German SS soldiers training with a 7.92mm MG37(t) machine gun, circa 1940s

Caption     German SS soldiers training with a 7.92mm MG37(t) machine gun, circa 1940s ww2dbase
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ZB-53 vz. 37   Main article  Photos  
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Added By C. Peter Chen
Licensing  This anonymous work originating in the European Union is in the public domain. Its copyright expired 70 years after the work was made available to the public.

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1. Commenter identity confirmed Bill says:
23 Sep 2012 06:40:06 PM

THE Vz37 WAS BUILT BY CZ BRio, AND WAS A CREW SERVED HEAVY MACHINE GUN THAT WAS
MOUNTED ON A TRIPOD, WAS CHAMBERED FOR THE 7.92x57MM MAUSER/7.9MM. RATE OF FIRE WAS BETWEEN 500 TO 800 RPM, THIS WEAPON WAS MADE IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA STARTING IN 1937 UNTIL THE COUNTRY WAS INVADED BY NAZI GERMANY.

DURING THE OCCUPATION STOCKS OF VZ37s WERE CAPTURED FROM THE CZECH ARMY AND USED BY THE GERMANS,DURING THE WAR, THE Vz37 WERE ALSO PRODUCED FOR AXIS FORCES.
PRODUCTION ENDED AFTER WWII, DUE TO MANY IMPROVED WEAPONS AVAILABLE IN POST-WAR EUROPE.

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