| Star Z84 | |
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| 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 |
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| Cartridge | 9x19 mm |
| Action | Blowback with telescopic bolt |
| Muzzle velocity | 1,312 ft/sec |
| Effective 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's an automatic pistol firing a 9x19 mm parabellum round. It's 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 favourite 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.