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{{distinguish|text=[[Škorpion vz. 61|Zastava M84 Škorpion]] license-built Škorpion vz. 61}}
{{Infobox weapon
|name = Zastava M84
|image = ZastavaM84gpmg.jpg
|caption = Right side view of the M84
|origin = [[Yugoslavia]]
|type = [[General-purpose machine gun]]
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|is_ranged = yes
<!-- Service history -->
|service = 1985–present<ref name="Military Factory">{{cite web |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/smallarms/detail.php?smallarms_id=813 |website=Military Factory |publisher=MilitaryFactory.com |access-date=7 June 2021|title=Zastava M84 }}</ref>
|used_by = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
|wars = [[Liberian Civil War (disambiguation)|Liberian Civil Wars]]<!--intentional link to DAB page--><br>[[Yugoslav Wars]]<br>[[War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)|War in Afghanistan]]<br>[[Iraq War]]<br>[[Syrian Civil War]]<br>[[Northern Mali conflict]]<br>[[Bosnian War]]
<!-- Production history -->
|designer =
|design_date = 1984
|manufacturer = [[Zastava Arms]]
|unit_cost =
|production_date = 1984–present<ref name="Military Factory" />
|number =
|variants = M84<br>M86
<!-- General specifications -->
|spec_label =
|weight = {{convert|8.8|kg|abbr=on}}
|length = {{convert|1175|mm|in|abbr=on}}
|part_length = {{convert|658|mm|abbr=on|1}}
|width =
|height =
|diameter =
|crew =
|passengers =
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->
|cartridge = [[7.62×54mmR]]
|cartridge_weight =
|caliber =
|barrels =
|action = [[Gas-operated]] (rotating bolt)
|rate = 700-800 rounds per minute
|velocity = 825 m/s
|range = 1000 m
|max_range =
|feed = Belt-fed with 100 and 250 round belts
|sights = Adjustable [[iron sights]], optional mount required for optical sights
}}

The '''Zastava M84''' is a [[general-purpose machine gun]] manufactured by [[Zastava Arms]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id%3D322 |title=ZASTAVA ARMS Kragujevac &#124; 1970 - 1992 |access-date=August 7, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507230500/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=322 |archive-date=May 7, 2012 }} History of Zastava Arms</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id%3D187 |title=ZASTAVA ARMS Kragujevac &#124; Light Machine Gun M84 |access-date=December 21, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310000907/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=187 |archive-date=March 10, 2012 }}</ref> It is a gas-operated, air-cooled, belt-fed and fully automatic shoulder-fired weapon.

The M84 is a licensed copy of the Soviet Union's [[PK machine gun|PKM]], with a few differences such as a differently shaped stock, and a slightly longer and heavier barrel which has slightly different measurements at the gas port and forward of the trunnion in diameter.<ref>{{cite book|title=PK (& close variants)|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/weapons/SAS-weapons-machine-guns-PK.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130626083154/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/weapons/SAS-weapons-machine-guns-PK.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 26, 2013|publisher=[[Small Arms Survey]]|series=Weapons Identification Sheet|access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref>

== Variants ==
=== M84 ===
The M84 is intended for infantry use, against enemy infantry and light vehicles. It is also configured for tripod mounting (like the PKS).<ref name="Janes 2002"/>

=== M86 ===
The M86 is a tank machine gun, and is designed to mount as a coaxial weapon on [[M-84]] tanks and other combat vehicles.<ref name="Janes 2002"/> The stock, bipod, and iron sights are omitted from this version,{{citation needed|date=March 2019}} and it includes a heavier barrel and electric trigger, much like the Russian PKMT. Another version, the M86A, is designed for external mounts and can be used dismounted.<ref name="Janes 2002"/>

===M84M===
An improved version of the M84. The changes include a picatinny rail on the receiver and a new buttstock.<ref>https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/idex-2025-m84m-modernised-gpmg-from-zastava-arms-44819974</ref>

== Users ==
[[File:A member of 3rd Kandak, 3rd Brigade, Afghan National Civil Order Police, participates in a dismounted patrol in Sher'Ali Kariz, Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, Feb 120224-A-QD683-059.jpg|thumb|Afghan National Civil Order Police officer with a M84 machine gun in 2012.]]

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* {{flag|Afghanistan}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Soviet Influenced Heavy Machine Guns in Afghan Service|url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2018/05/04/soviet-influenced-heavy-machine-guns-in-afghan-service/|website=thefirearmblog.com|date=4 May 2018}}{{better source needed|reason=self-published blog|date=March 2018}}</ref>
* {{flag|Bosnia and Herzegovina}}<ref name ="sipri">{{cite book|url=http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/transfers/transparency/national_reports/serbia/SER_08.pdf/view |title=Annual Report on the Transfers of Controlled Goods in 2008 |pages=51, 53|author-link=Ministry of Economy (Serbia)|author=Republic of Serbia: Ministry of Economy and of Regional Development|via= Stockholm International Peace Research Institute |access-date=25 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221190408/http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/transfers/transparency/national_reports/serbia/SER_08.pdf/view |archive-date=21 December 2014}}</ref>
* {{BFA}}: used by the Burkinabese contingent of the [[United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali]]<ref name="BFA-Mali">{{cite journal|journal=Revista Defensa |issue=495–496|date=July 2019|first=Erwan de |last=Cherisey|title=El batallón de infantería "Badenya" de Burkina Faso en Mali - Noticias Defensa En abierto|url=https://www.defensa.com/en-abierto/batallon-infanteria-badenya-burkina-faso-mali|language=es}}</ref>
* {{CAM}}
* {{CMR}}
* {{flag|Democratic Republic of Congo}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Joseph Kabila continues to over-equip his regime militarily for the upcoming political deadlines|url=http://desc-wondo.org/en/joseph-kabila-continues-to-over-equip-his-regime-militarily-for-the-upcoming-political-deadlines-jj-wondo/|first= Jean-Jacques |last=Wondo Omanyundu|date=23 May 2018|website=desc-wondo.org}}</ref>
* {{flag|Iraq}}<ref name="IWM">{{cite web|title= Yugoslav M84 general purpose machine-gun|url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30034945|publisher=[[Imperial War Museum]]|access-date=30 March 2019}}</ref>
* {{flag|Liberia}}<ref name ='SAS 2002'>{{cite book|title=Report of the Panel of Experts concerning Liberia (S/2002/1115)|author=United Nations Security Council|author-link=United Nations Security Council|date=25 Oct 2002|url=https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/D5FA5B63184345C5C1256C7E00456BF3-unsc-lib-25oct.pdf|page=18}}</ref>
* {{flag|North Macedonia}}<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Macedonia's Weaponry: A New Nation Re-Arms and Fights|first= Rob |last=Krott|url=https://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=2122|journal= Small Arms Review |volume=7|issue=1 |date=October 2003}}</ref>
* {{flag|Montenegro}}<ref>{{cite book|title=Significant Surpluses: Weapons and Ammunition Stockpiles in South-east Europe|first=Pierre|last= Gobinet|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/C-Special-reports/SAS-SR13-Significant-Surpluses.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120523064308/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/C-Special-reports/SAS-SR13-Significant-Surpluses.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 23, 2012|page=96|series=Special Report|publisher=Small Arms Survey|date=December 2011}}</ref>
* {{flag|Serbia}}<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20111005161608/http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=5b3fc439-04bf-102c-b61c-7e17f68cdaa3 Infantry weapons]</ref>
* 
* {{flag|Somalia}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.voanews.com/africa/mortar-rounds-shake-mogadishu-ahead-somali-presidential-vote|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201018113805/https://www.voanews.com/africa/mortar-rounds-shake-mogadishu-ahead-somali-presidential-vote|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2020|title = Mortar Rounds Shake Mogadishu Ahead of Somali Presidential Vote}}</ref>
* {{flagicon|Syrian Opposition}} [[Syrian National Army]]<ref name = "Syria">{{cite news|title=Syrie: la 3eme Légion, rebelles syriens et supplétifs de la Turquie à Afrin|language=fr|url=http://www.francesoir.fr/en-coop-matteo-puxton/syrie-la-3eme-legion-rebelles-syriens-et-suppletifs-de-la-turquie-afrin|date=8 November 2018|work=[[France-Soir]]}}</ref>

=== Former users ===
* {{flag|Croatia}}: Former user, replaced by [[FN MAG]] and [[Ultimax 100]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=ISAF Peacekeepers from Croatia|date=10 April 2014 |volume=6|issue=2|magazine=Small Arms Defense Journal|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=2432}}</ref>
* {{flag|Yugoslavia}}: Designated ''Mitraljez 7.62 mm M84''<ref name="Janes 2002">{{cite encyclopedia|title=Zastava 7.62 mm M84 general purpose machine gun|encyclopedia=Jane's Infantry Weapons 2002-2003|url=https://archive.org/details/Janes_Infantry_Weapons/page/n5921|pages=5922–5923|date=4 May 2001|first1=Terry J.|last1=Gander}}</ref>
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== Gallery ==
<gallery perrow="5">
File:M84 3 mg.jpg|A Zastava M84/3
File:M84 1 mg.jpg |A Zastava M84
File:SloveneM84.jpg|Side view of the light machine gun Zastava M84.
File:Zastava M84.jpg|A Zastava M84 with telescopic sight
</gallery>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101215214001/http://www.zastava-arms.co.rs/cms/index.php?id=176 Official website of Zastava Arms]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120310000907/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=187 Zastava M84]

{{Commons category}}

{{General Purpose Machine Guns}}
{{Zastava firearms}}

[[Category:General-purpose machine guns]]
[[Category:7.62×54mmR machine guns]]
[[Category:Machine guns of Serbia|M84]]
[[Category:Machine guns of Yugoslavia]]
[[Category:Zastava Arms]]
[[Category:Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1984]]


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