Caliber: 7.62x54 mm R
Weight: 8.6 kg light barrel;
Length: 1220 mm
Length of barrel: 591 mm
Belt fed: 50 rnds
Rate of fire: 750 rnds/min
The Universal Machine-gun model of 1959 (or Rachot) developed in Czechoslovakia by state-owned Zbrojovka Vsetin arms factory. UK59 is a MG of the Czech and Slovak armies. UK59 is chambered for 7.62x54mm R. UK59L - lightweight barrel/bipod, and UK59 - heavy barrel/tripod in ground or aerial modes. Source: world.guns.ru/machine/chex/vz59-uk-vz59-e.html
