Star Z-45

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Star Z-45 with folding stock - 9x23mm Largo

The Star Z-45 is a Spanish submachine gun, based on the MP40. While primarily made with folding stocks, a fixed stock version also exists.

Specifications

(1945 - 1962)

Type: Submachine gun

Caliber: 9x23mm Largo

Capacity: 30 round box magazines

Fire Modes: Auto (puling the trigger with two fingers)/Semi (pulling the trigger with one finger); charging handle used as manual safety

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The Star Z-45 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
That Man in Istanbul (Estanbul 65)		Thugs		1965
The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à gauche)	Leo Gordon	Morrison		1965
Lost Command		VietMinh, Algerian terrorist		1966
You Only Live Twice		Tiger's Ninjas & guards	Standing in for MP-40 in exterior shots	1967
Play Dirty	Michael Caine	Capt. Douglas		1969
	Nigel Davenport	Captain Cyril Leech
Diamond Rush (Le Paria)	Jean Marais	Manu		1969
	Jaume Picas	Toccelli
		Toccelli's henchmen; Spanish gendarmes
Figures in a Landscape	Robert Shaw	MacConnachie		1971
	Christopher Malcolm	Helicopter Observer
Shaft in Africa	Richard Roundtree	John Shaft		1973
Man in the Trunk (La Valise)		Terrorists, Tunisian army	mocked as MP40	1973
El diputado		Guardia Civil, Carrés' henchmen		1978
April Captains (Capitães de Abril)	Henrique Canto e Castro	Salieri	With MP40 barrel	2000
Palm Trees in the Snow (Palmeras en la nieve)		Equatorial Guinea soldiers		2015

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Rat Patrol		The Rat Patrol		1966-1968

See Also

• Star Bonifacio Echeverria - A list of all firearms manufactured by Star Bonifacio Echeverria.