SOLD -Very Rare Czech vz. 22 Pistol - 9mm Nickl

Description

1/9/26 - The Czech vz.22 pistol was manufactured by Zbrojovka Brno (the Brno Weapons Factory) between 1920 and 1923. Though it was initially intended to be a production military pistol, it ultimately served as a mere prototype for the vz.24 which was manufactured by Ceska Zbrojovka (CZ). In October of 1918 Czechoslovakia declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, and in 1919 took steps to establish an arms factory in Brno, which was initially staffed largely by Austrians and Hungarians because the Austrians had the requisite expertise in arms manufacture. The Prototype CZ-22 was notoriously unreliable and generally required individual tweaking with each pistol, which led to the full order of nearly 20,000 pistols largely being full of pistols that were quite dissimilar. This pistol is chambered in 9mm Nickl, which is like a rimless .380 ACP. There are matching "111D109" unit markings on the left side of the frame and front strap that have been crossed-out. There is an added "52D210" unit marking on the front strap. The gun's original bluing rates about 85% with general high edge wear (especially along the round edges of the slide), muzzle wear, and thinning on the front strap. Fitted with a period-correct one-piece wood grip - they show typical signs of bruising and tiny chips in each of the bottom corners. Comes with one proper magazine. Excellent bore with strong rifling.