Pistole vz. 22
Appearance
pistole vz. 22 | |
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Type | Pistol |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Service history | |
In service | 1921—45? |
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Wars | World War II |
Production history | |
Designer | Josef Nickel |
Manufacturer | Zbrojovka Brno |
Produced | 1921—24 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 0.634 kilograms (22.4 oz) |
Barrel length | 87 millimetres (3.4 in) |
Cartridge | .380 ACP |
Action | recoil |
Muzzle velocity | 300 metres per second (980 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 50 metres (55 yd) |
Feed system | 8-round Magazine |
Sights | Fixed front blade, drift-adjustable notch rear |
The pistole vz. 22 was the first Czech Army pistol of the inter-war period. The vz. 22 was based upon the work of Mauser designer Josef Nickel's Model 1915 handgun. Slovakia seized over seven thousand vz. 22s when it declared its independence from Czechoslovakia in March 1939.[1]
Notes
- ^ Kliment and Nakládal, p. 116
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.
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