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Sa vz. 61 Skorpion
The Škorpion ("Scorpio") is a compact Czech submachine gun/machine pistol manufactured by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod and used by law enforcement agencies and military forces since the 1960s. Originally created by Miroslav Rybář in 1959 as the Š-59, it was adopted in 1961 as the Samopal vzor 61, and launched into mass production in 1963. Although it was developed for security forces, it was also adopted by the Czechoslovak army as a personal defense weapon for personnel of lower military ranks, drivers of vehicles, armored personnel carriers, and special forces. The incredible compactness and ergonomics of the weapon, coupled with its extreme controllability even with full-auto fire, made it popular and desirable. The Škorpion has been widely imported and used all over the world; while it has been accepted by a number of law enforcement agencies and military forces, it has also become notorious in light of its similar popularity among terrorists, most notably the Irish Republican Army and Italian Red Brigades.
A separate highlight is its use in the USSR; while it was never been officially adopted, there is repeated evidence of its use for special purposes, including use by special forces of the KGB and MIA, VIP guards, and service in the security of strategic facilities. While the standard .32 caliber version was mainly used, there are claims that the 9x18mm version was also used.
Specifications
(1961 - Present)
Type: Submachine-gun/Machine Pistol (Arguments favoring both have been made)
Caliber: .32 ACP (vz. 61, vz. 91S, vz. 61 Pistol), .380 ACP (ZB vz. 64, vz. 83, vz. 91S, vz. 61 Pistol), 9x18mm Makarov (ZB vz. 65, vz. 82, vz. 91S, vz. 61 Pistol), 9x19mm Luger/Parabellum (ZB vz. 68, Sa 361), .22 LR (vz. 61 Pistol)
Capacity: .32 ACP, .22 LR: 10, 20-round box magazines; .380 ACP, 9x18mm: 12, 24, 30-round box magazines; 9x19mm: 10, 20, 30-round box magazines
Fire Modes: Full-Auto and Semi Auto (vz. 61 and other military variants), Semi Auto only (CZ 91 S aka vz. 91S, Sa vz. 61 Pistol, and other civilian variants)
The Sa vz. 61 Skorpion and variants have been used in the following films, television series, video games, and anime by the following actors:
Sa vz. 61 Škorpion
The Sa vz. 61 (Samopal vzor 61, "submachine gun model 1961") Škorpion is a Czechoslovak machine pistol. The weapon was also license produced in Yugoslavia as the M84.
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes) | Philippe Khorsand | Ratoff | 1984 | |
| Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?) | Ivo Helikar | Sgt. Honza Dostál | 1988 | |
| La Femme Nikita | police officer | 1990 | ||
| Freejack | Mercenaries | 1992 | ||
| Rage and Honor II | Fake terrorists | 1993 | ||
| Detonator II: Night Watch | Kay Siu Lim | Mao Yixin | 1995 | |
| Pierce Brosnan | Mike Graham | |||
| Executive Decision | David Suchet | Nagi Hassan | 1996 | |
| The Long Kiss Goodnight | Geena Davis | Charlene Elizabeth "Charly" Baltimore | 1996 | |
| Cat's Eye | King's soldiers | 1997 | ||
| Face/Off | Alessandro Nivola | Pollux Troy | 1997 | |
| Ronin | Various actors | Bodyguards | 1998 | |
| Half a Chance | 1998 | |||
| Jane Austen's Mafia! | Deep Roy | Small Hitman | CZ Vz. 61 E, suppressed | 1998 |
| Commander Hamilton | Andrey Smolyakov | Barabanov | 1998 | |
| Boondock Saints | On the wall, near the door, in the armory | 1999 | ||
| There Once Was a Cop III: Major Maisner a Dancing Dragon | A porter | 1999 | ||
| Virus | Joanna Pacula | Nadia | 1999 | |
| The Matrix | Keanu Reeves | Neo | custom-built with with barrel shrouds and 30-round magazines; dual-wielded | 1999 |
| The Point Men | Terorists | with 10 round magazine and stock extended | 2001 | |
| Lion's Share (Lvinaya dolya) | Simonov's henchmen | 2001 | ||
| Blade II | Leonor Varela | Nyssa | Usually dual-wielded | 2002 |
| I Spy | Various actors | Gundars' henchmen | 2002 | |
| xXx | Richy Müller | Milan Sova | 2002 | |
| Equilibrium | Various actors | Resistance Members | 2002 | |
| Lone Hero | A biker | 2002 | ||
| Antikiller | Criminals, SOBR personnel | 2002 | ||
| The Matrix Revolutions | Merovingian's henchman | 2003 | ||
| District B13 (Banlieue 13) | Various actors | B13 gang member | 2004 | |
| Various actors | Montoyas' men | |||
| Smokin' Aces | Tommy Flanagan | Lazlo Soot | with custom two-tone finish | 2007 |
| The Black Madonna | Birthe Neumann | Risberg | 2007 | |
| Get Smart | Steve Carell | Agent 86 | 2008 | |
| Anne Hathaway | Agent 99 | |||
| Krstic's Security Guards | ||||
| The Dark Knight | Various actors | Joker's gang | 2008 | |
| Various actors | Scarecrow's men | |||
| Body of Lies | Leonardo DiCaprio | Agent Roger Ferris | 2008 | |
| Wanted | Angelina Jolie | Fox | 2008 | |
| District 13: Ultimatum (Banlieue 13: Ultimatum) | 2009 | |||
| A Prophet | Adel Bencherif | Ryad | 2009 | |
| Defendor | Criminal | 2009 | ||
| Jerry Cotton | Random criminals | 2010 | ||
| Outrage | Henchman | 2010 | ||
| 21 Jump Street | Dominic 'Taz' Alexander | One-Percenter #4 - Lukas | 2012 | |
| Resident Evil: Retribution | Sienna Guillory | Jill Valentine | Model 61(i) | 2012 |
| Seven Psychopaths | Amanda Mason Warren | Maggie | 2012 | |
| Taken 2 | Goon | 2012 | ||
| The Courier | 2012 | |||
| This Means War | Chris Pine | FDR | alternate scene | 2012 |
| Henchman | ||||
| Battleground | 2012 | |||
| 009-1: The End of the Beginning | Shizuka Midorikawa | Butterfly | 2013 | |
| Snowpiercer | Chris Evans | Curtis | 2013 | |
| Alison Pill | Teacher | |||
| Red 2 | Anthony Hopkins | Dr. Edward Bailey | Sa. Vz.61 Skorpian | 2013 |
| Captain America: The Winter Soldier | Sebastian Stan | The Winter Soldier | 2014 | |
| The Equalizer | Andri's henchman | 2014 | ||
| Denzel Washington | Robert McCall | |||
| Psychos | Spetsnaz | Yugoslavian made | 2015 | |
| Gangster Ka | Assassin | 2015 | ||
| 7 Days in Entebbe | Palestinian Hijackers | CZ Vz. 61 E | 2018 | |
| Black Widow | seen in arsenal | 2021 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dempsey and Makepeace | Various terrorist | 1985-1986 | ||
| Gaby Dellal | Leila | "Blood Money" (S02E06) | ||
| Bergerac | Israeli commandos | Suppressed; "The Sin of Forgiveness" (S06E05) | 1988 | |
| Bergerac | Seen in Hapgood's gun collection; "The Assassin" (S09E09) | 1991 | ||
| Nestor Burma - Season 2 | Kemal's friend | "Un croque-mort nommé Nestor" (S2E5) | 1993 | |
| Kommissar Rex - Season 1 | Grzegorz Emanuel | Kaschinski | "Tanz auf dem Vulkan" | 1994 |
| Henryk Nolewajka | Borek | "Tanz auf dem Vulkan" | ||
| Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - Season 1 | Thure Riefenstein | Paul Tamroff | second episode | 1998 |
| JAG | Russian Secret Service | "Hemlock" | 1995-2005 | |
| The Shining Path members | "War Cries" | |||
| Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei | Thugs and Terrorists | 1996-???? | ||
| Stargate SG-1 | Alien Museum security personnel | "Bad Guys" | 2007 | |
| Ultimate Force | Various terrorists | Ep 3.1 "Deadlier than the male" | 2005 | |
| Ultimate Force | Jalaal Hartley | Alan Eastwood | Ep 3.1 "Deadlier than the male" | 2005 |
| Julie Lescaut | Krilof's henchmen | "L'orphelin" (S14E02) | 2004 | |
| Battlestar Galactica | Katee Sackhoff | Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace | Dual-wielded | 2004-2009 |
| The Unit | South African terrorists | 2006-2009 | ||
| Iranian Embassy guard | "Security" | |||
| Michael Irby | Sgt. Charles Grey | "Sudden Flight" | ||
| CSI Andel (Kriminálka Andel) - Season 1 | Police officer | "Záchvěv lidskosti" (S1E01) | 2008 | |
| NCIS | David Dayan Fisher | Trent Kort | "Dead reconing" | 2009 |
| Survivors | Security guards | 2009-2010 | ||
| Supernatural - Season 7 | Jensen Ackles | Leviathan Dean | Pistol / "Slash Fiction" (S07E06) | 2011 |
| Crossing Lines | Russian mobster | 2013 | ||
| Clona | Dyml's henchman | "Práskac" (S1E5) | 2014 | |
| Specialists (Specialisté) | David Prachar | Mjr. Pavel Vondráček | "Útěk podle jízdního řádu" (S1E01) | 2017 |
| Leos Noha | Vojta Pokorný | |||
| Wynonna Earp | Revenant | "Bury Me With My Guns On" | 2016 | |
| The Falcon and the Winter Soldier | Sebastian Stan | Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier | M84; "New World Order" (S1E01) | 2021 |
| The Continental: From the World of John Wick | Bowery member | "Loyalty to the Master" (S1E02) | 2023 | |
| Nhung Kate | Yen | "Theater of Pain" (S1E03) |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoldenEye 007 | Klobb | With 20-round magazine | originally called the "Spyder", can be dual-wielded | 1997 |
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | 1999 | |||
| S.W.A.T. 3: Close Quarters Battle | used by hostile NPCs | 1999 | ||
| Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear | usable in MP only | 1999 | ||
| Perfect Dark | KLO 1313 | can be dual-wielded | 2000 | |
| Fallout Tactics | Scorpio | 2001 | ||
| Operation Flashpoint | Only available in the Resistance expansion pack | 2001 | ||
| America's Army | Non-player weapon | 2002 | ||
| Conflict: Desert Storm | 2002 | |||
| Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield | CZ-61 | w/ variety of accessories | 2003 | |
| Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater | laser dot sight | 2004 | ||
| Vietcong 2 | 2005 | |||
| Project Reality | fitted with 20-round mag | 2005 | ||
| Chameleon | 2005 | |||
| Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories | 2006 | |||
| The Suffering: Ties That Bind | dual-wield | 2006 | ||
| Alliance of Valiant Arms | As the "Skorpion vz 61" | 2007 | ||
| Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare | Skorpion | 2007 | ||
| Cross Fire | "Dual Scorpion VZ.61" | dual-wielded | 2007 | |
| Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 | Skorpion | Only available via console commands | 2009 | |
| Combat Arms | Skorpion | can have various upgrades | Two-tone version available | 2008 |
| Wet | 2009 | |||
| Resident Evil 5 | VZ61 | laser pointer | Can be upgraded to hold 300 rounds, 50 in the PAL version | 2009 |
| Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days | Desert Spider | Appears larger than actually is | 2010 | |
| Splinter Cell: Conviction | not usable | 2010 | ||
| Call of Duty: Black Ops | Various upgrades | folding stock removed | 2010 | |
| Counter-Strike Online | Kart Blue Kart Red |
Heavily modified | 2010 | |
| Project Reality: Vietnam | With 20-round magazine | 2012 | ||
| Far Cry 3 | Skorpion | 2012 | ||
| 007: Legends | 2012 | |||
| Payday 2 | "Cobra" | Added in Hotline Miami DLC (2014) | 2013 | |
| World of Guns: Gun Disassembly | Skorpion VZ 61 | suppressor, 10 or 20-rounded magazines | 2014 | |
| Squad | Vz. 61 Skorpion | 2015 | ||
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | VZ61 | 2016 | ||
| Mafia III | 2016 | |||
| Ghost Recon: Wildlands | 2017 | |||
| Black Squad | Skorpion | stock unfolded | 2017 | |
| Far Cry 5 | Skorpion | 2018 | ||
| Vigor | Skorpion | 2018 | ||
| Call to Arms | Sa vz. 61 Škorpion | 2018 | ||
| Far Cry New Dawn | Skorpion | 2019 | ||
| Far Cry 6 | Skorpion | 2021 | ||
| Marauders (video game) | "VZ Klobb" | Incorrect 24-round mag, stock folded | Incorrectly chambered in 9mm, erroneous 3-round burst | 2022 |
Anime
| Film/Television Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heartwork: Love Guns | Yakuza thug | 2003 | |
| Yukari Morikawa | |||
| Burn-Up Scramble | 2004 | ||
| Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex | Marcelo Jarti | 2002-2003 | |
| A robber | |||
| NSS Agents | used to plant evidence | ||
| Gunslinger Girl | Padania Terrorists | 2003 | |
| Gungrave | Orcmen members | 2003-2004 | |
| Milleninum members | |||
| Harry | |||
| Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG | Individual Eleven members | 2004-2005 | |
| Dejima Uprising refugees | |||
| The Strange Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji | Mercenaries | 2008 | |
| Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino | Franco | 2008 | |
| Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky | 2010 | ||
| Witch of Steel - Annerose | Vigilant | "Punishment of the Witch: Witchpunish" (E3) | 2012 |
| Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C3 | Yura Yamato | Airsoft | 2013 |
| Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion | Homura Akemi | 2013 | |
| Sword Art Online II | Player | 2014 |
Sa vz. 82 Skorpion
The 9x18mm model vz. 82 is denoted by its straight magazine, unlike the curved magazine of the .32 ACP vz. 61 Skorpion. The first version of the prototype also featured a two-piece extendable telescopic stock (which was supposed to help with the original's short length), but this feature was never adopted. Note: this weapon was never produced in large quantities (despite statements in some sources that it replaced vz. 61 in the service), therefore, the variants available for appearance in live-action media will likely be civilian semi-auto (initially) versions, such as the vz. 91S and vz. 61 Pistol.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splinter Cell | unusable | 2002 | ||
| Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | Vz 83 | Visible laser sight | Labelled as Vz 83 but shown firing 9x18mm Makarov rather than .380 ACP | 2008 |
| 7.62 High Calibre | w/ various attachments | 2008 | ||
| Grand Theft Auto V | Mini SMG | 2013 |
Anime
| Film/Television Title | Character | Notation | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There | Chinese MSS Operators | Suppressed | 2015 |
Sa vz. 83 Skorpion
The Sa vz. 83 is a Skorpion chambered for .380 ACP. Also uses straight magazines. Note: this weapon was never produced in large quantities, therefore, the variants available for appearance in live-action media will likely be civilian semi-auto (initially) versions, such as the vz. 91S and vz. 61 Pistol.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rainbow Six: Vegas 2 | Skorpion VZ83 | w/ various attachments | modeled w/ 20-round magazines but holds 30 rounds | 2008 |
| Warface | Metasoma 83 (Warface West) | 2012 |
CZ Sa 361 Skorpion
The Sa 361 is a modernized version of the experimental 9x19mm ZB vz. 68 Skorpion. Originally known as the CZ Škorpion 9x19, it was introduced in 1999. But, it was never put into mass production, because it could not find customers, and until 2004 the plant only produced 85 of these submachine guns. Further attempts led to the improved CZ 868 (also known as the XCZ 868) prototype in 2005, but in the end it was decided to develop a fundamentally new submachine gun chambered for 9x19mm, which led to the CZ Scorpion Evo 3.
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Mods | Notation | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Splinter Cell: Conviction | "Skorpion" | Can be upgraded with a better stock for improved accuracy, a reflex sight, and hollow point ammunition | has an old Bakelite pistol grip | 2010 |
See Also
- CZ - A list of all firearms manufactured by Česká zbrojovka
- Armitage International Scarab Skorpion - Externally similar American pistol