Czech Republic

Czech Special Operator armed with CZ BREN 2

CZ BREN 2: The next generation of BREN

The CZ BREN 2 is a line of rifles offered in two calibers: 223 and 7.62×39. It is a modular, gas-operated assault rifle created

3 years ago

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Czech soldier firing CZ 805 BREN A1 assault rifle — A Czech soldier in action, demonstrating the power of the CZ 805 BREN A1 assault rifle (Photo: XY)

CZ BREN: A modular and reliable piston-operated selective-fire rifle

The CZ BREN is a cutting-edge assault rifle unveiled in 2009. It is designed to fire 5.56×45 rounds and utilizes a gas piston system to harness the powder gases generated during firing.

3 years ago

Rifles

Police officers with CZ Scorpion EVO 3 submachine guns (Photo: XY)

CZ Scorpion EVO 3: Simple, reliable, and deadly pistol-caliber carbine

The CZ SCORPION EVO 3 is a lightweight pistol-caliber carbine (PCC) that utilizes a patented blowback design, which combines a robust and dynamic breech with a removable trigger housing. In contrast to

3 years ago

Submachine Guns

CZ 75 Automatic pistol is rare version of CZ 75 — CZ 75 Automatic pistol is rare version of legendary CZ 75 (Photo: YouTube/Polenar Tactical)

CZ-75 Automatic: A rare automatic version of legendary Czech pistol

CZ-75 Automatic is a rare automatic pistol version of the legendary CZ 75 that was initially developed for special military and police units. This version first appeared in 1992 and aimed mainly

3 years ago

Pistols

SAMOPAL Vz.61 Skorpion submachine gun (Photo: XY)

SAMOPAL Vz.61 Skorpion: A Czechoslovak machine pistol

The SAMOPAL Vz.61 Skorpion is not a new weapon, but it deserves a mention for two reasons; firstly because it is a unique miniature submachine gun, and secondly because it is appearing

5 years ago

Submachine Guns

SAMOPAL vz. 58 at shooting range (Photo: Czech Army)

SAMOPAL vz. 58: A rifle that looks like an Soviet AK-47 but it is not

The SAMOPAL Vz. 58 is a service weapon of the Czech Army. Although there is a superficial resemblance to the Kalashnikov AK-47, Vz. 58 is a different weapon, designed and built-in Czechoslovakia

5 years ago

Rifles

Ceska Zbrojovka CZ 75 pistol (Photo: CZ)

CZ 75: One of the best Wonder Nine pistols ever

The CZ 75 pistol was introduced in 1975 as a military-style weapon produced worldwide for commercial sales. It was produced in the Czech Republic by the Ceska Zbrojovka company. It is, by far,

5 years ago

Pistols

CZ-Colt Z40: A rare double-action manufactured by Colt

The CZ-Colt Z40 pistol dates from 1998. The pistol was developed by Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ) together with Colt. Colt wanted to make a good double-action pistol but had never managed to master

9 years ago

Pistols

URNA: A police tactical unit of the Czech Republic

The Czech police’s URNA unit is a highly skilled and elite tactical unit, widely recognized as one of the premier units of its kind in Europe. Tasked with combating terrorism, organized crime,

13 years ago

SWAT

Czech Republic Special Forces — Before the mission (Iraq)

The brief history of the Czech Republic’s Military Police Special Operations Group (SOG)

The Special Operations Group (SOG) was part of the Military Police in the Czech Republic. The unit was designated as a special operations forces unit and was one of the youngest units

13 years ago

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