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| KP vz. 38 | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Replica of vz. 38 SMG with drum magazine | |
| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1937 - Present |
| Production history | |
| Designer | František Myška |
| Designed | 1937-1938 |
| Manufacturer | Česká Zbrojovka Strakonice |
| No. built | 15[1] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 3.2 kg |
| Length | 810 mm |
| Barrel length | 230 mm |
| Cartridge | .380 ACP |
| Action | Blowback |
| Rate of fire | 500 rounds/min |
| Feed system | 36 box magazine or 96 drum magazine |
Kulometná pistole vzor 38 (machine gun pistol model 38), also referred to as Samopal vzor 38 (submachine gun model 38), was a Czechoslovak submachine gun developed during the late 1930s by František Myška.[2][3] The weapon was officially put into service with the Czechoslovak Army with an order of initial 3,500 pieces to be produced.[1][4] However, due to the Sudeten crisis, the full-scale production of the submachine gun was halted with minuscule numbers being fully completed. None of the completed samples managed to be used by Czechoslovak soldiers.[1]