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Brünner ZH

Brünner ZH Rifle Review

CZ Brno is a well-established company that has been manufacturing small arms for many years. They have a reputation for producing high-quality firearms that are used by shooters and hunters around the world.

For some time, Frankonia distributed and sold Brno rifles under the name "Brünner" specifically for the German market. The reason for this was that "Brünner" is the German translation for the town of Brno in Czechoslovakia, where CZ Brno is located. This allowed German consumers to easily identify the rifles as being made by a respected Czech manufacturer. This approach is quite common in the firearms industry, where manufacturers will sometimes use distinct names for the same product to target different markets. Thus, the term "Brünner ZH" is used here to refer to all Brno models that come with a 14.5 mm flat top dovetail for mounting purposes.

Despite being referred to as Brünner rifles, the receivers or any other structural components of the firearms were not stamped with this name or altered in any other way.

An old Frankonia catalogue, marketing Brno rifles as Brünner

Figure 1: An old Frankonia catalogue, marketing Brno rifles as Brünner (Source: https://balkanauction.com/en/auction/6378929)

While the Brünner 16 and Brünner 19 names are widely recognized and well-known, there are occasional references to another model, the Brünner ZH. These firearms are also widely recognized as "Brünner" in Germany, due to the company's association with the Brünner name in the German market.

Even today, some manufacturers of optic mounts and accessories still use the name Brünner or Brünner CZ in their catalogues. One such example is Recknagel, a German company that produces a wide range of shooting accessories, including mounts and bases for scopes and other optics.

If you are in search of scope mounts that are suitable for the Brünner ZH rifle, you should consider checking out any of the following landing pages on our website:

An example of a 14.5 mm dovetail used on Brno ZH 305

Figure 2: An example of a 14.5 mm dovetail used on Brno ZH 305 (Source: https://intersurplus.com/collections/combination-guns/products/brno-zh305-12-22-hp-2)

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