includes a list of references but its sources remain unclear because it has insufficient inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . august 2008 learn how and when to remove this template message esk zbrojovka uhersk brod type joint stock company industry firearms predecessor esk zbrojovka founded 1919 1919 jiho esk zbrojovka 1936 1936 uhersk brod factory founder karel bubla alois tomiska headquarters uhersk brod moravia czech republic area served worldwide products pistols rifles sub machine guns precise components for aircraft engines and automobiles number of employees 1800 subsidiaries cz usa 1997 us market zbrojovka brno 2008 brno rifles website www.czub.cz czech www.cz usa.com usa esk zbrojovka a.s. uhersk brod zub english czech arms factory is a czech firearms manufacturer . contents 1 history 2 notable developments 3 current production 3.1 handguns 3.2 rimfire rifles 3.3 centerfire rifles 3.4 shotguns 3.5 air rifles 3.6 military and law enforcement 3.7 other 4 older products 4.1 handguns 4.2 smallbore rifles 4.3 bigbore rifles 4.4 aircraft machine guns 4.5 military rifles 4.6 submachine guns 4.7 shotguns 4.8 miscellaneous 5 see also 6 references 7 literature 8 external links history edit esk zbrojovka in 1918 several former members of the austro hungarian military service assumed a controlling interest in the austro hungarian armament shop in brno czechoslovakia renaming it st tn zbrojovka a stroj rna v brno state armament and engineering works of brno . approximately a year later the name was changed to esk slovensk zbrojovka czechoslovak state armament works . the former provinces of bohemia and moravia had long been firearms manufacturing centers within their regions . prior to 1924 this firm was involved mainly with mauser model 98 type rifles both assembly and mfg. . around 1923 pistol manufacture was transferred from brno to cesk zbrojovka located in strakonice czechoslovakia . 1 esk zbrojovka uhersk brod or zub was first established on 27 june 1936 as a branch of the esk zbrojovka strakonice armament firm in the small moravian town of uhersk brod in czechoslovakia now in the czech republic . the decision was made in the light of the rising power of german nazi expansionism especially after the hitler s unopposed remilitarization of the rhineland with the aim of moving the manufacturing of firearms further from german border . the factory was built within 16 weeks of the initial decision . 2 after world war ii all the firearms manufacturers were managed by a single central agency which required that any firearm exported will bear the brno markings ; this is why many zub firearms even those made in uhersk brod or strakonice bear brno markings . firearms principally designed by the famed czech firearms engineers frantisek and josef kouck bear the zkk zkm zkp or zkr acronyms 3 4 zkk z for esk zbrojovka brno manufacturer k for kouck k for kulovnice rifle zkm z for esk zbrojovka brno manufacturer k for kouck m for malor ka rimfire zkp z for esk zbrojovka brno manufacturer k for kouck p for pistole pistol zkr z for esk zbrojovka brno manufacturer k for kouck r for revolver revolver during 1964 1966 the czech government transferred the production of long guns from zbrojovka brno to cesk zbrojovka uhersky brod zub . 1 throughout the cold war zub manufactured a wide variety of military small arms including the sa vz . 58 assault rifle the korpion vz . 61 submachine gun various .22 caliber training and target rifles and the very successful cz 75 family of pistols . 1 while many firearm designs originated in brno zbrojovka brno was not the manufacturer . because of this the long guns manufactured in the mid 1960s including the zkk 600 and zkk 602 series and the zkm rimfires were actually manufactured by cz uhersky brod zub . 1 because of the czech government s decision to merge manufacture within both companies the brno trademark was also used by cesk zbrojovka uhersky brod . 1 by the early 1980s firearms production at zbrojovka brno accounted for less than 3 % of its total capacity 1 as production was shifted to the manufacture of typewriters diesel motors and automatic machine tools . 1 in 1991 the czech weapons factories were de centralized and began business as free market companies . 1 in 1992 esk zbrojovka a.s. plc uhersk brod became private moving into the free world economy and eventually establishing a small arms presence in over 90 countries . 1 in 1997 zub established a permanent presence in the united states with the founding of cz usa . zub and cz usa continue to market small arms worldwide with military police defensive sporting and recreational firearms . the zub factory employs some 1800 engineers craftsmen and business personnel making it one of the largest firearms manufacturers in the world . the company manufactured over 260 000 firearms in 2014 alone . 5 notable developments edit over the years esk zbrojovka has developed several revolutionary or highly influential designs in various fields of small arms most notably vz . 23 25 submachine gun with overhanging bolt vz . 52 roller locked automatic pistol vz . 61 korpion ultra compact submachine gun with rate reducer vz . 75 high capacity automatic pistol with cam unlocking current production edit handguns edit cz 75 sp 01 cz p 07 cz p 09 cz 75 cz 75 b cz 75 sp 01 cz 75 sp 01 shadow cz 75 shadow line cz 75 compact including cz p 01 and cz p 06 cz 2075 rami cz 92 cz 97 b cz 75 tactical sports orange rimfire rifles edit cz 455 jaguar cz 455 lux ii . cz 455 lux cz 455 standard cz 455 long cz 455 ultramatch cz 455 supermatch cz 455 fs cz 455 american cz 455 synthetic cz 455 varmint cz 455 evolution cz 455 thumbhole cz 455 thumbhole grey cz 512 semi automatic centerfire rifles edit cz 527 lux cz 527 carbine cz 527 youth carbine cz 527 fs cz 527 varmint cz 527 varmint laminated cz 527 american cz 527 synthetic cz 527 exclusive ebony edition cz 557 lux cz 557 sporter cz 557 carbine cz 557 synthetic cz 550 standard cz 550 magnum standard cz 550 lux cz 550 magnum lux cz 550 fs cz 550 exclusive ebony edition shotguns edit brno combo brno effect brno competition cz usa 712 cz usa hammer coach cz usa canvasback cz usa ringneck cz usa woodcock cz usa redhead cz usa bobwhite cz usa mallard air rifles edit cz 200 t cz 200 s hunter cz slavia 634 cz slavia 631 630 military and law enforcement edit cz 805 bren a1 a2 sa vz . 58 cz scorpion evo 3 a1 cz 750 s1 m1 cz 805 g1 under barrel grenade launcher other edit cz 805 bren s1 cz scorpion evo 3 s1 older products edit handguns edit cz 92 z pistol modell 27 kal 7.65 mm z pistol caliber 7.65 mm z pistol caliber 6.35 mm model lk 38 pistol 9 mm caliber duo pistol caliber 6.35 mm target pistol model zkp 493 cz 40p limited run no longer in production cz 45 cz 50 cz 52 cz 70 cz 82 and cz 83 cz 100 cz 110 cz 122 zkr 590 grand revolver in calibers .38 and .22 and 7.62 nagant short cz 40b joint venture with colt smallbore rifles edit model 242 model 243 model 244 model 244 model 245 model 246 model 247 zkm 452 2e cz 452 cz 453 cz 455 cz 511 cz 513 cz 527 caliber .17 hornet ; .204 ruger ; .223 rem ; 7.62 x39 etc. bigbore rifles edit cz 550 cz 557 cz 584 calibre 7x65r ; 7 57r ; 5.6 52r ; 6.5 57r ; .243 win ; .308 win etc. aircraft machine guns edit lk 30 mg 17 military rifles edit sa vz . 58 vz . 24 vz . 33 vz . 52 vz . 52 57 sa vz . 58 z 2000 cz s 810 hrom submachine guns edit korpion vz . 61 korpion vz . 61 7.65 17mm browning sr vz . 48 9 19mm parabellum and 7.62 25mm tokarev . shotguns edit the cz 581 over and under shotgun 12 12 bore ; the cz 585 over and under shotgun ; the over and under rifle shotgun ; the cz 582 prepared for skeet shooting miscellaneous edit signal flare pistol components for the infantry fire support machine gun models mg 34 mg 81 and the k 35 anti aircraft cannon the ub 070 and 071 alarm starting pistols signal pistols models 44 67 . produced between 1981 1983 model zkp 493 target pistol air rifle models z 47 235 236 237 612 614 618 620 624 630 631 632 634 800 801 and 802 air rifles . models 802 803 603 608 612 615 618 620 622 and 624 mainly calibre 5.5 mm slavia air rifles the 603 608 612 620 and 622 air pistol model zvp calibre 4.5 mm the app automatic gas fired pistol the tex 086 the tex model 3 a break barrelled air pistol model cz 75d compact 4.5 mm calibre co2 pistol three shot automatic shotgun cz 241 in 12 16 and 20 gauge over and under shotguns calibres 12 16 and 20 over and under z models 581 and 584 586 the zkk 600 601 and 602 hunting rifles calibers ranging from .243 win .248 win the zkw 465 hornet rifle and the zkw 465 fox rifle the zkm 452 561 573 and 581 small bore rifles the zkw 465 680 the cz 537 rifle see also edit esk zbrojovka strakonice zbrojovka brno category semi automatic pistols of czechoslovakia gun politics in the czech republic references edit a b c d e f g h i manufacturers brno arms zbrojovka brno www.bluebookofgunvalues.com retrieved 30 aug. 2016 http www.dotyk.cz 09 2015 15 budu li ohrozen vystrelim zve ejn no 29.4.2010 kalend rium 29 . dubna 1969 po tek unik tn esk zbran cz 75 vlo il admin www.svornost.com fencl ji zbra a i par excellence brat i josef a franti ek kou t 2 . d l http www.valka.cz 31 jan. 2015 http zpravy.aktualne.cz ekonomika ceska ekonomika idet z ceska se opet stava zbrojarska mocnost r 923d8bb6fe0e11e4a43f002590604f2e literature edit david pazdera jan skramou sk esk zbrojovka . historie v roby zbran v uhersk m brod esk zbrojovka . history of weapon manufacturing in uhersk brod 2006 isbn 80 903450 9 3 . two chapters online 1 and 2 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to esk zbrojovka uhersk brod . esk zbrojovka official website cz usa official website cz firearms factory tour the history of cz 1934 1945 on youtube v t e esk zbrojovka uhersk brod handguns cz 45 cz 50 cz 52 cz 75 cz 82 and cz 83 cz 85 cz 97 cz 100 cz 110 rifles cz 452 cz 455 cz 527 cz 550 cz 805 bren a1 a2 z 2000 vz . 24 vz . 33 vz . 52 vz . 52 57 vz . 58 submachine guns cz scorpion evo 3 a1 korpion vz . 61 vz . 48 czech weapons zw 40 zw 127 zw 438 zw 438 m9 zw 556 zw 762 zw 9 zw 9fc zw 9m zw 9ps rag 30 cz usa dan wesson firearms m1911 acp pistol related esk zbrojovka strakonice retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title esk zbrojovka uhersk brod & oldid 744593651 categories firearm manufacturers of the czech republiccompanies of czechoslovakiacompanies established in 1919hidden categories articles lacking in text citations from august 2008all articles lacking in text citationscommons category with local link same as on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links