Zf.Ger.38

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| origin = {{flagcountry|Nazi Germany}}

| type = Machine Gun

| is_ranged = YES

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| design_date = 1938

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| cartridge = 7.92×57mm

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| caliber = 7.92

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| action = Blowback

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The Zf.Ger.38 is a machine gun of German origin. The weapon is a blank firing training weapon also used for static defence.{{cite web|url=http://www.forgottenweapons.com/zielfeuergerat-38-training-machine-gun/ |title=Zielfeuergerät 38 Training Machine Gun |publisher=Forgottenweapons.com |date=2010-06-22 |access-date=2012-09-27}} When the Allies examined the weapons discovered in the German Reich after World War II, they came across a device which was classified as a “spring gun” or “trip wire activated static defense machine gun”. It was a practice device with the name “Zielfeuergerät 38″.