CFMG

## SUMMARY

Celebrating over 150 years of excellence, CFMG represents a balanced option in firearms design, creating weaponry that is both legendarily reliable and mechanically sophisticated.

## HISTORY

The early 1980s presented interesting challenges for the Czech Republic. A rise in eco-terrorism paired with talks of revolution leading to growing threats of occupation by the Soviet Union filled the years with unease and fear. It was determined that the country would soon be in need of domestically produced arms, free from reliance on neighboring powers. The company that stepped up to fill this role was a small machinist operation out of Prague, submitting multiple prototypes that blew the competition away in trials. Awarded the contract to supply their nation with firepower, Česká národní zbrojnice was born, Romanized as the Czech Firearms Manufacturing Group, or CFMG. Their earliest design focused most heavily on what was immediately required, that being ruggedized weapons with simple controls that were easy to teach, and effective in hostile environments. While these firearms were heavier and less refined than options from competitors, they outclassed the competition in every test of durability. The company gained the unofficial slogan "if it doesn't run, you should," referencing the level of abuse required to cause a failure to function.

In the year 1991, CFMG underwent a revolution following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The newly found freedom from fear of incursion reduced the national need of the Czech Republic for firearms production, leaving CFMG without the financial means to support their level of infrastructure. Presented with the option to either close portions of their operations or find sale elsewhere, CFMG chose the latter. The international market was officially open for CFMG arms, paired with the launch of a newly redesigned armory of offerings in a variety of cartridges and configurations. The previously clunky, but reliable, weapons were redesigned to fit the lighter, sleeker appeal that the market demanded, while also retaining their famed durability. Short-stroke piston systems were prevalent across their product line, leveraging emerging technologies in mass-machining to create precisely gauged gas-collars, allowing for CFMG armaments to be quickly configured for suppressor use or inclement conditions while in the field, all without the need for a user to carry tools with them.

The years leading up to the North African Conflicts were uneventful, with product releases being met with positive but unremarkable reception. When the conflicts began in full, however, demand rose once again for fighting forces without a nation at their back to be supplied with weapons systems capable of operating in the worst of conditions. CFMG rose to the occasion, ramping up production both domestically, and in extranational facilities across Europe. The need for collaboration in the field with several major powers led to CFMG adopting standardized cartridges that were more globally available, rechambering several of their most successful designs in the popular calibers developed by Republic Tactical Solutions. This only served to increase demand for their firearms in the civilian market, the compatibility with popular cartridges and magazines only bolstering their appeal.

In the wake of the North African Conflicts, CFMG has remained productive, spending nearly a century iterating on their designs and releasing new products to fill every market niche. To this day, CFMG holds its position in the market as the perfect mix of affordability and reliability, becoming a mainstay in the arsenals of freelancers and PMCs around the world.

## REFERENCES

THE NORTH AFRICAN CONFLICTS | REPUBLIC TACTICAL SOLUTIONS | FREELANCERS

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