Talk:Vz. 50

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Why is it incorrect to refer to it as a CZ 50? So far as I know all pistols made by Česká Zbrojovka a.s., Uherský Brod are called CZ followed by a number, usually the year of first production. "Vz", being model, is surely another way of saying the same thing. It's like "Beretta 92f" versus "Beretta M92f", isn't it? Both are correct depending on your preference. On the production history page of the CZ site (http://www.czub.cz/index.php?p=8&lang=en) a picture of the Vz 70 is captioned as "CZ 70 pistol in 7.65mm cal." which seems fairly definitive. With this in mind, I'm getting rid of the "incorrectly" bits. -- Anonymous

Vz 50 is the official designation of the pistol as accepted by the Czech military. CZ 50 is a colloquial expression. The production history page of the CZ website is itself inconsistent and often switches between official designations and popular names. BroadArrow 05:46, 21 May 2006 (UTC)

Vzor, basically meaning "model" or "version", is the military designation. CZ is the commercial designation. Non-military CZ firearms should be called CZs, though in common practice they are all referred to as CZ, even the military ones.

Has anyone ever heard of a "target pistol" built on the frame of the vz 50/vz 70 series? I've found this while surfing: http://www.rehak-lov.com/detail.php?id=78 Any further info on that would make a good addition to this article since sources on this model seem to be quite scarce (at least in the internet; czech or slovak speaking literature might be somewhat more plentiful). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 217.235.93.195 (talk) 21:05, 7 February 2008 (UTC)