C&R · II · 247
Czechoslovak vz. 52 & vz. 52/57 rifles
Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 9 ↗
Czechoslovakian, Model 1952 and 1952/57, cal.’s 7.62 x 45mm and 7.62 x 39mm, semiautomatic rifles.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1952–1959.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia)Basis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Považské strojárne; Česká zbrojovka Uherský BrodBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- RifleBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 7.62×45mm, 7.62×39mmBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- 1952–1959production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 9 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Vz. 52 rifle” ↗, maker: infobox manufacturer Považské strojárne, Česká zbrojovka (Uherský Brod took over production)
- 2. Wikipedia, “Vz. 52 rifle” ↗, years: infobox production date 1952–1959 (vz. 52 and vz. 52/57)
- Fact tags
- ATF the ATF wording states it.
- REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
- ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
- NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
- Source checked
- 20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
- Corrections
- None
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Vz.52.jpg” by Armémuseum (The Swedish Army Museum), CC BY-SA 3.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “vz. 52 rifle”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The vz. 52 rifle is a semi-automatic rifle developed shortly after the Second World War in Czechoslovakia. Its full name is 7,62mm samonabíjecí puška vzor 52. Vz. 52 is an abbreviation for vzor 52, meaning "model 52". It fires the unique 7.62×45mm cartridge. 52 rifles were made by Považské strojárne in Považská Bystrica, but due to production difficulties, its manufacture was taken over by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod.