ZB39's

[Peter Wells]

Not sure if we are talking about the same model of tripod, but BGS has good pics of ZB30s on tripods in service in figs 36 and 37 and a partial in fig 43a.

Cheers

[woodsy]

Kev, you mentioned post-war Czech catalogues in your last post. Do the same catalogues have any info on post-war production of the ZK383 submachine gun? My one is a Venezuelan Police contract with the folding bipod but I have no idea whether it is pre or post war production. It is in near-new condition apart from a couple of very minor dings on the stock, and a beautifully made gun.

[britplumber]

Rod, I think some of those were for sale in the UK about 10 years back. I've an article about thehm somewhere if your intrested.

[Kev]

May 9, 2010 8:06:38 GMT 1 Peter Wells said:

Not sure if we are talking about the same model of tripod, but BGS has good pics of ZB30s on tripods in service in figs 36 and 37 and a partial in fig 43a.

Cheers

Peter I have never found out a model number for the basic ZB26/30 tripod you refer to in the BGS.


The model 206 as offered with the ZGB and Czech Bren derivatives and some versions of the ZB30 I have only seen pictures 'in use' with the ZGB.


Rod I will see what is listed for the ZK383 and report back.

ATB Kevin

[bmg17a1]

Sorry for misidentifying the tripod, which is the 206, but none have ever shown up on the surplus market. I have been looking for one for over twenty years, but have never heard of one in private hands in the US, seen any in museum collections in the US, or seen any for sale anwyhere. Although they might have been offered in the catalogues, if they were sold then they should show up somewhere I would assume.

Thanks for posting the video of the Czech Bren demo! That was really fun to watch. I like the soldier dropping the gun into the water in the ditch. Thought he'd shoot it on the top of the bank to show how it would shoot without cleaning, etc, but they had a different location when they shot it again. Not very convincing!

Later,

Bob

[Mongo]

this is the only picture I have ever found of a ZB26 tripod.

[bmg17a1]

RE: pic of the ZB26 on an AA extension mounted to a tripod. Where is this museum?

Bob Naess

[Kev]

It's the Carl Gustafs Stads Gun Factory Weapon Museum Sweden.

www.gotavapen.se/gota/artiklar/kg/swedish_kg3.htm

ATB Kevin

[bmg17a1]

thanks. I spent many hours at the Tojhus museum in Copenhagen while working there for several months at a time in the late eighties and early ninties. Fabulous collection of weapons of alltypes and sources!

Bob Naess

[machinegunbob]

I need a bipod for my dealer sample ZB-39.
I also need spare mags.
Also, will Bren mags work?
Thanks
email me at: [e-mail]
TNX
BOB

[Kev]

If you can't find a ZB39 bipod get a Bren MKI item and scrub off the markings.
ZB39 magazines for 8x56R should be in abundance this summer in the UK as a consignment of them just been imported.

303 Bren mags will fit it you file the front face of the body locking lip down to make it shorter,though I can't see them functioning properly ?

ATB Kevin

[britplumber]

Hay Kev, Does that mean theres some ZB39s on the way also? Whos selling the mags?

ATB Chris.

[Kev]

Just the magazines I'm afraid ,WWA have them.

ATB Kevin

[Mongo]

On ebay

cgi.ebay.com/GERMAN-WWII-WW-2-COLLECTIBLE-ITEM-VERY-RARE-ORIGINAL-/150520528356?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item230bb8fde4

there is a ZB-39 AA sight if one of you are looking for one.

[Kev]

There is also a seller who has had some ZB39 mag fillers for sale

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280586252366&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

These are NOT Bren 303 ones as advertised but are a different (but similar) for the 8x56R ZB39.

ATB Kevin