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The ZK-383 is a submachine gun developed by the Koucký brothers, who worked at the pre-war Československá zbrojovka, akc.spol. (under its name of Zbrojovka Brno after World War II) arms factory in Brno, Czechoslovakia. It was produced at a slow rate from 1938 onwards and was exported as far away as Bolivia and Venezuela.

Key facts

Weapon.is_ranged
yes
Weapon.image
File:Sfamzk383-2.png
Weapon.caption
ZK–383 at the Springfield Armory Museum
Weapon.image_size
300
Weapon.name
ZK-383
Weapon.origin
Czechoslovakia
Weapon.type
Submachine gunSquad Automatic Weapon
Weapon.design_date
1930
Weapon.designer
Koucký brothers
Weapon.production_date
1938–1948
Weapon.service
1938–1970
Weapon.used_by
See Users
Weapon.wars
World War II
Weapon.spec_label
ZK-383
Weapon.cartridge
9×19mm Parabellum
Weapon.feed
30, 40 round detachable box magazine
Weapon.action
Blowback
Weapon.rate
500–700 rounds/min, variable

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Encyclopedic overview

8 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Design
  • Features
  • Variants
  • Users
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

The ZK-383 is a submachine gun developed by the Koucký brothers, who worked at the pre-war Československá zbrojovka, akc.spol. (under its name of Zbrojovka Brno after World War II) arms factory in Brno, Czechoslovakia. It was produced at a slow rate from 1938 onwards and was exported as far away as Bolivia and Venezuela.

==History==

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “ZK-383” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.