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Manufactured by the Czechoslovak firm Česká zbrojovka the vz. 82 replaced the 7.62×25mm Tokarev vz. 52 pistol in Czechoslovak military service in 1983. It is a compact, single/double-action, semi-automatic pistol with a conventional blowback action.
Daniel B. Wesson II worked at Smith & Wesson from 1938 until 1963, and strictly controlled production quality. [1] After the purchase of Smith & Wesson by Bangor-Punta, Wesson set out to open his own manufacturing operation in order to produce high quality, American made revolvers for service as well as competition use.
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January 3, 2024 Colt CZ Group acquired ownership of the Mk 47 Striker 40mm Advanced Lightweight Grenade Launcher system from General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS). [ 14 ] On July 16, 2024, the Governments of Ukraine and the Czech Republic signed two agreements on the joint production of weapons.
The CZ 85 is an updated version of the CZ 75, with slight changes made to internal parts to increase reliability.It has an ambidextrous safety switch and slide stop, making the pistol suitable for both right- and left-handed shooters.
The Vz. 82 was a military product not intended for commercial sales. It is significant that when Česká zbrojovka started manufacturing these pistols for commercial export it was as the CZ 83, not "CZ 82." Referring to the Vz. 82 as a "CZ 82" is like calling an M9 a "Beretta model 9" rather than using Beretta's own nomenclature of "Model 92FS."
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The CZ 52 pistol is a roller-locked short recoil–operated, detachable box magazine–fed, single-action, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the 7.62×25mm Tokarev cartridge (the gun was originally designed for 9×19mm Parabellum caliber but due to political pressures had to be redesigned for the then-standard Soviet pistol cartridge).