In one of the previous History Monday articles we talked about the CZ 75 Champion, the very first dedicated CZ handgun for combat shooting disciplines. As this handgun turned out to be more than successful, CZ management wisely decided to further develop the concept. Today we will have a look at a pair of handguns […]
Česká zbrojovka has been known for plenty of firearms spread across different categories. Sports shooters enjoy the original concept of CZ 75. Armed forces, especially in former Czechoslovakia loved Vz. 58 rifles and Vz. 61 subguns. Hunters have been using famous CZ bolt action rifles like ZKK 600, CZ 527, or the more recent CZ […]
Do you like plinking? Ah, yes, we know you do! Everybody enjoys sending those tiny little .22 lead rounds down the range. This is the reason why semi-auto rimfire rifles have been so popular ever since the .22LR cartridge was invented. Let’s have a look at the story of CZ’s own plinker. Back in the […]
For centuries Czech gunsmiths were famous for their high-quality hunting rifles and nowadays these pieces of firearms history are often pinnacles of private as well as public collections. Generally speaking until the end of WW1 vast majority of firearms produced in the area of later Czechoslovakia was a custom work based on the precise requirements […]
You don’t have to be a firearms expert to know Sa vz. 61 nicknamed „Škorpion“. Its design is extremely iconic and so are the main features of this subcompact submachinegun. But there is much more to the story than you may think! Vz. 61 was designed in the late 1950s by one Miloslav Rybář and […]
For a very long time, Česká Zbrojovka has been known, among other products, for its excellent hammer-fired pistols. Countless shooters love the CZ 75 for its awesome trigger, low recoil, and last but not least, its beautiful design. When the CZ P-10C pistol was initially introduced, many people considered it to be CZ‘s first attempt […]
We can certainly agree that CZ 75 is a pretty damn sexy pistol. So, what could be even sexier? How about CZ 75 Automatic? The only CZ 75 specifically designed with fully automatic mode. The idea of making CZ 75 capable of fully automatic fire was born in the head of Ivo Janeba in […]
Have you ever been thinking about how would it look like if somebody combined a good old M1911 design with the more modern, and no less popular, CZ 75? Of course, there is already a gun like this – the amazing Dan Wesson DWX. However, what if I told you there was a completely different […]
Česká Zbrojovka or CZ for short has been a major player in the firearms industry for decades. There are several different firearms people associate with the factory located in the beautiful city of Uherský Brod. “Classic gun” fans will certainly name the CZ 75, the iconic product of the whole company. Sport shooters are most […]
