Vz. 61 Škorpion

The Škorpion ("Scorpio") is a compact Czech submachine gun/machine pistol manufactured by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod and used by law enforcement agencies and military forces since the 1960s. Originally created by Miroslav Rybář in 1959 as the Š-59, it was adopted in 1961 as the Samopal vzor 61, and launched into mass production in 1963. Although it was developed for security forces, it was also adopted by the Czechoslovak army as a personal defense weapon for personnel of lower military ranks, drivers of vehicles, armored personnel carriers, and special forces. The incredible compactness and ergonomics of the weapon, coupled with its extreme controllability even with full-auto fire, made it popular and desirable. The Škorpion has been widely imported and used all over the world; while it has been accepted by a number of law enforcement agencies and military forces, it has also become notorious in light of its similar popularity among terrorists, most notably the Irish Republican Army and Italian Red Brigades.
A separate highlight is its use in the USSR; while it was never been officially adopted, there is repeated evidence of its use for special purposes, including use by special forces of the KGB and MIA, VIP guards, and service in the security of strategic facilities. While the standard .32 caliber version was mainly used, there are claims that the 9x18mm version was also used.
==Specifications==
(1961 - Present)
Type: Submachine-gun/Machine Pistol (Arguments favoring both have been made)
 
Caliber: .32 ACP (vz. 61, vz. 91S, vz. 61 Pistol), .380 ACP (ZB vz. 64, vz. 83, vz. 91S, vz. 61 Pistol), 9x18mm Makarov (ZB vz. 65, vz. 82, vz. 91S, vz. 61 Pistol), 9x19mm Luger/Parabellum (ZB vz. 68, Sa 361), .22 LR (vz. 61 Pistol)
Capacity: .32 ACP, .22 LR: 10, 20-round box magazines; .380 ACP, 9x18mm: 12, 24, 30-round box magazines; 9x19mm: 10, 20, 30-round box magazines
Fire Modes: Full-Auto and Semi Auto (vz. 61 and other military variants), Semi Auto only (CZ 91 S aka vz. 91S, Sa vz. 61 Pistol, and other civilian variants)
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The Sa vz. 61 Skorpion and variants have been used in the following films, television series, video games, and anime by the following actors:
==Sa vz. 61 Škorpion ==
The Sa vz. 61 (Samopal vzor 61, "submachine gun model 1961") Škorpion is a Czechoslovak machine pistol. The weapon was also license produced in Yugoslavia as the M84.
=== Film ===
Title 	Actor 	Character 	Notation 	Date
The Vengeance of the Winged Serpent (La vengeance du serpent à plumes)	Philippe Khorsand 	Ratoff 	 	1984
Who's That Soldier? (Copak je to za vojáka?) 	Ivo Helikar 	Sgt. Honza Dostál 	 	1988
La Femme Nikita 	 	police officer 	 	1990
Freejack 	 	Mercenaries 	 	1992
Rage and Honor II 	 	Fake terrorists 	 	1993
Detonator II: Night Watch 	Kay Siu Lim 	Mao Yixin 	 	1995
Detonator II: Night Watch 	Pierce Brosnan 	Mike Graham 	 	1995
Executive Decision 	David Suchet 	Nagi Hassan 	 	1996
The Long Kiss Goodnight 	Geena Davis 	Charlene Elizabeth "Charly" Baltimore	 	1996
Cat's Eye 	 	King's soldiers 	 	1997
Face/Off 	Alessandro Nivola 	Pollux Troy 	 	1997
Ronin 	Various actors 	Bodyguards 	 	1998
Half a Chance 	 	 	 	1998
Jane Austen's Mafia! 	Deep Roy 	Small Hitman 	CZ Vz. 61 E, suppressed 	1998
Commander Hamilton 	Andrey Smolyakov 	Barabanov 	 	1998
Boondock Saints 	 	 	On the wall, near the door, in the armory 	1999
There Once Was a Cop III: Major Maisner a Dancing Dragon 	 	A porter 	 	1999
Virus 	Joanna Pacula 	Nadia 	 	1999
The Matrix 	Keanu Reeves 	Neo 	custom-built with with barrel shrouds and 30-round magazines; dual-wielded	1999
The Point Men 	 	Terorists 	with 10 round magazine and stock extended 	2001
Lion's Share (Lvinaya dolya) 	 	Simonov's henchmen 	 	2001
Blade II 	Leonor Varela 	Nyssa 	Usually dual-wielded 	2002
I Spy 	Various actors 	Gundars' henchmen 	 	2002
xXx 	Richy Müller 	Milan Sova 	 	2002
Equilibrium 	Various actors 	Resistance Members 	 	2002
Lone Hero 	 	A biker 	 	2002
Antikiller 	 	Criminals, SOBR personnel 	 	2002
The Matrix Revolutions 	 	Merovingian's henchman 	 	2003
District B13 (Banlieue 13) 	Various actors 	B13 gang member 	 	2004
District B13 (Banlieue 13) 	Various actors 	Montoyas' men 	 	2004
Smokin' Aces 	Tommy Flanagan 	Lazlo Soot 	with custom two-tone finish 	2007
The Black Madonna 	Birthe Neumann 	Risberg 	 	2007
Get Smart 	Steve Carell 	Agent 86 	 	2008
Get Smart 	Anne Hathaway 	Agent 99 	 	2008
Get Smart 	 	Krstic's Security Guards 	 	2008
The Dark Knight 	Various actors 	Joker's gang 	 	2008
The Dark Knight 	Various actors 	Scarecrow's men 	 	2008
Body of Lies 	Leonardo DiCaprio 	Agent Roger Ferris 	 	2008
Wanted 	Angelina Jolie 	Fox 	 	2008
District 13: Ultimatum (Banlieue 13: Ultimatum) 	 	 	 	2009
A Prophet 	Adel Bencherif 	Ryad 	 	2009
Defendor 	 	Criminal 	 	2009
Jerry Cotton 	 	Random criminals 	 	2010
Outrage 	 	Henchman 	 	2010
21 Jump Street 	Dominic 'Taz' Alexander	One-Percenter #4 - Lukas 	 	2012
Resident Evil: Retribution 	Sienna Guillory 	Jill Valentine 	Model 61(i) 	2012
Seven Psychopaths 	Amanda Mason Warren 	Maggie 	 	2012
Taken 2 	 	Goon 	 	2012
The Courier 	 	 	 	2012
This Means War 	Chris Pine 	FDR 	alternate scene 	2012
This Means War 	 	Henchman 	 	2012
Battleground 	 	 	 	2012
009-1: The End of the Beginning 	Shizuka Midorikawa 	Butterfly 	 	2013
Snowpiercer 	Chris Evans 	Curtis 	 	2013
Snowpiercer 	Alison Pill 	Teacher 	 	2013
Red 2 	Anthony Hopkins 	Dr. Edward Bailey 	Sa. Vz.61 Skorpian 	2013
Captain America: The Winter Soldier 	Sebastian Stan 	The Winter Soldier 	 	2014
The Equalizer 	 	Andri's henchman 	 	2014
The Equalizer 	Denzel Washington 	Robert McCall 	 	2014
Psychos 	 	Spetsnaz 	Yugoslavian made 	2015
Gangster Ka 	 	Assassin 	 	2015
7 Days in Entebbe 	 	Palestinian Hijackers 	CZ Vz. 61 E 	2018
Black Widow 	 	 	seen in arsenal 	2021
=== Television ===
Show Title 	Actor 	Character 	Note / Episode 	Air Date
Dempsey and Makepeace 	 	Various terrorist 	 	1985-1986
Dempsey and Makepeace 	Gaby Dellal 	Leila 	"Blood Money" (S02E06) 	1985-1986
Bergerac 	 	Israeli commandos 	Suppressed; "The Sin of Forgiveness" (S06E05) 	1988
Bergerac 	 	 	Seen in Hapgood's gun collection; "The Assassin" (S09E09)	1991
Nestor Burma - Season 2 	 	Kemal's friend 	"Un croque-mort nommé Nestor" (S2E5) 	1993
Kommissar Rex - Season 1 	Grzegorz Emanuel 	Kaschinski 	"Tanz auf dem Vulkan" 	1994
Kommissar Rex - Season 1 	Henryk Nolewajka 	Borek 	"Tanz auf dem Vulkan" 	1994
Medicopter 117 - Jedes Leben zählt - Season 1	Thure Riefenstein 	Paul Tamroff 	second episode 	1998
JAG 	 	Russian Secret Service 	"Hemlock" 	1995-2005
JAG 	 	The Shining Path members 	"War Cries" 	1995-2005
Alarm für Cobra 11 - Die Autobahnpolizei 	 	Thugs and Terrorists 	 	1996-????
Stargate SG-1 	 	Alien Museum security personnel	"Bad Guys" 	2007
Ultimate Force 	 	Various terrorists 	Ep 3.1 "Deadlier than the male" 	2005
Ultimate Force 	Jalaal Hartley 	Alan Eastwood 	Ep 3.1 "Deadlier than the male" 	2005
Julie Lescaut 	 	Krilof's henchmen 	"L'orphelin" (S14E02) 	2004
Battlestar Galactica 	Katee Sackhoff 	Captain Kara "Starbuck" Thrace 	Dual-wielded 	2004-2009
The Unit 	 	South African terrorists 	 	2006-2009
The Unit 	 	Iranian Embassy guard 	"Security" 	2006-2009
The Unit 	Michael Irby 	Sgt. Charles Grey 	"Sudden Flight" 	2006-2009
CSI Andel (Kriminálka Andel) - Season 1 	 	Police officer 	"Záchvěv lidskosti" (S1E01) 	2008
Romanzo criminale - La serie - Season 1 	Francesco Montanari	Libanese 	 	2008-2009
Two Santas (Zwei Weihnachtsmänner) 	 	Policie officers 	 	2008
NCIS 	David Dayan Fisher 	Trent Kort 	"Dead reconing" 	2009
Survivors 	 	Security guards 	 	2009-2010
Supernatural - Season 7 	Jensen Ackles 	Leviathan Dean 	Pistol / "Slash Fiction" (S07E06) 	2011
Crossing Lines 	 	Russian mobster 	 	2013
Clona 	 	Dyml's henchman 	"Práskac" (S1E5) 	2014
Specialists (Specialisté) 	David Prachar 	Mjr. Pavel Vondráček 	"Útěk podle jízdního řádu" (S1E01) 	2017
Specialists (Specialisté) 	Leos Noha 	Vojta Pokorný 	"Útěk podle jízdního řádu" (S1E01) 	2017
Wynonna Earp 	 	Revenant 	"Bury Me With My Guns On" 	2016
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier 	Sebastian Stan 	Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier 	M84; "New World Order" (S1E01) 	2021
The Continental: From the World of John Wick 	 	Bowery member 	"Loyalty to the Master" (S1E02) 	2023
The Continental: From the World of John Wick 	Nhung Kate 	Yen 	"Theater of Pain" (S1E03) 	2023
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
GoldenEye 007 	"Klobb" 	With 20-round magazine 	Originally called the "Spyder", can be dual-wielded 	1997
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear 	 	 	 	1999
S.W.A.T. 3: Close Quarters Battle 	 	 	Used by hostile NPCs 	1999
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear 	 	 	Usable in MP only 	1999
Perfect Dark 	"KLO 1313" 	 	Can be dual-wielded 	2000
Fallout Tactics 	"Scorpio" 	 	 	2001
Operation Flashpoint 	 	 	Only available in the Resistance expansion pack 	2001
America's Army 	 	 	Non-player weapon 	2002
Conflict: Desert Storm 	 	 	 	2002
Rainbow Six 3: Raven Shield 	"CZ-61" 	w/variety of accessories 	 	2003
Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater 	 	 	Laser dot sight 	2004
Vietcong 2 	 	 	 	2005
Project Reality 	 	 	Fitted with 20-round mag 	2005
Chameleon 	 	 	 	2005
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories 	 	 	 	2006
The Suffering: Ties That Bind 	 	 	Can be dual-wielded 	2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms 	"Skorpion vz 61" 	 	 	2007
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare 	"Skorpion" 	 	 	2007
Cross Fire 	"Dual Scorpion VZ.61" 	 	Dual-wielded 	2007
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 	"Skorpion" 	 	Only available via console commands 	2009
Combat Arms 	"Skorpion" 	Can have various upgrades 	Two-tone version available 	2008
Wet 	 	 	 	2009
Resident Evil 5 	"VZ61" 	Laser pointer 	Can be upgraded to hold 300 rounds (holds 50 by default in the PAL version)	2009
Kane & Lynch 2: Dog Days 	"Desert Spider" 	 	Excessively large 	2010
Splinter Cell: Conviction 	 	 	Not usable 	2010
Call of Duty: Black Ops 	 	Various upgrades 	Folding stock removed 	2010
Counter-Strike Online 	"Kart Blue" "Kart Red"	 	Heavily modified 	2010
Project Reality: Vietnam 	 	 	With 20-round magazine 	2012
Far Cry 3 	"Skorpion" 	 	 	2012
007: Legends 	 	 	 	2012
Payday 2 	"Cobra" 	 	Added in Hotline Miami DLC (2014) 	2013
World of Guns: Gun Disassembly 	"Skorpion VZ 61" 	Suppressor, 10- or 20-round magazines	 	2014
Squad 	"Vz. 61 Skorpion" 	 	 	2015
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"VZ61" 	 	 	2016
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades	"Noisemaker" 	 	Stylized, fires from an open bolt 	2016
Mafia III 	 	 	 	2016
Ghost Recon: Wildlands 	 	 	 	2017
Black Squad 	"Skorpion" 	Stock unfolded 	 	2017
Far Cry 5 	"Skorpion" 	 	 	2018
Vigor 	"Skorpion" 	 	 	2018
Call to Arms 	 	 	Sa vz. 61 Škorpion 	2018
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Misery 	 	 	Sa vz. 61 Škorpion 	2018
Far Cry New Dawn 	"Skorpion" 	 	 	2019
Far Cry 6 	"Skorpion" 	 	 	2021
Military Conflict: Vietnam 	 	 	 	2022
Marauders (video game) 	"VZ Klobb" 	Incorrect 24-round mag, stock folded 	Incorrectly chambered in 9mm, erroneous 3-round burst 	2022
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GAMMA 	 	 	 	2022
=== Anime ===
Film/Television Title 	Character 	Notation 	Date
Heartwork: Love Guns 	Yakuza thug 	 	2003
Heartwork: Love Guns 	Yukari Morikawa 	 	2003
Burn-Up Scramble 	 	 	2004
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 	Marcelo Jarti 	 	2002-2003
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 	A robber 	 	2002-2003
Ghost in the Shell Stand Alone Complex 	NSS Agents 	used to plant evidence 	2002-2003
Gunslinger Girl 	Padania Terrorists 	 	2003
Gungrave 	Orcmen members 	 	2003-2004
Gungrave 	Milleninum members 	 	2003-2004
Gungrave 	Harry 	 	2003-2004
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG 	Individual Eleven members	 	2004-2005
Ghost in the Shell S.A.C. 2nd GIG 	Dejima Uprising refugees 	 	2004-2005
The Strange Case Files of Ryoko Yakushiji 	Mercenaries 	 	2008
Gunslinger Girl: Il Teatrino 	Franco 	 	2008
Asobi ni Ikuyo: Bombshells from the Sky 	 	 	2010
Witch of Steel - Annerose 	Vigilant 	"Punishment of the Witch: Witchpunish" (E3)	2012
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³	Yura Yamato 	custom emblem on grip, airsoft 	2013
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³	Sonora Kashima's mentor 	custom emblem on grip, airsoft 	2013
Stella Women's Academy, High School Division Class C³	Rento Kirishima 	custom emblem on grip, airsoft 	2013
Puella Magi Madoka Magica the Movie: Rebellion 	Homura Akemi 	 	2013
Sword Art Online II 	Player 	 	2014
==Sa vz. 82 Skorpion==
The 9x18mm model vz. 82 is denoted by its straight magazine, unlike the curved magazine of the .32 ACP vz. 61 Skorpion. The first version of the prototype also featured a two-piece extendable telescopic stock (which was supposed to help with the original's short length), but this feature was never adopted. Note: this weapon was never produced in large quantities (despite statements in some sources that it replaced vz. 61 in the service), therefore, the variants available for appearance in live-action media will likely be civilian semi-auto (initially) versions, such as the vz. 91S and vz. 61 Pistol.
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Splinter Cell 	 	 	unusable 	2002
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots	Vz 83 	Visible laser sight 	Labelled as Vz 83 but shown firing 9x18mm Makarov rather than .380 ACP	2008
7.62 High Calibre 	 	w/ various attachments	 	2008
Grand Theft Auto V 	Mini SMG 	 	 	2013
=== Anime ===
Film/Television Title 	Character 	Notation 	Date
Gate: Thus the JSDF Fought There	Chinese MSS Operators	Suppressed	2015
==Sa vz. 83 Skorpion==
The Sa vz. 83 is a Skorpion chambered for .380 ACP. Also uses straight magazines. Note: this weapon was never produced in large quantities, therefore, the variants available for appearance in live-action media will likely be civilian semi-auto (initially) versions, such as the vz. 91S and vz. 61 Pistol.
===Video Games===
Game Title 	Appears as 	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Rainbow Six: Vegas 2	Skorpion VZ83 	w/ various attachments	modeled w/ 20-round magazines but holds 30 rounds	2008
Warface 	Metasoma 83 (Warface West)	 	 	2012
==CZ Sa 361 Skorpion==
 
The Sa 361 is a modernized version of the experimental 9x19mm ZB vz. 68 Skorpion. Originally known as the CZ Škorpion 9x19, it was introduced in 1999. But, it was never put into mass production, because it could not find customers, and until 2004 the plant only produced 85 of these submachine guns. Further attempts led to the improved CZ 868 (also known as the XCZ 868) prototype in 2005, but in the end it was decided to develop a fundamentally new submachine gun chambered for 9x19mm, which led to the CZ Scorpion Evo 3.
=== Video Games ===
Game Title 	Appears as	Mods 	Notation 	Release Date
Splinter Cell: Conviction	"Skorpion"	Can be upgraded with a better stock for improved accuracy, a reflex sight, and hollow point ammunition	has an old Bakelite pistol grip	2010
==See Also==
*CZ - A list of all firearms manufactured by Česká zbrojovka
*Armitage International Scarab Skorpion - Externally similar American pistol
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