Z84

Star Z84
Cover of the Z84 user manual.
Type	Machine pistol
Place of origin	Spain
Service history
In service	1985-?
Used by	See Users
Production history
Designer	Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A.
Designed	1985
Produced	1985-?
Specifications (Star Z84)
Weight	3 kg
Length	610 mm stock extended 410 mm stock retracted
Barrel length	215 mm
Cartridge	9×19mm
Action	Blowback with telescopic bolt
Muzzle velocity	1,312 ft/sec
Effective firing range	50-100 m effective
Feed system	30-round magazine
Sights	Iron sights aftermarket reflex sights[1]

The Z84 is a Spanish machine pistol created by the Star Bonifacio Echeverria of Spain. It is an automatic pistol firing a 9×19mm parabellum round. Its operating mechanism consists of a blowback system with a telescoping bolt, this helps keep the dimensions short making it more compact. This makes it a favorite of Spanish security personnel

Rather similar in appearance to many other machine pistols of the time, it has a metal stock that can be folded on top of the weapon as well as a safety switch on the trigger. It was later configured to fire a wide variety of ammunition types, and thanks to the 600 rpm rate of fire, it is more manageable than other similar machine pistols. The Ingram MAC-10's rate of fire for example is 1,100 rpm.

Users

•  Spain: UEBC combat diver group of the Spanish Navy.^[2]

References

1. Firearms, the illustrated guide to small arms of the world by Chris McNab
2. Diez, Octavio (2000). Armament and Technology. Lema Publications, S.L. ISBN 84-8463-013-7.

Further reading

1. List of pistols
2. Machine pistol