslav Jandák | Scharführer SS Otto | 1984 | |
| Eduard Cupák | Hauptsturmführer SS | |||
| Daniel Netušil | Sigi | |||
| Romeo Must Die | Chinese prison guard | 2000 | ||
| Our Own (Svoi) | German troops | Mounted in Pz.Kpfw.38(t) light tank | 2004 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Mods | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Darkest Hour: Europe '44-'45 | Besa | Mounted on Cromwell Mk IV | 2006 |