ZH-29

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The ZH-29 is a Czech semi-automatic rifle designed in the late 1920s. The rifle is gas operated and uses a novel side-tilting bolt that would go on to influence locking systems on the Turner SMLE and StG-44. This system necessitates that both the barrel and sights are offset to the left side of the receiver, giving it a unique asymmetric profile.

While adopted in only in small numbers in its nation of origin, the ZH-29 saw more success on the export market, where it was sold to a number of African, Asian and South-American countries, the most prominent being the China. It was also trialled in the United States and Japan, the latter of which produced local copies on a limited scale before World War II. After Czechoslovakia was occupied by Nazi Germany in 1938, a number of confiscated ZH-29s would see service with the Wehrmacht.

Battlefield V
The ZH-29 is set to be featured in Battlefield V. It first appeared in the closed beta playable at Gamescom. Currently, it is the only semi-automatic rifle usable by the Recon class.