This video delves into the URZ (Univerzální Ruční Zbraň), a fascinating 1966 Czech prototype designed by Jiří Čermák. The URZ was conceived as a highly modular weapons system capable of being configured as a service rifle, carbine, light machine gun, vehicular machine gun, or precision rifle. Despite initial disinterest from the Czech military, development proceeded for export purposes. The design features a unique delayed-blowback system with rollers and is belt-fed. While early examples were chambered in 7.62x39mm, development shifted to 7.62x51mm NATO, a surprising choice for a communist-bloc project, likely targeting unaligned nations. Ultimately, only nine URZ prototypes were built before the project was shelved. The video highlights access to a rare prototype courtesy of the Czech Military History Institute (VHU).
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