{"id":6091,"date":"2026-02-24T04:27:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:27:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/cz-to-supply-pistols-to-the-german-army\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T04:27:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T04:27:13","slug":"cz-to-supply-pistols-to-the-german-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/cz-to-supply-pistols-to-the-german-army\/","title":{"rendered":"CZ to Supply Pistols to the German Army"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">Ceska zbrojovka a.s.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\"> (CZ) has achieved one of the most significant milestones in the legendary firm\u2019s history. The German Army (Bundeswehr) has selected a CZ pistol as its new\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">standard-issue sidearm.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">\u201cWe are honored that the German Bundeswehr has chosen CZ as its partner,\u201d said Jan Zajic,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">CEO and chairman of the board of CZ. \u201cOur success in this rearmament tender is one of the most significant achievements in CZ\u2019s modern history. It clearly confirms the outstanding reputation our firearms have earned through active deployment in real combat conditions. We look forward to a long-term cooperation with the Bundeswehr and to fulfilling all its requirements in line with the contract,\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">CZ was awarded the contract following an open international tender, prevailing over several\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">global competitors. The pistols designated as P13 for the Bundeswehr are based on the CZ P-<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">10 C OR (Optics-Ready) model, featuring a Flat Dark Earth (FDE) finish. It is a modern striker-<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">fired service pistol designed for professional use, renowned for its reliability, durability and <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">intuitive handling. The pistol features excellent ergonomics,\u00a0 high magazine capacity and precise\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">construction, making it a preferred choice among military and law enforcement customers\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">in many countries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">CZ will work closely with its authorized partner in Germany, POL-TEC GmbH, to fulfill the contract. The company will also provide comprehensive support to the Bundeswehr as it fully fields the handgun. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">CZ is a leading European manufacturer of firearms for military, law enforcement, and\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">commercial customers, with a tradition dating back to 1936. CZ products are exported to\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">nearly 100 countries worldwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">The company officially opened a United States operation in 1997, <\/span>CZ-USA<span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif;\">. It initially operated out of California, but a year later moved to Kansas City, KS, where it remains. Today it offers American enthusiasts a wide variety of the company\u2019s firearms. In 2005, CZ-USA acquired Dan Wesson Firearms. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Read the full article <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/content\/cz-to-supply-pistols-to-the-german-army\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ceska zbrojovka a.s. (CZ) has achieved one of the most significant milestones in the legendary firm\u2019s history. The German Army (Bundeswehr) has selected a CZ pistol as its new\u00a0standard-issue sidearm. \u201cWe are honored that the German Bundeswehr has chosen CZ as its partner,\u201d said Jan Zajic,\u00a0CEO and chairman of the board of CZ. \u201cOur success<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.shootingillustrated.com\/media\/ym2phcyk\/cz.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6091","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-guns"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6091","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6091"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6091\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6093,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6091\/revisions\/6093"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6092"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6091"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6091"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sawahsolutions.com\/range\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6091"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}