Specifications
Weapon type:
Submachine gun
Weight:
1.30 kg (2.87 lb)
Calibre & Catrige:
.32 ACP (7.65x17mm Browning)
Effective range:
50-150m
Rate of fire:
850 rounds/min
Designed:
1959
Designer:
Miroslav RybáÅ™
Manufacturer:
Ceska zbrojovka, Zastava Arms
Number produced:
210
Action:
Blowback, closed bolt
In service:
1961 - present
Muzzle velocity:
320 m/s (1,050 ft/s)
Capacity:
10 or 20-round curved magazine
The Skorpion vz. 61 is a Czechoslovak submachine gun produced under the official designation ''Samopal vzor 61''. The Scorpion is an interesting little weapon which deserved its place in history of firearms. As befitting a design from behind the Iron Curtain the Skorpion developed a reputation as a terrorist weapon in the West during the Cold War.