Type Semi-automatic rifle Used by See Users Designed 1929 | Place of origin Czechoslovakia Designer Emanuel Holek | |
Manufacturer Ceskoslovenska Zbrojovka | ||
The ZH-29 was a semi-automatic rifle developed in Czechoslovakia during the late 1920s and used by Chinese National Revolutionary Army. The ZH-29 is one of the first successful self-loading rifles in service.
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The ZH-29 is a gas-operated service rifle with a locking system similar to that which would be later used in the Sturmgewehr 44. The most distinctive feature is that the barrel is offset at a slight angle to the receiver. The rifle uses an aluminum barrel jacket.
A version chambered in .276 Pedersen was submitted to US Army trials but was unsuccessful.
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