CZ 868
- Category
- Submachine Gun
- Barrel
- Not recorded
- Weight, empty
- Not recorded
- Introduced
- 2005
About
What it is, and why it matters
The CZ 868 (also designated XCZ 868) was an experimental 9x19mm Parabellum submachine gun prototype developed by Ceska zbrojovka Uhersky Brod (CZUB) in the Czech Republic around 2005. It was a refined iteration in a chain of prototypes that began with a Slovak Laugo submachine gun design acquired by CZUB. Operating on a simple blowback principle and built around a polymer receiver, the CZ 868 served as a developmental stepping stone toward CZUB's next-generation compact automatic weapon. The prototype was ultimately not adopted for production; instead the company chose to develop a fundamentally new weapon that emerged as the widely successful CZ Scorpion EVO 3.
The CZ 868 was one of the last experimental links in a lineage that stretched back to a Slovak Laugo submachine gun project. When it too fell short, CZUB abandoned incremental refinement and started fresh, a decision that produced the globally adopted CZ Scorpion EVO 3.
The CZ 868 was a transitional prototype and never entered series production. Detailed physical specifications (weight, barrel length, cyclic rate) were not published, as the design was superseded before finalization. It is historically significant chiefly as a direct ancestor of the CZ Scorpion EVO 3 submachine gun family.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Česká zbrojovka
- Category
- Submachine Gun
- Country
- Czechia
- Status
- Prototype
- Produced
- 2005
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Blowback
- Magazine
- Detachable box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Polymer
- Barrel
- Steel
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Select fire
Polymer lower receiver
Modular design
Standing
How it compares
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Answers
Questions about the CZ 868
What caliber is the CZ 868?
The CZ 868 is chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum.
Who makes the CZ 868?
The CZ 868 is made by Česká zbrojovka (Czechia).
When was the CZ 868 introduced?
The CZ 868 was introduced in 2005.
How does the CZ 868 operate?
The CZ 868 uses a blowback action.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
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Provenance
What the record holds
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Provenance
Confidence in this record
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API
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