ZB Vz. 26 - Variants

Variants

• ZB vz. 24: the weapon's predecessor.
• ZB vz. 27: later variant.
• ZB vz. 30: later variant.
• ZGB 30: final modifications to the vz. 30 for British trials.
• ZGB 33: in its final form was virtually identical to the British Bren light machine gun.
• ZB 39: commercial variant of the Bren, chambered in various different rounds and having different sights, among other minor changes.

More designations appear depending on the adopting army, though generally the gun retains its 'ZB 26' initials in one form or another.

Although the ZB 26 had few variants, some weapons were closely based on it:

• Japanese Type 96 and Type 97 light machine guns: were closely modeled on the ZB 26 and the Bren.
• Finnish Kk 62 light machine gun.
• German MKb 42(h) assault rifle: used a virtually identical, although inverted, bolt/bolt carrier system.
• Spanish Fusil Automatico Oviedo (F.A.O.).