This video details the rare Fox .32 ACP police prototype, Czechoslovakia's first semi-automatic pistol. Designed by Alois Tomiška, it was an upscaled version of the .25 ACP Fox, featuring a unique folding trigger and a rolled sheet metal frame. Although only a prototype, its development paved the way for CZ's future in Strakonice.
The URZ (Universal Hand Weapon) was a Czech prototype modular weapon system designed by Jiri Cermak, intended to be configurable as various firearms from rifles to machine guns. It featured a unique roller-delayed blowback action and a mechanically actuated 50-round belt-fed drum. Despite its innovative design, the project was canceled in 1970 with only nine units produced, likely due to political or economic factors.
The Samopal vz 38 was Czechoslovakia's first officially adopted submachine gun, designed by František Myška at CZ Strakonice. Intended for fortifications, it utilized the common .380 ACP cartridge for logistical simplicity, despite its underpowered nature for an SMG. Its design featured an open-bolt, blowback operation and a distinctive 96-round drum magazine, a copy of the Finnish Suomi's mechanism adapted for the smaller caliber. Only 20 prototypes were produced before German occupation halted further development.
This virtual tour of the Czech Army Museum in Prague, hosted by Ian McCollum, covers centuries of military history with a focus on firearms. Exhibits range from medieval armor and matchlocks to WWI weaponry like the Salvator-Dormus and Chauchat, and interwar Czech designs such as the ZB-26. The museum also showcases WWII German late-war equipment like the Fliegerfaust, Cold War era firearms like the Vz. 58, and modern Czech military hardware including the CZ Bren 805.
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