CZ is one of the most well known and Czech gun maker, producing the legendary CZ 75 line of 9mm pistols, the Skorpion mico-SMG, and highly regarded rifles and shotguns. A few people know what the initials C and Z stand for but even fewer know how to pronounce the Czech name of the company: Česká Zbrojovka
To prove this point, at SHOT Show 2023 I asked everybody I interviewed at their booth, how to pronounce Česká Zbrojovka and here are the results and the official pronunciation from a Czech staff member at the CZ booth. I applaud my subjects’ best efforts in this video. To be fair, unless you’re Czech, Slovokian, or Polish, you’ll probably struggle with pronouncing anything written in Czech.
