Standard Catalog of Military Firearms. Phillip Peterson
is the ZB VZ30J (Yugoslavian or Venezuelan) similar to the VZ30 but with a heavy knurled portion of the barrel at the breech end.
Pre-1968
| Exc. | V.G. | Fair |
| 20000 | 18500 | 17000 |
ZGB VZ30 (VZ32/33/34)
Same as the VZ30 but modified to fire the British .303 cartridge. Uses a curved 20-round magazine to accommodate the .303 cartridge. Improved versions of this gun are known as the VZ32, the VZ33, and the VZ34. These later versions use a 30-round magazine and a slightly shorter barrel. Reduced rate of fire to 500 rounds per minute.
Pre-1968
| Exc. | V.G. | Fair |
| 25000 | 20000 | 18000 |
ZB VZ26 with both left and right side receiver markings • Paul Goodwin photo
ZB VZ37 (Model 53 for export)
Introduced in 1937 this gun was designed as a medium air-cooled machine gun chambered for the 7.92x57mm cartridge. The finned barrel was 26.5" in length. Uses a 100- or 200-round metal belt. Grips mounted under the receiver with trigger. Rate of fire was either 500 or 700 rounds per minute. Weight is approximately 40 lbs. This gun is usually tripod mounted. A number of these guns were supplied to Viet Cong and North Vietnamese forces during the 1960s. Some 4,000 were sold to Israel in 1949. Many more were exported to the Middle East and Africa.
Pre-1968 (Very Rare)
| Exc. | V.G. | Fair |
| 30000 | 25000 | 22000 |
ZB 39
In 1939 the Czechs exported a small number (est. fewer than 100) of this gun to Bulgaria in 8x56R Austrian Mannlicher caliber. This gun is stamped with the Bulgarian crest and other markings. The gun is fitted with a forward sling swivel, a ring-mounted extension around the wrist of the stock, and a different compact sight mounting system is used. Some examples are found in .303 caliber and it is thought that these examples come from South Africa.
VZ39 Export Gun • Courtesy Robert E. Naess
Pre-1968
Extremely rare; only one transferable example known.
VZ52/57
This gun is based on the ZB VZ30. It is chambered for the 7.62x39 rimless cartridge (Warsaw Pact). The gun was originally chambered for the 7.62x45 rimless cartridge (VZ52). Barrel length is 27" and is quick change. It is fed by a 100-round belt or 25-round detachable box magazine. Rate of fire is 900 rounds per minute with box magazine and about 1,100 rounds per minute with belt. Weight is about 17.5 lbs. with bipod. This is a select fire weapon with the finger pressure on the trigger determining full auto or single-round fire. The gun was introduced in 1952. This gun is often seen in Central America.
VZ52/57 • Courtesy Blake Stevens, The Bren Gun Saga
Pre-1968 (Very Rare)
| Exc. | V.G. | Fair |
| 40000 | 35000 | 25000 |
Model 07/24 Schwarzlose
This is a Czech-built Schwarzlose chambered for the 7.92 cartridge.
Pre-1968
Extremely rare; only one transferable example known.
ZB53 (VZ37) with both left and right side receiver markings • Paul Goodwin photo
DENMARK
Danish Military Conflicts, 1870–Present
After losing part of its territory to Prussia and Austria in 1862, Denmark concentrated its energies on improving its domestic, economic, and social conditions. Denmark maintained a peaceful coexistence with its European neighbors until it was occupied in 1940 by the German army. Following the end of the war, Denmark joined NATO in 1949 and in 1973 joined the European Union.
HANDGUNS
In addition to the handguns listed below, the Danes used the Browning Hi-Power 9mm pistol designated the Model 46. They also used the Swedish Model 40 Lahti, called the Model 40S by the Danes. In the late 1940s the Danes adopted the SIG 9mm Model 47/8 pistol (P-210-2).
Model 1871
This 6-shot revolver was built on a Lefaucheux-Francotte solid frame fixed cylinder with non-mechanical ejection. This is an 11mm pinfire revolver. Octagon barrel length is 5". Weight is about 34 oz. Smooth wooden grips with lanyard loop. Built by the Belgian firm of Auguste Francotte. Issued to the Danish navy from 1871 to 1882.
Courtesy Geschichte und Technik der europaischen Militarrevolver,
Journal-Verlag Schwend GmbH with permission
Model 1871/81
This model is a Model 1871 converted to centerfire 11mm. The conversion was done at the Danish navy yard in Copenhagen in 1881. All other specifications are the same as those for the Model 1871.
Courtesy Geschichte und Technik der europaischen Militarrevolver,
Journal-Verlag Schwend GmbH with permission
Model 1865/97
This revolver is built on the Chamelot-Delvigne solid-frame, fixed-cylinder action with non-mechanical ejection. It was originally issued to the Danish navy in 1865 as an 11mm pinfire sidearm and was later converted in Kronberg to 11.45mm centerfire revolver. The revolver is fitted with a lever-type safety that blocks the hammer from the cylinder when engaged. Barrel length is 5". Checkered wood grips with lanyard loop located behind the hammer.