Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod

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Česká zbrojovka a.s., known as Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod or CZ, is a Czech firearms manufacturer based in Uherský Brod. It is a subsidiary of Colt CZ Group. It makes pistols, rifles, submachine guns and grenade launchers for military and police, as well as the civilian market. The CZ 75 pistol, CZ Scorpion EVO 3 submachine gun and CZ BREN rifles are among its products. Česká zbrojovka Strakonice built the Uherský Brod factory in 1936 to produce aircraft machine guns. After the Second World War, the factory came under state ownership and became a separate enterprise in 1950. Under state ownership, the factory produced the vz. 58 assault rifle and vz. 61 Škorpion. Production of the CZ 75 pistol began in 1975. The business was privatised in 1992 and established CZ-USA in 1997. It became part of Česká zbrojovka Group, now Colt CZ Group, in 2018.

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