Star Model Z-45

Z-45
Z-45
	Star Z-45
Type	Submachine gun
Place of origin	Spain
Service history
In service	1945
Used by	See Users
Wars	Ifni War; Cuban Revolution; Portuguese Colonial War; Rhodesian Bush War; Angolan Civil War
Production history
Designed	1942–1945
Manufacturer	Star Bonifacio Echeverria;
Specifications
Mass	3.5 kg (7.72 lb) unloaded/4.54 kg (10.01 lb) loaded
Length	850 mm (33 in) stock extended/610 mm (24.0 in) stock folded
Barrel length	210 mm (8.3 in)
Cartridge	9×23mm Largo; 9×19mm Parabellum ; .38 Super ; .45 ACP
Action	Open bolt, Simple blowback operation
Rate of fire	450 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	1,250 feet per second (380 m/s)
Effective firing range	100–200 m
Feed system	30-round detachable box magazine

The Star Model Z-45 is a Spanish submachine gun manufactured by Star Bonifacio Echeverria, derived from the German MP 40.

Design

The internal mechanisms are similar to the MP 40. Unlike the German version, the Z-45 is a selective fire weapon (full-auto or single shot).^[5] The gun was made in both folding stock and wood stock versions.^[4] The Z-45 had a fluted chamber to ease extraction with the powerful 9×23mm Largo cartridge.^[6] Most Z-45s were issued with a 30-round box magazine, but a short 10-round magazine was available for law enforcement, or for prison forces guarding prisoners.^[6]

Variants

Versions chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum, .38 Super and .45 ACP were also produced, since the barrel can be easily removed.^[7]

Service

It was designed between 1942 and 1945.^[3] The Star Z-45 was adopted by the Guardia Civil in 1945, by the Spanish Police the next year, by the Air Force in 1947 and eventually by the Army in 1948.^[7] It was used in combat during the Ifni War against the Moroccan Army of Liberation.^[8]

Users

References

^ ^a ^b "Semiautomática y automática". armia-eibar.eus. Museo de la Industria Armera de Éibar [es].
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Wiener, Friedrich (1987). The armies of the NATO nations: Organization, concept of war, weapons and equipment. Truppendienst Handbooks Volume 3. Vienna: Herold Publishers. p. 433.
^ ^a ^b "Star Z-45 submachine-gun". iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museum.
^ ^a ^b Smith, Joseph E. (1969). Small Arms of the World (11 ed.). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company. pp. 544–546. ISBN 978-0-8117-1566-9.
^ de Quesada, Alejandro (2014). MP 38 and MP 40 Submachine Guns. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1780963884.
^ ^a ^b Hogg, Ian V. and Weeks, John, Military Small Arms of the 20th Century, 6th ed. DBI Books, Inc. (1991)
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Huon, Jean (November 2007). "The STAR Z-45 Submachine Gun". Small Arms Review. Vol. 11, no. 2.
^ Bueno Carrera, José María; Bueno, José Glez. (1994). La Legion: 75 años de uniformes legionarios (PDF) (in Spanish). Ramos Pérez. p. 94. ISBN 9788460495529.
^ Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Angola". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 447.
^ Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Cuba". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1508.
^ Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Egypt". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1638.
^ Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Mauritania". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3103.
^ Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Peru". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3247.
^ Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Portugal". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3371.
^ Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Spain". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 4250.

[armia-eibar.eus-1] "Semiautomática y automática". armia-eibar.eus. Museo de la Industria Armera de Éibar [es].

[Wiener_1987-2] Wiener, Friedrich (1987). The armies of the NATO nations: Organization, concept of war, weapons and equipment. Truppendienst Handbooks Volume 3. Vienna: Herold Publishers. p. 433.

[IWM-3] "Star Z-45 submachine-gun". iwm.org.uk. Imperial War Museum.

[Smith-4] Smith, Joseph E. (1969). Small Arms of the World (11 ed.). Harrisburg, Pennsylvania: The Stackpole Company. pp. 544–546. ISBN 978-0-8117-1566-9.

[MP_40-5] Quesada, Alejandro (2014). MP 38 and MP 40 Submachine Guns. Osprey Publishing. ISBN 978-1780963884.

[Hogg,_Ian_V_1991-6] Hogg, Ian V. and Weeks, John, Military Small Arms of the 20th Century, 6th ed. DBI Books, Inc. (1991)

[Huon-7] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Huon, Jean (November 2007). "The STAR Z-45 Submachine Gun". Small Arms Review. Vol. 11, no. 2.

[8] Bueno Carrera, José María; Bueno, José Glez. (1994). La Legion: 75 años de uniformes legionarios (PDF) (in Spanish). Ramos Pérez. p. 94. ISBN 9788460495529.

[Janes_Angola-9] Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Angola". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 447.

[10] Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Cuba". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1508.

[11] Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Egypt". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 1638.

[12] Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Mauritania". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3103.

[13] Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Peru". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3247.

[14] Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Portugal". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 3371.

[15] Gander, Terry J. (2000). "National inventories, Spain". Jane's Infantry Weapons 2001-2002. p. 4250.

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