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Meopta 2.5x6°
7.62x54r - 2.5x - Czechoslovakia - VZ54






Pending.











Images



On prototype ZG 51 Sn during military tests.




With Czechoslovakian military on VZ54 rifle.




On VZ54 rifle captured in Vietnam.




On VZ54 in Vietnam.




On Egyptian FN49 rifle. Have not found any period photos.




The scope was also tested with the URZ machine gun concept (Skramoušský, 2018).




Cutaway drawing.



VIDEOS

Video by Lacy's Range




Video by Czech My Guns




Video by Forgotten Weapons




Manufactuer Marks


yal
Meopta military code
Meopta - optika, sro
Commerical/Export
xbk
Second Meopta facility?



Serial Numbers

Most Czechoslovakian scopes are marked with the yal manufacture code used by Meopta. Some have also been seen marked xbk which was also used by Meopta, possibly for a second facility. Egyptian export scopes are marked Meopta.


Serial Marked Mount# Images Notes
0270 yal Loose scope without mount, serial number is not letter prefixed.
0358 meopta 2 3 Egyptian contract scope from FN49 rifle.
0417 meopta 2 3 Egyptian contract scope from FN49 rifle.
F0206 yal
F1127 yal P1775 2 On rifle A1739.
F1251 yal C3436 2 On rifle C3190.
F1635 yal A1826 2 3 On rifle Y3882.
F1833 yal G1956 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 On rifle Y3717.
F1973 yal x4234 Photo not clear, info taken from item description.
F2299 yal C3299 2 3 4 5 On rifle 3321.
F2338 yal E4766 2 3 4 5 6 On rifle Y2882?, hard to see serial.
F2497 yal C3120 3 2 On rifle C3214, seen in Forgotten Weapons video.
F3085 yal
F4306 yal 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Missing mount and rifle.
F4487 yal X4191 2 3 4 5 On rifle X4198
F4978 yal Z1072 2 3 On rifle Z1214
F6402 yal
?15027 xbk Hard to see first digit of serial number.



References

Skramoušský, Jan. (2018). (Retrieved August 26, 2023) Útočná puška URZ (Univerzální ruční zbraň). https://www.vhu.cz/utocna-puska-urz-univerzalni-rucni-zbran


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