C&R · II · 249
CZ vz. 82
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, VZ82/CZ82, all cal.s, all serial numbers.
What this entry requires
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1983–1992.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia)Basis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Česká zbrojovka Uherský BrodBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- PistolBasis: outside reference ²
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: no citation
- Caliber
- All calibersBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- All serial numbers · c. 1983–1992production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ³
- 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, “CZ 82” ↗, maker: manufactured by the Czechoslovak firm Česká zbrojovka (Uherský Brod)
- 2. Wikipedia, “CZ 82” ↗, type: infobox type: semi-automatic pistol
- 3. Wikipedia, “CZ 82” ↗, years: infobox production date 1983–1992 (CZ 82); designed 1982
- 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
- 1 change · see below
Correction history
- Evidence passYears: 1982–1992 → 1983–1992. Wikipedia: CZ 82 production 1983–1992; 1982 is the design year
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “CZ 82 IMG 1785 noBg.jpg” by https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Asams10, CC BY-SA 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “CZ 82”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Pistole vz. 82 is a compact semi-automatic pistol made for the Czechoslovak military. "vz." is an abbreviation for vzor, which translates to 'model'. A civilian export version is called the CZ 83.