The Universal Machine Gun Model 1959 (Czech: Univerzální kulomet vzor 59) is a general-purpose machine gun developed in Czechoslovakia in the 1950s.

It remains in use by the Czech Army and the Slovak Armed Forces.

59L model) and medium machine gun (heavy barrel and tripod), and can also be used as a co-axial mounted weapon (Vz.

The machine gun is equipped with a lever-type feed mechanism introduced in Louis Stange's MG 39 Rh,[1] which is operated by the feed lever mounted outside the right wall of the receiver.

The pistol grip acts as the charging handle for the Uk vz.