Expansion machine gun CZK vz. 37

The gun has a test and certificate of a new weapons verification confirming change the type of weapon from its original version on acoustic weapon.

CS heavy machine gun was constructed at the Brno Zbrojovka, his license was sold to England, where it was manufactured during the war under the name of BESA and used in British tanks. There were 3 variants slightly different ways of mounting - walking, for armored vehicles and the border fortifications. BESA is also produced in the UK (on this country) in atypical caliber 7,92 Mauser. It was due to avoidance of the problems encountered in the construction of a model ZB 26 machine gun into Breno. BESA had a pistol grip, the conclusion was stretched as in the UK model 59.
In addition to the Czechoslovak machine gun was used also by the Yugoslav Army (under the name Mitralez M40) and also Romania's army. The German army used it as the SMG 37 (t) if it were a weapon acquired in Czechoslovakia under the name SMG 246 (j) or if it was a Yugoslav weapon. Was introduced as a standard heavy machine gun of CS army for the occupation made for the German Army (SS was used).

• Machine Gun CZK vz. 37 Blank
• Mount
• Cartridge belt
• Instructions for use
• Certificate of warranty
• Certificate of pieces verification

• Original name: machine gun vz. 37
• German Name: 7,92 mm SMG 37 or 246 (j)
• Caliber: 7,62 x 54 R acoustic
• Length: 1105 mm
• Barrel length: 678 mm
• Weight: 18,86 kg
• Manufacturer: Zbrojovka Brno Czechoslovakia
• Type of fire: full auto
• Ammunition: product code XS004