Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod
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Česká zbrojovka a.s. Uherský Brod (ČZUB) is a Czech firearms manufacturer also known for making ČZ motorcycles.
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[edit] History
CZUB was established in 1936 as a branch of the Česká zbrojovka Armament firm in the small Moravian 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 bare the BRNO markings", this is why there are many CZUB firearms with BRNO markings.
Throughout the Cold War CZUB manufactured a wide variety of military small arms including the CZ 58 assault rifle, the vz. 61 Škorpion, various .22 caliber training and target rifles and of course the CZ 75 family of pistols.
In 1991 the Czech weapons factories were "de-centralized" and began business as free market companies. CZUB was the first to move into the free world economy, establishing a small arms presence across 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.
[edit] Production
[edit] Handguns
- ČZ pistol, calibre 7.65 mm
- ČZ pistol, calibre 6.35 mm
- Model LK 38 pistol, 9 mm calibre.
- DUO pistol, calibre 6.35 mm
- Target pistol, Model ZKP 493
- CZ 50
- Vz 52
- CZ 70
- CZ 75
- CZ 82 and CZ 83
- CZ 85
- CZ 97
- CZ 100 and CZ 110
- CZ 122
- ZKR 590 Grand revolver, in calibres .38 and .22
[edit] Smallbore rifles
- Model 242.
- Model 243.
- Model 244.
- Model 245.
- Model 246.
- Model 247.
- ZKM 452 2E.
- CZ 452.
- CZ 453.
- CZ 511.
- CZ 527.
[edit] Bigbore rifles
- CZ 550.
- CZ 750.
[edit] Aircraft machine guns
- LK 30.
- MG 17.
[edit] Military rifles
[edit] Submachine guns
- Vz 247 A (9 mm).
- Vz 247 B (7.62 mm).
- Vz 61 (Škorpion) (7.65 mm).
- Vz 47 (9mm).
[edit] Shotguns
- The CZ 581 Over and under shotgun, 12/12 bore; The CZ 584, calibre 7x57R; 5.6x52R; 6.5x57R; .243W; .308W and so on, depending on customers' requirements
- The CZ 585 Over and under shotgun; the over and under rifle/shotgun; the CZ 582 prepared for SKEET shooting
[edit] Miscellaneous
To be added to other categories:
- Models Z 235, 236 and 237 air-rifles.
- Signal / Flare pistol.
- Components for the infantry fire-support machine gun models MG 34, MG 81, and the K 35 anti-aircraft cannon.
- Air-rifle models Z 47, 235, 236, 237, 800, 801 and 802.
- Three-shot automatic shotgun - CZ 241, in 12, 16 and 20 bore calibres.
- Over and under shotguns, calibres 12,16 and 20.
- Air-rifles. Models 802, 803, 603, 608, 612, 615, 618, 620, 622 and 624, mainly calibre 5.5 mm
- Air-pistol, Model ZVP, caibre 4.5 mm
- Air-pistol, Model ZVP
- Model 58 Assault Rifle, calibre 7.62 mm
- Slavia air-rifles - the 603, 608, 612, 620 and 622
- The UB 70 Alarm/Starting Pistol
- Model ZKP 493 target pistol, the ZVP air-pistol
- The ZKM 452 small-bore rifle
- The ZKK 600, 601 and 602 hunting rifles
- The ZKW 465 Hornet rifle and the ZKW 465 Fox rifle
- The ZKM 452, 561, 573 and 581 small-bore rifles
- Over and under ČZ models 581 and 584 - 586
- The APP Automatic Gas-fired pistol,and the ZVP air-pistol
- The UB 070 and 071 Starting Pistols
- The Tex 086
- Air rifle models 612, 614, 618, 620, 624, 630, 631 and 632
- Signal pistols, models 44/67. Produced between 1981-1983
- Slavia Air rifles-models 630, 631, and 634
- The Tex, Model 3 - a break-barrelled air pistol
- Hunting Rifles - The ZKW 465, 680 ČZ 527, in calibres.22 Hornet, .222 Rem and later .223 Rem
- Rifles - The ZKK 600, 601, and 602, calibres .243 Winchester to .458 Winchester
- The CZ 537 rifle
[edit] See also
[edit] 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 [1].
