lol gosh colin they have only been around since 1936.
they also made the bruno german mauser rifles in ww2 which are still the most prized of all mausers.
if you get any problems with that gun or want to change options call Mike Eagleshield hes the head gunsmith and also one of the customer service managers at czusa. heres his email gunsmith@cz-usa.com great guy!
he also posts here http://www.czforumsite.info/
btw i own many cz rifles and handguns. great pieces