Ceská Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod
Encyclopedia
Česká zbrojovka a.s. Uherský Brod (ČZUB) is a Czech
firearms manufacturer.
armament firm in the small Moravia
n town of Uherský Brod
in Czechoslovakia
, now in the Czech Republic
.
After World War II
all the firearms manufacturers were managed by a single central agency which required that "Any firearm exported will bear the BRNO markings"; this is why many CZUB firearms bear BRNO markings.
Throughout the Cold War
CZUB manufactured a wide variety of military small arms including the Sa vz. 58 assault rifle
, the Škorpion vz. 61, various .22 caliber
training and target rifle
s and of course the CZ 75 family of pistol
s.
In 1991 the Czech weapons factories were "de-centralized" and began business as free market companies. In 1992, Česká Zbrojovka a.s.(PLC), Uherský Brod became private, moving into the free world economy and eventually establishing a small arms presence in over 60 countries.
In 1997 CZUB established a permanent presence in the United States
with the founding of CZ-USA
. CZUB and CZ-USA continue to expand and dominate the small arms market world wide, with military, police, defensive, sporting and recreational firearms.
The CZUB factory employs some 2000+ engineers, craftsmen and business personnel, making it one of the largest firearms manufacturers in the world.
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
firearms manufacturer.
History
CZUB was established in 1936 as a branch of the Česká zbrojovkaCeská Zbrojovka
Firearms associated with the name Česká zbrojovka , often rendered simply as "CZ" have been produced by various factories that have been mutually independent in their management and ownership.The factories include:...
armament firm in the small Moravia
Moravia
Moravia is a historical region in Central Europe in the east of the Czech Republic, and one of the former Czech lands, together with Bohemia and Silesia. It takes its name from the Morava River which rises in the northwest of the region...
n town of Uherský Brod
Uherský Brod
Uherský Brod is a town in the Zlín Region of the Czech Republic. It is situated in the south-east of Moravia . It lies in the Vizovice Highlands and near the White Carpathian Mountains ....
in Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
, now in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
.
After World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
all the firearms manufacturers were managed by a single central agency which required that "Any firearm exported will bear the BRNO markings"; this is why many CZUB firearms bear BRNO markings.
Throughout the Cold War
Cold War
The Cold War was the continuing state from roughly 1946 to 1991 of political conflict, military tension, proxy wars, and economic competition between the Communist World—primarily the Soviet Union and its satellite states and allies—and the powers of the Western world, primarily the United States...
CZUB manufactured a wide variety of military small arms including the Sa vz. 58 assault rifle
Assault rifle
An assault rifle is a selective fire rifle that uses an intermediate cartridge and a detachable magazine. Assault rifles are the standard infantry weapons in most modern armies...
, the Škorpion vz. 61, various .22 caliber
Caliber
In guns including firearms, caliber or calibre is the approximate internal diameter of the barrel in relation to the diameter of the projectile used in it....
training and target rifle
Rifle
A rifle is a firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder, with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves cut into the barrel walls. The raised areas of the rifling are called "lands," which make contact with the projectile , imparting spin around an axis corresponding to the...
s and of course the CZ 75 family of pistol
Pistol
When distinguished as a subset of handguns, a pistol is a handgun with a chamber that is integral with the barrel, as opposed to a revolver, wherein the chamber is separate from the barrel as a revolving cylinder. Typically, pistols have an effective range of about 100 feet.-History:The pistol...
s.
In 1991 the Czech weapons factories were "de-centralized" and began business as free market companies. In 1992, Česká Zbrojovka a.s.(PLC), Uherský Brod became private, moving into the free world economy and eventually establishing a small arms presence in over 60 countries.
In 1997 CZUB established a permanent presence in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
with the founding of CZ-USA
CZ-USA
CZ-USA is the US-based subsidiary of Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod, a Czech firearms manufacturer. CZ-USA, based in Kansas City, Kansas, is responsible for the importation and distribution of CZ products in the United States.- About CZ-USA :...
. CZUB and CZ-USA continue to expand and dominate the small arms market world wide, with military, police, defensive, sporting and recreational firearms.
The CZUB factory employs some 2000+ engineers, craftsmen and business personnel, making it one of the largest firearms manufacturers in the world.
Handguns
- ČZ pistol, caliber 7.65 mm
- ČZ pistol, caliber 6.35 mm
- Model LK 38 pistol, 9 mm caliber.
- DUO pistol, caliber 6.35 mm
- Target pistol, Model ZKP 493
- CZ 40P (Limited run, no longer in production)
- CZ 45CZ 45The Vzor 45, commonly known as CZ 45 is a compact blowback operated semi-automatic pistol chambered in .25 ACP. It was made in Czechoslovakia and later in the Czech Republic...
- CZ 50
- Vz 52
- CZ 70
- CZ 75CZ 75The CZ 75 is a semi-automatic pistol made by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod in the Czech Republic. First introduced in 1975, it is one of the original "wonder nines" featuring a staggered-column magazine, all-steel construction, and a hammer forged barrel...
- CZ 82 and CZ 83CZ-82The CZ 82 is a compact semi-automatic pistol made for the Czechoslovakian military with the designation "Vz. 82", "Vz" is an abbreviation for "vzor", which translates to "model." A civilian export version is called the CZ 83.- Overview :...
- CZ 85CZ 85The CZ 85 is a semi-automatic pistol chambered for 9mm Luger.It was manufactured in Czechoslovakia by Česká Zbrojovka. It is an updated version of the CZ 75, and has slight changes made to internal parts to increase reliability, and has an ambidextrous safety switch and slide stop, making the...
- CZ 97CZ 97BThe CZ 97B is a semi-automatic handgun introduced in 1997 in caliber .45 ACP. The CZ 97B is the big bore brother to the CZ 75B. Features include a screw-in barrel bushing and loaded chamber indicator. It retains all the functionality, ergonomics and accuracy of its smaller sibling. The CZ 97B...
- CZ 100CZ 100The CZ 100 was introduced in 1995 by Česká Zbrojovka , the first of CZs weapons to use synthetic materials. It has a sister model, CZ 101, which has a smaller magazine capacity ....
- CZ 110CZ 110The CZ 110 is a lightweight Czech 9 mm semi-automatic pistol developed and produced by Česká Zbrojovka of Uherský Brod. The CZ 110 is a double-action variant of the CZ 100, which was ČZ's entry into the polymer-frame pistol market.-Design details:...
- CZ 122
- CZ P-01
- CZ SP-01
- ZKR 590 Grand revolver, in calibers .38 and .22 and 7.62 Nagant short
Smallbore rifles
- Model 242.
- Model 243.
- Model 244.
- Model 245.
- Model 246.
- Model 247.
- ZKM 452 2E.
- CZ 452CZ 452The CZ 452 is a repeating bolt-action rimfire rifle manufactured by the Czech firearms manufacturer Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod ....
. - CZ 455.
- CZ 453.
- CZ 511.
- CZ 513.
- CZ 527CZ 527The CZ 527 is a bolt action smallbore rifle designed by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod. The rifle is available in numerous different designs and stylings...
.
Bigbore rifles
- CZ 550.
- CZ 750.
- CZ 584, calibre 7x57R; 5.6x52R; 6.5x57R; .243Win; .308Win, etc
Military rifles
- Vz. 24Vz. 24The vz. 24 rifle is a rifle designed and produced in Czechoslovakia from 1924 to 1942. It was developed from the Mauser Gewehr 98 line, though is not a clone of any specific Mauser model. The fit and finish are of the highest quality....
. - Vz. 33Vz. 33The puška vz. 33 was a Czechoslovak bolt action rifle that was based on a Mauser type action, designed and produced in Československá zbrojovka in Brno during the 1930s in order to replace the obsolete Mannlicher vz. 1895 carbines of the Czechoslovak četnictvo...
. - Vz. 52 (rifle).
- Vz. 52/57.
- Sa vz. 58.
- CZ 2000CZ 2000The ČZ 2000 is a prototype 5.56 mm caliber Czech weapon system, consisting of a standard rifle, carbine and light machine gun. The system was developed in 1991 after adapting the LADA firearm prototype The ČZ 2000 is a prototype 5.56 mm caliber Czech weapon system, consisting of a standard rifle,...
. - CZ 805 BREN A1/A2
- CZ S 810 HROM
Submachine guns
- CZ SCORPION EVO 3 A1 (9x19mm Parabellum).
- Škorpion vz. 61 (7.65x17mm Browning SR.32 ACP.32 ACP , also known as the .32 Automatic is a pistol cartridge. It is a semi-rimmed, straight-walled cartridge developed by firearms designer John Browning, initially for use in the FN M1900 semi-automatic pistol...
). - Vz. 48CZ Model 25The CZ Model 25 was perhaps the best known of a series of Czechoslovak designed submachine guns introduced in 1948. There were four generally very similar submachine guns in this series: the Sa 23, Sa 24, Sa 25, and Sa 26...
(9x19mm Parabellum and 7.62x25mm Tokarev). Under-barrel grenade launcher
Shotguns
- The CZ 581 Over and under shotgun, 12/12 bore;
- The CZ 585 Over and under shotgun; the over and under rifle/shotgun; the CZ 582 prepared for SKEET shooting
Miscellaneous
- Signal / Flare pistol.
- Components for the infantry fire-support machine gun models MG 34, MG 81, and the K 35 anti-aircraft cannon.
- The UB 070 and 071 Alarm/Starting Pistols
- Signal pistols, models 44/67. Produced between 1981–1983
- Model ZKP 493 target pistol
- Air-rifle models Z 47, 235, 236, 237,612, 614, 618, 620, 624, 630, 631, 632, 634, 800, 801 and 802.
- Air-rifles. Models 802, 803, 603, 608, 612, 615, 618, 620, 622 and 624, mainly calibre 5.5 mm
- Slavia air-rifles - the 603, 608, 612, 620 and 622
- Air-pistol, Model ZVP, calibre 4.5 mm
- The APP Automatic Gas-fired pistol
- The Tex 086
- The Tex, Model 3 - a break-barrelled air pistol
- Model CZ 75D Compact 4.5mm Calibre CO2 pistol
- Three-shot automatic shotgun - CZ 241, in 12, 16 and 20 gauge.
- Over and under shotguns, calibres 12,16 and 20.
- Over and under ČZ models 581 and 584 - 586
- The ZKK 600, 601 and 602 hunting rifles(calibers ranging from .243Win-.248Win)
- The ZKW 465 Hornet rifle and the ZKW 465 Fox rifle
- The ZKM 452, 561, 573 and 581 small-bore rifles
- The ZKW 465, 680
- The CZ 537 rifle
Literature
- David Pazdera, Ian Skramoušský: Česká zbrojovka. Historie výroby zbraní v Uherském Brodě
[ Česká zbrojovka. History of weapon manufacturing in Uherský Brod] , 2006, ISBN 80-903450-9-3. Two chapters online http://www.czub.cz/UserFiles/File/24-25.pdf and http://www.czub.cz/UserFiles/File/32-33.pdf.