Gollevainen's Quizz of the week (old)

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Finn McCool said:

I think I've seen this gun some where before. I don't remember what it is but I think that either the US .30 cal from WWII or the Thompson submachine gun or the PPsh are descended from it. I can't say why, it just rings a bell.

I'm probably very wrong.

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Wrong lineage. I can tell you that the final result of that lineage ends up as a Allied calibre during World War II, but the caliber of the gun as shown is in a Axis calibre.

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Bren.

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planeman said:

Bren.

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Correct end lineage, but what is the gun shown?

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Vaclav Holek's Praga IIB, round - 7.92 Mauser.
Yes, and it's Czechoslovakian.

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Ooh, close, but wrong on some of your details...

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Comon give the guy a break

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Alright, I'll spill the answer:
The answer that the gun shown is a Czech Praga IIA, calibre 7.62mm Mauser. There is no Praga IIB.

Here's the lineage to the Bren:


Praga IIA to:


Praga I23 to:


Praga M24 to:


Brno ZB26 to:


Brno ZB27 to:


Brno ZB30 to:


Bren Mk1

The calibre changed from 7.92mm Mauser to 6.5mm Arisaka back to 7.92mm Mauser to .303 Brit, and finally when the Bren was retired, 7.62x51 NATO.

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So, there's no Praga IIB? Interesting. I thought that Czechs know better...

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snake65 said:

So, there's no Praga IIB? Interesting. I thought that Czechs know better...

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From the picture I used, nope:

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Well, I was right on country, manufacturer, model, calibre and there's the dispute on actual modification. I'd say my source is none worse than yours.:coffee: