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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 ...
Zbrojovka Brno headquarters and gateway. Zbrojovka Brno, s.r.o is a maker of small arms in Brno, Czech Republic, wholly owned by Colt-CZ Group.In the past it also made light artillery, cars, motorcycles, tractors and various tools, such as typewriters and early computers.
ZB vz. 26 (main inspiration for Bren gun alongside the updated ZB vz 30) [23] [24] ZB vz. 26 Czechoslovak light machine gun, which saw extensive use in World War II by several countries. ZB vz. 30 [25] [26] Schwarzlose machine gun (Schwarzlose-Janeček vz.07/24 variant) [27] [28] ZB-53(Czechoslovak army designation TK vz 37) Czechoslovak medium ...
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).
Many 98/22 rifles displayed a slight curved stamp on the receiver, displaying the words "ČS.ST/ZBROJOVKA/BRNO", translating roughly into "Czechoslovak Armory of Brno." The later models of this rifle has the same text displayed without the curve to the text. If the rifle was adopted into Czechoslovak service, it will have a E-22 or E-23 mark ...
First introduced in 1956 as the BRNO Model 2 (ZKM 452), the Model 452 is a refinement of the CZ Model 1 (ZKM-451) .22 calibre rimfire bolt-action training rifle that first appeared in 1947. ZKM is an acronym for Zbrojovka-Koucký-Malorážka, the rifle's manufacturer ([Česká] Z brojovka), designer (Josef K oucký) and M alorážka - for small ...
The Wehrmacht soon adopted the ZB-26 after the occupation of Czechoslovakia, renaming it the MG 26(t); [9] it was used in the same role as the MG 34, as a light machine gun. In the opening phases of World War II, the ZB-26 in 7.92 mm Mauser caliber was used in large numbers by elements of the German Waffen-SS, who at first did not have full ...
The ZK-383 is a submachine gun developed by the Koucký brothers, who worked at the pre-war Československá zbrojovka, akc.spol. (under its name of Zbrojovka Brno after World War II) arms factory in Brno, Czechoslovakia. It was produced at a slow rate from 1938 onwards and was exported as far away as Bolivia and Venezuela. [2]