According to Brno, from 1927 to 1939, a total of 30,249 ZB-26 were exported to China. Chinese Nationalist forces used the ZB-26 in 8x57 IS in their struggle with Communist Chinese and later Japanese forces. Many more countries imported or produced the design under license, including China, Yugoslavia, and Lithuania. In its most famous incarnation the ZB-26 was modified by ZB and British technicians, entering service as the famous Bren gun. In the opening phases of World War II, the ZB-26 in 7.92 mm Mauser caliber was used in large numbers by elements of the German Waffen SS, who at first did not have full access to standard Wehrmacht supply channels. The Wehrmacht soon adopted the ZB-26 after the occupation of Czechoslovakia, renaming it the MG 26(t) it was used in the same role as the MG 34, as a light machine gun. The gun possessed a bipod and could also be mounted on a tripod for better fire support efficiency if needed. The ZB-26 saw service with the Czechoslovak infantry, as well as being the primary or secondary armament on many later model Škoda armored vehicles.
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