'domino theory' style. Then in late
Czechoslovakia's turn. After sev-
Communist Party gave way and finally
known as the Velvet Revolution.
was declared fit for production,
longer. As the Czechoslovakian pro-
the 5.45x39 mm ammunition (as
conversion to the 5.56x45 mm was the only
country's ammunition provider, Sellier
the .223 Remington with M193-
000 new rifles and a tender was
and future manufacturer. The offer
(CZUB), a 1936-established national
to its rich experience in individu
-
the Sa-58 and the vz.61 Skorpion
CSLA.
state (at that stage called the
down in history as the 'hyphen war')
with political fire being stoked by
national divide. Fortunately the 'hyphen
and everything ended peacefully, in
In 1992 the history of the Czecho
slovakia was over after 74 years since November 1918, when Hungary's
and Austria's Slavic lands were united, forming the new state under the
influence of Thomas G. Masaryk, who became the first Czechoslovak
president. As of January 1, 1993 there were two separate states: Slovakia
and Czechia (Bohemia).
Now the new rifle was in dire straits indeed – the smaller the army, the
lesser chance to be manufactured in numbers. At the same time CZUB
got privatized, and as a private enterprise it had to earn what it was to
spend on the new rifle design – not just draw it on the state's budget, as
previously. For five long years the Lada program got lost from the radar
– gone, but never forgotten.
Little Orphan
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