It was also used by armed groups, including the Irish Republican Army, Irish National Liberation Army and the Italian Red Brigades. It was subsequently adopted by the Czechoslovak Army and security forces, and later exported to various countries. The design was completed in 1961 and named "Samopal Vz. The Škorpion was developed in the late 1950s by Miroslav Rybář with the working name "model 59". A civilian, semi-automatic version was also produced, known as the M84A, also available in.
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A variant of the Škorpion, containing a synthetic pistol grip in place of the wooden original, was built under license in Yugoslavia, designated M84.
Currently the weapon is in use with the armed forces of several countries as a sidearm. 61 Skorpion) is a Czechoslovak machine pistol developed in 1959 by Miroslav Rybář (1924–1970) and produced under the official designation Samopal vzor 61 ("submachine gun model 1961") by the Česká zbrojovka arms factory in Uherský Brod from 1963 to 1979.Īlthough it was developed for use with security forces, the weapon was also accepted into service with the Czechoslovak Army as a personal sidearm for lower-ranking army staff, vehicle drivers, armoured vehicle personnel and special forces. 82)ġ0 or 20-round curved magazine, aftermarket 30-round magazine, straight box magazine in 9 mm variantsĪdjustable front post, flip-up rear sight Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, Zastava Arms ĥ17 mm (20.4 in) stock extended / 270 mm (10.6 in) stock folded