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Beforehandlingthefirearmreadthismanualcarefullyandobservethe
followingsafetyinstructions.
Improperandcarelesshandlingofthefirearmcouldresultinunintentional
dischargeandcouldcauseinjury,deathordamagetoproperty.Unauthorized
modificationsoradjustments,corrosion,ortheuseofnon-standard-ordamaged
ammunitioncancausethesameconsequences.Insuchcases,themanufacturer
shallnotbeheldresponsibleinanymannerwhatsoeverfortheresultantconsequences.
Beforeleavingthefactorythisfirearmwastested,carefullyinspected,and
packed.CZcannotacceptresponsibilityforproducthandlingwhileintransit,or
uponleavingthefactory.Therefore,pleaseexaminethisfirearmcarefullyatthe
timeofpurchasetoensurethatitisunloadedandundamaged.
Thisinstructionmanualshouldalwaysaccompanythisfirearm,evenwhen
loaned,soldorgiven.
CONTENS
SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
FIREARMDESCRIPTIONANDTERMINOLOGY
OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Ammunition
ExtendingofShoulderStock
RetractingofShoulderStock
RemovaloftheMagazine
MagazineLoading
SubmachineGunLoading
SemiautomaticFire
AutomaticFire
ReloadingDuringShooting
UnloadingtheSubmachineGun
EngagingtheSafeModeoftheSubmachineGun
SightAdjustment
ShoulderStockRemoval
MAINTENANCEINSTRUCTIONS
StrippingforCleaning-Disassembly
CleaningtheSubmachineGun
CleaningtheBarrelBoreandtheCartridgeChamber
CleaningofOtherSubmachineGunParts
Preserving
TROUBLESHOOTING,CAUSESANDREMEDIES
ILLUSTRATIONANDLISTOFPARTS
TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONS
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SAFETYINSTRUCTIONS
Alwaysfollowthesafetyinstructionsforyourownsafetyandthesafetyof
others.
1.Alwayshandleyourfirearmasifitwereloaded.
2.Neverpointyourfirearmatanythingyoudonotintendtoshoot.
3.Nevertakeanyoneswordthatafirearmisunloaded.
4.Alwaysmakesurethatyourfirearmisnotloadedbeforelayingitdown,or
handingittoanotherperson.
5.Alwayskeepandcarryyourfirearmempty,withthehammerforward
(released),exceptwhenyouintendtoshoot.
6.Neverabuseyourfirearmbyusingitforanypurposeotherthanshooting.
7.Neverleavethefirearmcockedandreadytofireunattended.
8.Beforeloadingyourfirearmensurethatthebarrelbore,chamber,andaction
arecleanandclearofobstructions.Aftershooting,cleanadirtiedfirearmas
soonaspossible.
9.Alwaysuseonlyclean,dry,originalhighqualitycommerciallymanufactured
ammunition,whichisappropriatetothecaliberofyourfirearm.
10.Neverdrinkalcoholicbeveragesortakedrugsbeforeorduringshooting.
11.Ifpossiblewearbothsafetyglassesandearprotectionwhenshooting.
12.Alwayskeepthesafetyonwhenthefirearmisloadedandcocked,untilyou
arereadytofire.
13.Alwayskeepclearof,andkeepothersclearoftheejectionport.
14.Neversqueezethetriggerorputyourfingerinthetriggerguarduntilyouare
aimingatatargetandreadytoshoot.
15.Alwaysbeabsolutelysureofyourtarget,andtheareabehindit,beforeyou
squeezethetrigger.Abulletcouldtravelthroughorpastyourtargetupto
severalhundredsofmeters.
16.Nevershootatahardsurfacesuchasrock,oraliquidsurfacesuchaswater.
17.Neverfireyourfirearmnearananimalunlessitistrainedtoacceptthenoise.
18.Neverindulgeinhorseplaywhileholdingyourfirearm.
19.Failuretofire:alwaysholdthefirearm,keepingitpointedtowardsthetarget,
orasafeopenareaandwait30secondswhenthefirearmfailstofire.Ifa
hangfire(slowignition)hasoccurred,theroundwillfirewithin30seconds.If
therounddoesnotfire,removethemagazine,ejecttheroundandexamine
theprimer;ifthefiringpinindentontheprimerislight,oroffcenter,ornon-
existent,havethefirearmexaminedbyacompetentgunsmith. 
						

							
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20.Alwaysmakesureyourfirearmisnotloadedbeforecleaning,storingor
travelling.
21.Alwayskeepandstoreyourfirearmandammunitioninseparatelocked
receptaclesoutofthereachandsightofchildrenanduntrainedpeople.
22.Neveralteranypartsofyourfirearmasthesafetyandproperfunctionofyour
firearmcouldbeseriouslycompromised.
23.Alwaysbeawarethatcorrosion,useofdamagedammunition,droppingthe
firearmonhardsurfacesorothercoarsetreatmentcouldcausedamageyou
maynotsee.Ifsomethinglikethishappens,havethefirearmexaminedand
testedbyacompetentgunsmith. 
						

							
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FIREARMDESCRIPTIONANDTERMINOLOGY
ThenamesofbasicpartsofthesubmachinegunusedinthisInstruction
ManualarepresentedinFig.1ontheinnersideoftheleft-handcover.The
nomenclatureofallpartsofthisfirearmispresentedinthesectionIllustrationand
ListofParts.
UnfoldthefoldoutsofthisInstructionManualwhenreadingit;inordertobe
abletoseealltheillustratiol1sprintedontheinsidesofthecovers.
TheSkorpionsubmachinegunisageneralpurpose,lightandautomatic
firearmforindividuals.Thisfirearmcanbefiredeitherinfullyautomatic,orin
semi-automaticmodesoffire.TheSkorpionhasasimplefolding(retractable)
stock,thusenablingshootingfromshoulder.Ifthestockisfolded(retracted),then
thissubmachineguncanbefiredhand-heldinsemiautomaticorfullyautomatic
modesoffire.Theeffectiverangeoffirefromtheshoulderisupto150m,hand-
heldupto50m.Itsverylightweight,andsmalldimensions,allowtheconcealed
carryanduseofthissubmachineguninveryrestrictedspaces.
TheSkorpionisequippedwitharatereducerusedtolowerthecyclicrateof
fire;thisdevicealsoabsorbsboltrecoil,andsteadiestheweaponaftereachshot.
Thesafety-selectorleverfeaturesthreepositions:1-semiautomaticfire,20-
fullyautomaticfire,and0-Safety-Onmode.
Themagazinesareofdoublecolumntypewithadoublecolumnoutlet.The
Skorpioncomeswithsocalledshortandlongmagazines(seeTechnical
Specificationsfortheirrespectivecapacity).Theboltstayslockedopenwhenthe
lastcartridgefromthemagazinehasbeenfired.
DisassemblyforcleaningandpreservingpurposesoftheSkorpiondoesnot
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OPERATINGINSTRUCTIONS
Ammunition
Useonlyfactory-manufacturedstandardammunitionofanappropriatecaliber,
whichisincompliancewithCIPregulations(InternationalProofCommissionfor
Firearms),orSAAMI(SportingArmsandAmmunitionManufacturersInstituteInc.
oftheUnitedStates).Theuseofothercartridgescoulddamagethefirearmor
causemalfunctionsorinjurytotheshooter.
ExtendingofShoulderStock
Holdthesubmachinegunbythegripasifshooting,andpush(tap)thecurved
partoftheshoulderstocklocatedbeneaththebarrel(Fig.2)frombelow.Then
grasptheshoulderstockandrotatebackwardstoitsextendedposition.
RetractingofShoulderStock
Firmlyholdthesubmachinegunsmagazineinthelefthand.Usingyourother
thumb,whilegrippingthepistolgrip,presstheknurledpartoftheleftshoulder-
stockholder(asclosetotheshoulderstockaxisofrotationaspossible-Fig.3).
Aftersufficientpressure,rotatetheshoulderstockupwardsandforwarduntilit
catcheswiththefrontsightprotectioncapture.
RemovaloftheMagazine
Holdthesubmachinegunwiththerighthandbyitsgrip,andgraspthe
magazinebytheother.Depressthemagazinecatchwiththeleft-handthumb
(Fig.4),andwithasimultaneousdownwardmotion,removethemagazine.
MagazineLoading
Withtheopenenduppermost,graspthemagazineinonehand.Place
acartridgeonthemagazinefollower,withthecartridgeheadplacedagainstthe
rearwallofthemagazine.Pressthecartridgedownuntilitisinsertedunderthe
magazinelips.Placethenextcartridgeontopofthepreviouscartridgeandloadit
inthesamemanner(Fig.5).
Thenumberofcartridgesloadedcanbecheckedbymeansoftheinspection
holesintherearwallofthemagazine.
Donottrytoexceedthemagazinecapacity-doingsocancauseafeed
failure.
SubmachineGunLoading
CAUTION:
ALWAYSMAKESURETHESUBMACHINEGUNISPOINTEDINASAFE
DIRECTIONWHENLOADING!
Insertaloadedmagazineandensurethatithasengagedthemagazinecatch. 
						

							
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Disengagethesubmachinegunsafetybyrotatingthesafety-selectorlever
eithertoposition1ortoposition20.(Thesubmachinegunwithitssafety-
selectorinposition0Le.Safe-cannotbeloaded!).
Holdthesubmachinegunbythegripwithonehand,andwiththethumband
indexfingeroftheothergrasptheboltcockingknobslocatedonbothsidesofthe
receiver.Retracttheboltfullytoitsstopandthenallowittosnapforward(Fig.6).
Thisprocedurecocksthehammer,andinsertsacartridgeintothechamber.The
submachinegunisnowreadytofire.Ifyoudonotintendtofireimmediately,
ensurethesubmachineguns-safetybysettingthesafetyselectorlevertoposition0.
SemiautomaticFire
Semiautomaticfirecanbeinitiatedaftershiftingthesafety-selectorlevertoits
1position,Le.rearwards.Afterpressingthetriggerasinglecartridgeisdischarged.
Thenextcartridgeisfiredafterthetriggerisreleasedandpressedagain.
AutomaticFire
Forfullyautomaticfire,itisnecessarytochangethesafetyselectorpositionto
20Le.forwards.Ifthesubmachinegunisloaded,andthemagazineholdsa
sufficientnumberofcartridges,thenfiringcanbeinitiatedatanytimebypressing
thetrigger,andinterruptedbyreleasingthetrigger.Thelengthoftheburst
dependsonhowlongthetriggerisdepressed,andcanbefrom2cartridgesupto
thefullcapacityofthemagazine.
ReloadingDuringShooting
Whenthelastcartridgehasbeenfired,theboltstaysinitsrear(lockedopen
position).Removetheemptiedmagazineandreplaceitwithaloadedone.Partially
retractthebolt,andreleaseittosnapforward.Thesubmachinegunisloadedagain,
andreadytofire.
UnloadingtheSubmachjneGun
ALWAYSMAKESURETHESUBMACHINEGUNISPOINTEDINASAFE
DIRECTION!
-Removethemagazine
-Disengagethesubmachinegunsafety(rotatethesafety-selectorto
position1or20)
-Retracttheboltandverifythatthecartridgechamberisempty.(Thelock
openpushbuttoncanbedepressed,whilepullingtheboltback,andthen
releasedtoholdtheboltinitslockedopenposition,thusenabling
verificationoftheemptycartridgechamberbyanotherperson.)
-Allowthebolttosnapforward
-Depressthetrigger(dryfire) 
						

							
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EngagingtheSafeModeoftheSubmachineGun
Rotatethesafety-selectorleverdownwardstothe0indicator.Thisprocedure
blocksthetriggermechanismandbait,thuspreventingboththeinadvertent
pullingofthetriggerandoperationsofthebolt.
SightAdjustment
Thesubmachinegunwassighted-inatthemanufacturingpiant,atadistance
of75m,sothatthemeanpointofimpactapproximatelyconformstothepointof
aim.
Theflip-overrearsight(Fig.7)canbesetfora150-mrangeoffire.Contingent
sightcorrectionshouldbecarriedoutbyagunsmith,byrotatingtheeccentric
frontsightafterpartialeasingofthefrontsightsleevescrew.
ShoulderStockRemoval
incaseofneedthereisanoptiontoremovetheshoulderstockcompletely.
Extendtheshoulderstockandwhiledepressingtheshoulderstockbaselatch,
slidetheshoulderstocktotheleftandout.