As requested by some 'nutters here are more pics of the matching Vz.24 I bought from the Wolverine's Surplus Sale. It was made by Ceska Zbrojovka in 1936 and accepted by the Czech military in 1937. Unfortunately it is now a dewat as I don't have a 12.6 license.
A little background:
The CZ vz.24 was based on the designs of Josef Nickl, who had been employed by Waffenfabrik Mauser, and who had designed the 'Nickl-Pistole' in 9mm Parabellum caliber in 1916 (for which a locked breech was necessary). After WW1, Nickl was sent to Czechoslovakia to assist in setting up rifle manufacturing and while there, interested the Czechs in his pistol. The Czechs adopted it as the vz.22 but in 9x17mm Short (.380 caliber). Hence, although using a low-powered cartridge, the vz.22 uses a locked breech dependent upon the rotation of the barrel for locking and unlocking.
The design was initially put into production by CZ Brno as the CZ vz.22 pistol but production was moved to CZ Strakonice in 1923. Strakonice later modified the design with help from Skoda Works as the vz.24, simplified with some stamped parts to make production easier.
The vz.24 remained a locked breech which is stronger than needed for 9mm Browning Short (.380 caliber). It was the issue pistol of the prewar Czech military until scheduled for replacement by the vz.38.
My vz.24:
The finish is blued and is worn in places. (looks shiny due to flash).
Machined as opposed to stamped Safety Release and Takedown Lever. No Unit marks on the grip of my vz.24.
CESKA ZBROJOVKA A.S. v PRAZE. serial # and Czech Lion
Hammer cocked showing back of firing pin.
Machined Lanyard Loop, unmarked base plate.
The lion is the Czech military symbol and the '37' is the year the pistol was accepted into military service. If anyone knows what the 'J' in the 'J (lion) 37' stamp represents please comment.
So far I've had one reply on Gunboards that suggests that the 'J' must signify the pistol department at the VTLU (Vojenský technický a letecký ústav - Military and Aviation Technical Institute) where the pistol was accepted, since vz.24 rifles and vz.33 carbines are stamped E (lion) and the year.
CZ in circle is a commercial logo of Ceska Zbrojovka. The CZ emblem on the rubber grips could be either blank, the circled CZ without a dot as shown, or one with a dot.
The last two pics show the method of deactivating the Vz.24 by brazing the barrel in place. Internally the pistol is deactivated as well. The pistol is a #### and click and the magazine cannot be removed.
The rifling was not bad for a 70+ year old pistol.
A little background:
The CZ vz.24 was based on the designs of Josef Nickl, who had been employed by Waffenfabrik Mauser, and who had designed the 'Nickl-Pistole' in 9mm Parabellum caliber in 1916 (for which a locked breech was necessary). After WW1, Nickl was sent to Czechoslovakia to assist in setting up rifle manufacturing and while there, interested the Czechs in his pistol. The Czechs adopted it as the vz.22 but in 9x17mm Short (.380 caliber). Hence, although using a low-powered cartridge, the vz.22 uses a locked breech dependent upon the rotation of the barrel for locking and unlocking.
The design was initially put into production by CZ Brno as the CZ vz.22 pistol but production was moved to CZ Strakonice in 1923. Strakonice later modified the design with help from Skoda Works as the vz.24, simplified with some stamped parts to make production easier.
The vz.24 remained a locked breech which is stronger than needed for 9mm Browning Short (.380 caliber). It was the issue pistol of the prewar Czech military until scheduled for replacement by the vz.38.
My vz.24:
The finish is blued and is worn in places. (looks shiny due to flash).
Machined as opposed to stamped Safety Release and Takedown Lever. No Unit marks on the grip of my vz.24.
CESKA ZBROJOVKA A.S. v PRAZE. serial # and Czech Lion
Hammer cocked showing back of firing pin.
Machined Lanyard Loop, unmarked base plate.
The lion is the Czech military symbol and the '37' is the year the pistol was accepted into military service. If anyone knows what the 'J' in the 'J (lion) 37' stamp represents please comment.
So far I've had one reply on Gunboards that suggests that the 'J' must signify the pistol department at the VTLU (Vojenský technický a letecký ústav - Military and Aviation Technical Institute) where the pistol was accepted, since vz.24 rifles and vz.33 carbines are stamped E (lion) and the year.
CZ in circle is a commercial logo of Ceska Zbrojovka. The CZ emblem on the rubber grips could be either blank, the circled CZ without a dot as shown, or one with a dot.
The last two pics show the method of deactivating the Vz.24 by brazing the barrel in place. Internally the pistol is deactivated as well. The pistol is a #### and click and the magazine cannot be removed.
The rifling was not bad for a 70+ year old pistol.
Last edited:
