Kulometná pistole vzor 38 (machine gun pistol model 38), also referred to as Samopal vzor 38 (submachine gun model 38), was a Czechoslovak submachine gun developed during the late 1930s by František Myška.^[2][3] The weapon was officially put into service with the Czechoslovak Army with an order of initial 3,500 pieces to be produced.^[1][4] However, due to the Sudeten crisis, the full-scale production of the submachine gun was halted with minuscule numbers being fully completed. None of the completed samples managed to be used by Czechoslovak soldiers.^[1]

KP vz. 38
Replica of vz. 38 SMG with drum magazine
Type	Submachine gun
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1937 - Present
Production history
Designer	František Myška
Designed	1937-1938
Manufacturer	Česká Zbrojovka Strakonice
No. built	15[1]
Specifications
Mass	3.2 kg
Length	810 mm
Barrel length	230 mm
Cartridge	.380 ACP
Action	Blowback
Rate of fire	500 rounds/min
Feed system	36 box magazine or 96 drum magazine