ZH-29 | |
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![]() ZH-29 semi-automatic rifle | |
Type | Semi-automatic rifle |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Second Sino-Japanese War World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Emanuel Holek |
Designed | 1929 |
Manufacturer | Ceskoslovenska Zbrojovka |
Variants | ZH-32 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 4.5 kg (9.9 lb) |
Length | 1,150 mm (45 in) |
Barrel length | 545 mm (21.5 in) |
Cartridge | 7.92×57mm Mauser |
Action | Gas-operated, tilting bolt |
Muzzle velocity | 808 m/s (2,650 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 350 m (380 yd) |
Feed system | 5, 10, or 20-round box magazine |
Sights | iron sights |
The ZH-29 was a semi-automatic rifle developed in Czechoslovakia during the late 1920s, and used by the Chinese National Revolutionary Army.[1]