One of the more interesting and complicatedpursuits for a collector is studying the many pistols manufactured by Bohemian Arms Factory or CeskaZbrojovka. This company is part of a giant concern that has manufacturedpractically every military implement imaginable. The original Bren gun was a product of CZ. The modern CZ 75 scarcely needs introduction.
- Fnh Pistole Modell 27 Kal 7.65 Serial Numbers Lookup
- Fnh Pistole Modell 27 Kal 7.65 Serial Numbers
- Fnh Pistole Modell 27 Kal 7.65 Serial Numbers Lookup
- Fnh Pistole Modell 27 Kal 7.65 Serial Numbers Online
A pistol which I find interesting is the CZ Model 1927. The CZ 27 is basically a refined or simplified CZ (19)24 .The CZ 24 was in turn an outgrowth of the Model 1922. The CZ 24 was a compact, locked breech .380 ACP caliber pistol, About 190,000 were made, and a few sales were made to foreign military services, notably Poland. The CZ 24 was deemed too complicated for the cartridge. The CZ 27 reverted to simple blowback construction and the less powerful 7 .65 mm (.32 ACP ) cartridge. Frankly, we have fired each extensively and there is little to choose from between these minor calibers.A number of experienced shooters feel the .32 acp may be more feed-reliable, even more accurate than the larger round.Personal experience with the CZ pistols and the J P Sauer and Sohn 38H has shown the .32 ACP can be a surprisingly accurate round.Neither is as powerful as a common.38 Special by any means, so the argument is a moot point in terms of power.
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The CZ 27 was made for police, security guards and commercial sales.Commercial guns often exhibit a deep, lustrous blue finish and straw colored hammer and trigger.The pistol illustrated is an early commercial model.These pistols are marked on the top rib.The inscription is BOHMISCHE WAFFENFABRIKA.G. IN PRAG. Pistole Modell 27 Kal. 7.65 is marked on the left side oftheframe.
Later pistols omitted the rib inscription in favor of a simpler mark on the left side of the frame.Wartime pistols were less well-finished but we have seen few rough examples.The CZ 24 was not produced after 1939, but several variations of the CZ 27 were produced apparently until 1951.
The early production variants are more desirable for collectors but all are good shooters.Total production reached about 700,000 pistols.While a sizable number, the CZ 27 was not produced on a scale with the Luger, Walther P-38, Browning Hi Power, or Colt 1911.
The CZ 24 is a standard single action exposed hammer autopistol.The safety is unusual in that it uses a button type release.When the pistol is cocked, the safety lever is pressed down if desired.Next, to release the lever, the button just below the lever is pressed.It is important to press this lever dead on as lateral pressure will not release the safety.For practical purposes, this safety may be ignored as I would be loathe to carry the CZ 24 cocked and locked.This is old steel and a design not comparable to the cocked and locked Colt in safety.
There is a magazine safety that prevents the pistol from firing if the magazine is removed from the gun.This is a common European safety device.
The single column magazine holds eight rounds of .32 ACP ammunition.The heel type magazine release does not lend itself well to fast reloading.This is another European device that is not without merit.Heel type magazine releases are less prone to dumping in the holster.They require the shooter to save the magazine rather than eject it in the field.The idea was that a soldier with other types of magazine releases might be prone to waste magazines and find himself with a single shot pistol after the battle.