This video from Forgotten Weapons explores the Zagi, a Croatian submachine gun developed during the Homeland War. The Zagi draws heavily on the Sten gun design internally, featuring a Sten bolt and fire control group, while incorporating HK-style elements for its lower receiver, buttplate, and pistol grip. It's chambered in 9x19mm and utilizes MP40 magazines. The video also briefly mentions a suppressed variant with an MP5SD-style barrel. Production reached approximately 2000 units in 1991, with many later sent as aid to Bosnia. The author thanks the Croatian Police Museum and the Sisak Municipal Museum for access.
This video showcases the Šokac SMG, a Croatian submachine gun from the Homeland War. The specific example featured was a presentation model given to the police chief of Slavonsky Brod, the town of its manufacture. The video highlights a mid-production variant with a polymer lower receiver and 25-round magazines. The SMG is presented in a camouflage briefcase, which also contains cleaning supplies and a large baffle-type silencer. The content is provided thanks to access granted by the Sisak Municipal Museum.
This video explores the rare Croatian Alar SMG, a student-made submachine gun designed by Stipe Alar in 1971. Initially an illegal build, the design gained traction during the Croatian Homeland War when students at the mechanical trade school in Sisak began manufacturing them. The Alar features a simple trigger, a PPSh-style bolt, a basic underfolding stock, and modified MP40 magazines in 9mm Parabellum. Barrels were sourced from Steyr, smuggled from Austria disguised as car roof rack material. The video showcases three examples: the prototype, an early production model, and a standard variant, thanks to access provided by the Sisak Municipal Museum.
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