Pistole vz. 24

pistole vz. 24
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1924–?
Used by	Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany Slovakia Finland
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	František Myška
Manufacturer	Česká zbrojovka, Böhmische Waffenfabrik (under German Occupation)
Produced	1923–38
No. built	189,000+
Specifications
Mass	0.67 kilograms (24 oz)
Length	155 millimetres (6.1 in)
Barrel length	90.5 millimetres (3.56 in)
Height	125 millimetres (4.9 in)
Cartridge	.380 ACP
Action	Short Recoil, Rotating barrel
Muzzle velocity	300 metres per second (980 ft/s)
Effective firing range	50 metres (55 yd)
Feed system	8-round box magazine
Sights	Fixed front blade, drift-adjustable notch rear

The Pistole vz. 24 (Pistol Model 24) was the standard Czech Army pistol of the inter-war period. It was an improved version of the pistole vz. 22, which had been licensed from Mauser. Slovakia seized over ten thousand vz. 24s when it declared its independence from Czechoslovakia in March 1939. The vz. 24 was succeeded in production by a simplified version chambered in .32 ACP, the vz. 27.

See also

• Weapons of Czechoslovakia interwar period

References

• Kliment, Charles K.; Nakládal, Bretislav (1997). Germany's First Ally: Armed Forces of the Slovak State 1939—1945. Atglen, PA: Schiffer. ISBN 0-7643-0589-1.

External links

• Overview of Ceska Zbrojovka History and Handgun Production