ČZ vz. 24 ( Czech. Pistole vz. 24 ) or 9mm armádní pistole vz. 24 - self-loading pistol Czechoslovak production during the Second World War [2] . This weapon was developed in the first half of the 1920s based on the design of the ČZ vz pistol. 22 systems of the German engineer Joseph Nickl, were mass-produced in the period before the occupation of Czechoslovakia and entered the arsenal of the armed forces, police and security services of the country, as well as for export [3] . In 1924, the gun was adopted, and in 1925 began its mass production.
| ČZ vz. 24 | |
|---|---|
 vz. 24 | |
| Type of | self-loading pistol |
| A country |  Czechoslovakia |
| Service History | |
| Adopted | |
| Wars and conflicts | The Second World War |
| Production history | |
| Constructor | Josef Nickl Gustav Benes |
| Manufacturer | Ceska Zbrojovka Strakonice |
| Years of production | 1924-1938 [1] |
| Total released | over 189 thousand pcs. - 190 thousand [1] |
| Options | vz. 27 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight kg | 0.67 |
| Length mm | 155 |
| Barrel length mm | 125 |
| Cartridge | .380 ACP |
| Work principles | Short stroke automation |
| starting speed bullets , m / s | ~ 295-300 m / s |
| Type of ammunition | 8 round magazine |
Content
Design
Automation worked according to the scheme of using recoil with a short course of the barrel. The barrel channel is locked by turning it with the help of the protrusions located in the rear of the barrel. Trigger mechanism - trigger type, single action, with a preliminary cocking trigger. There is no shutter lag as a separate part, its function is performed by the store feeder. On the left side of the frame is a barrel lock, as well as a lever and a manual safety button. The fuse was turned on by pressing its lever down, and turned off by pressing a button. There is a fuse that blocks the trigger mechanism when the magazine is removed. On the bottom surface of the handle there is a single-row magazine latch. In general, the pistol has a design complexity that is not appropriate for the power of the cartridge used, since it was designed for a more powerful 9 × 19 mm Parabellum cartridge , and was made for a 9 × 17 mm Browning cartridge short. For pistol shooting ČZ vz. 24 used cartridges Czechoslovak production under the designation "9mm vz. 22 ”, which had the cartridge length identical to the 9 × 17 mm cartridges and the bullet diameter, but differed with a powder charge of slightly greater power (at the level of the Hungarian 9mm Frommer cartridge). The bullet of the Czechoslovak cartridge had a mass of 6 grams and an initial speed of 300 m / s, while the initial velocity of the bullet of a cartridge 9 × 17 mm was 265–270 m / s [4] .
Options and Modifications
vz.27 - a more technologically advanced modified version with a free shutter for a cartridge of 7.65 × 17 mm
Operator countries
- Czechoslovakia - in service with the army and police [1]
- Poland - in 1919 - 1934 a batch of pistols purchased for the Polish army and border guards [1]
- Lithuania [1]
- Germany - after the occupation of the Sudetenland in 1938 and the occupation of Czechoslovakia in March 1939, the pistols CZ vz.24 (under the name Pistole 24 (t) ) entered service with the German police and the Wehrmacht [1]
- Slovakia - after the proclamation of the independent “state of Slovakia” on March 14, 1939, the arsenal of the emerging Slovak army received weapons from the Czechoslovak police and army units located in Slovakia (including a number of CZ vz.24 pistols). Subsequently, pistols entered service with the army, police and armed forces of Slovakia.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Czechoslovak 9-mm pistol CZ24 (ЧЗет 24) // Weapon magazine, No. 2, 2001 (special issue “Infantry weapons of the Third Reich. Part II. Pistols”) p. 41-42
- ↑ Charles K. Kliment; Bretislav Nakládal. Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939-1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer., 1997. p. 117
- ↑ Overview of Ceska Zbrojovka History and Handgun Production (manufacturer's site forum)
- ↑ Czech pistol 9mm armádní pistole vz. 24