{"id":27980,"date":"2025-10-17T07:47:10","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:47:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/zk-466-cz-makes-a-folding-submachine-gun\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T07:47:10","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T12:47:10","slug":"zk-466-cz-makes-a-folding-submachine-gun","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/10\/17\/zk-466-cz-makes-a-folding-submachine-gun\/","title":{"rendered":"ZK-466: CZ Makes a Folding Submachine Gun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7YUnr18WRfw?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The ZK-466 was one of the post-war submachine guns developed in Czechoslovakia as part of the competition for a new Czech military SMG. Developed by Josef Koucky (who was also designer of the ZK-383 before the war), it is a 9x19mm open bolt simple blowback system with a collapsing stock and folding magazine well using ZK-383 magazines. It was designed in 1946, and it was Koucky\u2019s sixth design project for the year (hence 46 6 in the designation).<\/p>\n<p>The ZK-466 was part of the large trial in 1947, and a different system won the military contract. After that, Brno attempted to sell the gun on the export market instead. It was marketed as a pilot\u2019s survival weapon on account of its compact nature, but was unable to find any interested buyers. A total of 22 were made, with the largest sale being five examples sold to WF Bern in Switzerland in 1949. A second slightly improved model was also made, but this didn\u2019t attract any additional interest and the project was dropped by the end of 1950.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the Czech Military History Institute (VHU) for graciously giving me access to this one-of-a-kind prototype to film for you! 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