An Overview of Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ) Weapons

CZ is a name which may be applied to a variety of Czech-made firearms, which may have been built at a number of different factories, all of which shared the "CZ" designation but were separate companies. The Wikipedia articles below are relevant.

• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_Zbrojovka_firearms - about all of the CZ factories.
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C4%8Cesk%C3%A1_zbrojovka_Uhersk%C3%BD_Brod - about the one which most Americans have heard of, CZUB.

CZ has produced a large number of guns on contract for other nations' militaries, incidentally. The Bren LMG was one such example.

Notable Clones

• Czechpoint Firearms produces semi-automatic versions of the VZ-58 and other Czech weapons.
• EAA's Witness series are CZ-75 derivatives.
• IMI's Jericho pistols are CZ-75 derivatives.
• Magnum Research's Baby Eagle pistols are CZ-75 derivatives.

Gunwiki articles on CZ Pistols

• CZ-52 - Decocker check, +1 mag mod
• CZ-75B - Turning 40cal mags into full-capacity 9mm mags
• CZ-97B - Stripping a CZ-97B, Taking care of the grip screws that keep coming off, Stripping a CZ-97B.

European American Armory

• EAA Witness - Age range information, Known Issues with the EAA Witness

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