Czech BRNO ZB Vz.30J Venezuelan – Deactivated Display Model

Caliber: 7mm Mauser
Barrel Length: 602 mm
Make: Československá Zbrojovka A.S. Brno
Model: ZB Vz.30J (Venezuelan Contract)
Offered here is a deactivated Czech BRNO ZB Vz.30J light machine gun, chambered in 7mm Mauser, manufactured by Zbrojovka Brno A.S.. This model was part of a special contract for Venezuela, with the barrel measuring 602 mm. The rifle is presented with its original bipod, wooden buttstock, pistol grip, and top-mounted detachable box magazine, making it an excellent display piece for collectors of rare interwar and WWII-era small arms.

📜 Historical Background

The ZB series of light machine guns, designed in Czechoslovakia during the 1920s, were among the most influential squad automatic weapons of the 20th century. The Vz.26 and Vz.30 variants achieved worldwide exports, prized for their reliability and robust construction.

This particular variant, the Vz.30J Venezuelan contract, was chambered in 7mm Mauser, the standard service cartridge of Venezuela. It was ordered during the late 1930s as Venezuela sought to modernize its armed forces with European weaponry. These Czech LMGs influenced later designs, most famously the British Bren gun, which was directly based on the ZB 26/30 pattern.

As a deactivated arm, this piece stands as a historically significant and visually impressive collectible, representing both Czechoslovak arms innovation and South American military procurement in the interwar period.

⚖️ Collectibility

• Rare Venezuelan contract ZB Vz.30J, chambered in 7mm Mauser

• Produced by the famed Zbrojovka Brno factory

• Clear receiver markings with crest and arsenal inscriptions

• Complete with bipod and magazine – ideal for display

• Important precursor to the legendary Bren Gun

💡 A scarce and desirable interwar export light machine gun, this deactivated example is perfect for advanced collectors of Czech small arms, Venezuelan contract weapons, or early 20th-century LMGs.