Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod
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Česká zbrojovka a.s. (CZ, English: "Czech armory"), is a Czech armament manufacturer that is based in Uherský Brod. The company is famous for producing service, hunting and sporting firearms. It is owned by the Czech holding company Colt CZ Group SE, which also owns other brands with related production programs.
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Company type | Joint stock company |
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Industry | Firearms |
Predecessor | Česká zbrojovka Strakonice |
Founded | 1919; 105 years ago (1919) (Jihočeská zbrojovka) 1936; 88 years ago (1936) (Uherský Brod factory) |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | |
Revenue | 4,996,687,000 Czech koruna (2017) ![]() |
773,098,000 Czech koruna (2017) ![]() | |
675,162,000 Czech koruna (2017) ![]() | |
Total assets | 4,777,464,000 Czech koruna (2017) ![]() |
Owner | Colt CZ Group |
Number of employees | 1,800 |
Parent | Colt CZ Group |
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Website | www |
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CZ currently has around 1,800 employees. It is one of the highest volume exporters in the Czech Republic, sending its products to more than 100 countries. The company is among the top ten small arms manufacturers in the world and five that manufactures automatic firearms.[1] In 2021, CZ acquired the Colt's Manufacturing Company;[2] the following year, the parent company changed its name to Colt CZ Group.[3]