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VEKTOR CP1

The Vektor CP1 is a South African single-action semi-automatic service pistol. The Vektor CP1 is chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it takes from a 12- or 13-round magazine, has a 101 mm barrel and fixed sights.
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VEKTOR SP1

The Vektor SP1 is a South African double-action semi-automatic service pistol. The Vektor CP1 is chambered for the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge which it takes from a 15-round magazine, has a 118 mm barrel and fixed sights.
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VEKTOR SP2

The Vektor SP2 is a South African double-action semi-automatic service pistol. The Vektor SP2 is chambered for the .40 Smith and Wesson cartridge, with an exchange kit available to allow the pistol to take the 9 mm Parabellum cartridge, which it takes from an 11-round magazine, has a 118 mm barrel and fixed sights.
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VZ 27

The Vz 27 was a Czechoslovakian blowback operated semi-automatic pistol first manufactured before the Second World War, with many being adopted for use by the German army during the Second World War under the designation Pistol 27 (t). The Vz 27 was chambered for the 7.62 mm cartridge which it took from an 8-round box magazine. It had a blade foresight and notch rearsight and an effective range of 40 meters. The Vz 27 had a muzzle velocity of 299 meters per second and an effective rate of fire of 30 rounds per minute.
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VZ 38

The Vz 38 was a Czechoslovakian blowback operated semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 9 mm Short cartridge which it took from an 8-round box magazine. The Vz 38had a blade foresight, notch rearsight and an effective range of 40 meters. The Vz 38 fired in double-action only and had a muzzle velocity of 296 meters per second and a rate of fire of 30 rounds per minute. A design fault with the Vz 38 led to an improved version being produced known as the Vz 38/39.
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VZ 50

The Vz 50 was a Czechoslovakian semi-automatic, double-action, blowback-operated pistol similar in appearance to the Walther PP and the Walther PPK models. Sites were fixed, comprising a blade foresight and a notch rearsight. The Vz 50 was chambered for the 7.65 mm round which it took from an 8-round box magazine. The Vz 50 had an effective range of 40 m and a muzzle velocity of 280 meters per second and a rate of fire of 35 rounds per minute.
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