Star Model Z62 | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | Spain |
Service history | |
In service | 1962–present [1] |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Argentine Dirty War Salvadoran Civil War |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Star Bonifacio Echeverria |
Variants | Z62 Z70 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.87kg |
Length | 480mm |
Barrel length | 201mm |
Cartridge | 9×23mm Largo (Spanish service) 9×19mm Parabellum (export) |
Caliber | 9mm |
Action | Blowback |
Rate of fire | 550rpm |
Effective firing range | 200m |
Feed system | 30 round box magazine |
Sights | Iron |
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Uses a double crescent trigger for semi/full auto. Cocking handle on the left side of the receiver. Z62C uses cocking handle in front of receiver in the handguard.
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