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After the dissolution of the Second Czechoslovak Republic, many of these weapons saw combat in World War II: with the Axis Slovak Republic and with Nazi Germany after it occupied Czechoslovakia. [1] [2] These weapons also saw widespread use abroad after being sold off to international buyers. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Vz. 24 Type Bolt-action rifle Place of origin Czechoslovakia Service history Used by See Users Wars Constitutionalist Revolution Chaco War Ecuadorian–Peruvian War Spanish Civil War Second Sino-Japanese War World War II Chinese Civil War Biafran War Production history Designed 1924 Manufacturer Zbrojovka Brno Produced 1924–1942 Specifications Mass 4.2 kg (9.2 lb) Length 1,100 mm (43.3 in ...
The puška vz. 33 [2] ("rifle model 1933", sometimes referred to as krátká puška vz. 33 – "short rifle model 33") was a Czechoslovak bolt-action carbine 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 (gendarmerie).
A version of the ZH-29 rifle was chambered in .276 Pedersen cartridge and was submitted to US Army trials but was unsuccessful. [ 4 ] During the last stages of the development in the AK-47 assault rifle, the testing grounds committee advised Mikhail Kalashnikov to redesign the trigger group of the AK-46 rifle prototype along the lines of ZH-29 ...
Pages in category "Rifles of Czechoslovakia" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. CZ 452;
The Vz. 98/22 is a Czechoslovak-designed, full-sized, bolt-action rifle, designed and produced in Czechoslovakia.It replaced the Gewehr 98 rifles purchased from Germany after the Treaty of Versailles.
Czechoslovak infantry armed with vz. 24 rifles. The Czechoslovak Army (Czech and Slovak: Československá armáda) was the name of the armed forces of Czechoslovakia. It was established in 1918 following Czechoslovakia's declaration of independence from Austria-Hungary.
Czech Republic: Assault rifle and carbine: 5.56×45mm NATO: Standard issue rifle since 2011 (replacement of the vz. 58). Replacement of the rifle decided in 2020, to be replaced by the CZ 805 BREN 2 by 2025 and to be put in reserve. [8] In February 2010, it won the tender for: [16] 6,687 CZ 805A1 assault rifles; 1,250 CZ 805A2 carbines