Zbrojovka Brno

Zbrojovka Brno, s.r.o.
Company typePrivate limited company
IndustryFirearm
Headquarters
Brno
,
Czech Republic
ParentColt-CZ Group
Websitewww.coltczgroup.com
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.

In 1946, Zbrojovka started manufacturing tractors under the brand Zetor (a combination of the letter "Zet" and the word "tractor"). Zetor continues to make tractors as a separate company.

History

The company was founded in 1918 as a state-owned factory[1] known as the State Armament and Engineering Works.[2] The factory assembled German Gewehr 98 and Austrian Mannlicher M1895 rifles, but later began producing their own. In 1924–1925 a new factory was built, where cars, engines and other machines were produced in addition to rifles and machine guns. In the 1930s, the factory also produced Remington licensed typewriters and Skoda tractors.

During the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, Zbrojovka Brno was renamed to Waffenwerke Brunn and produced weapons for the Wehrmacht and the Waffen-SS. In 1944, the factory was severely damaged in the bombing of Brno. After liberation and rebuilding, it resumed production. In the second half of the 1940s, it produced engines, weapons and tractors. In November 1945, a prototype of the Zetor Z-25 tractor was produced, the name Zetor, which was maintained to this day, comes from the words "Zet" (the proclaimed first letter of the armory) and "or" (the end of the word tractor).

In the 1980s, the company refocused mainly on communication and computing technologies at the expense of weapons production and repair. In the 1990s, the number of employees began to decrease.

From 2003, the company continued to decline; in June 2006, arms production was discontinued. On 8 August 2006, the last employees were made redundant. Shortly after, at the beginning of September 2006, Zbrojovka Brno auctioned machine equipment at public auction. The machines and intellectual property were purchased by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod. Česká Zbrojovka restarted rifle manufacturing on a smaller scale. Zbrojovka Brno continues to make hunting rifles to this day as a subsidiary of Colt-CZ.

The 22.5 hectare premises in Brno were auctioned at the end of January 2008 for 707 million CZK (~30 million USD) by the investment company J&T. As of 2023 the area is being re-built by a real estate developer with the intention of building apartment and office buildings.

Products

Firearms

History

Bren light machine gun - a modification of ZB vz. 26

Current line-up

  • BRNO COMBO - rifle, calibers .243 Win. .308 Win. or .30-06 Springfield
  • BRNO STOPPER - double rifle, cal. 458 WinMag
  • BRNO EFFECT - rifle, cal. 30-06

Motor vehicles

1929 Z 18 pick-up truck

Zbrojovka built cars and light commercial vehicles with two-stroke engines. The first model was the Disk, which was a two-door light car with a four-cylinder, 598cc, 10 horsepower (7.5 kW) engine launched in 1924.[4] This was succeeded in 1926 by the Z 18, which was a two-door sedan powered by a two-cylinder, 1005 cc engine producing 18 horsepower (13 kW).[5] This was succeeded in 1929 by the Z 9,[6] which had a 993cc engine producing 22 horsepower (16 kW).[7] Body options for the Z 9 included a four-door sedan or convertible, two-door, four-seat sedan, two-seat convertible and a commercial light truck.[8]

In 1933, Zbrojovka introduced the Z 4, again with a two-cylinder engine. Early versions displaced 905 cc (55.2 cu in) and produced 19 horsepower (14 kW).[9] In 1934, Zbrojovka introduced a 980 cc (60 cu in) version that produced 25 horsepower (19 kW) in standard tune or 35 horsepower (26 kW) in the sports coupé version.[7]

Zbrojovka Z 5 Express two-door sedan

In 1935, Zbrojovka widened its range with two new models, the Z 6 Hurvínek and Z 5 Express. The Z 6 had a two-cylinder engine that displaced 735 cc (44.9 cu in) and produced 19 horsepower (14 kW).[10] The Z 5 engine was modular with the Z 6: a four-cylinder version that displaced 1,470 cc (90 cu in) and produced 40 horsepower (30 kW).[11] Zbrojovka designed a rakish new body style for the Z 5 and Z 6[12] and updated the Z 4 body to a similar style.[13]

Z6V racing car in the Brno-Soběšice race (1928)

In parallel with their consumer vehicles, Zbrojovka also produced the Zbrojovka Z 6V from 1927 to 1929. This was a racing car, notable for being the first Czechoslovak car equipped with a supercharger.

Zbrojovka Zetor 15

Zbrojovka ceased production of the Z4 and Z5 in 1936 and the Z6 in 1937. After the Second World War the company concentrated its vehicle manufacturing on tractors.

Computers

In the 1980s Zbrojovka manufactured 8-bit computers and computer peripherals[citation needed] under the brand Consul.

References

  1. ^ "History of the company - ZBROJOVKA BRNO".
  2. ^ Ball, Robert (2 August 2011). Mauser Military Rifles of the World (5th ed.). Gun Digest Books. p. 111. ISBN 978-1-4402-1544-5.
  3. ^ McCollum, Ian (23 December 2024). ZB47: A Truly Weird Czech SMG. Forgotten Weapons. Retrieved 26 December 2024 – via YouTube.
  4. ^ Tuček 2017, p. 89.
  5. ^ Tuček 2017, p. 91.
  6. ^ Tuček 2017, p. 93.
  7. ^ a b Tuček 2017, p. 187.
  8. ^ Tuček 2017, pp. 188–189.
  9. ^ Tuček 2017, p. 189.
  10. ^ Tuček 2017, p. 305.
  11. ^ Tuček 2017, p. 306.
  12. ^ Tuček 2017, pp. 305–307.
  13. ^ Tuček 2017, pp. 303–304.

Bibliography

  • Tuček, Jan (2017). Auta první republiky 1918–1938 (in Czech). Prague: Grada Publishing. ISBN 978-80-271-0466-6.

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