Pistole vz. 22

pistole vz. 22
Type	Pistol
Place of origin	Czechoslovakia
Service history
In service	1921—45?
Used by	Czechoslovakia Nazi Germany Slovakia
Wars	World War II
Production history
Designer	Josef Nickel
Manufacturer	Zbrojovka Brno
Produced	1921—24
Specifications
Weight	0.634 kilograms (22.4 oz)
Barrel length	87 millimetres (3.4 in)

Cartridge	9×17mm
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. It was a licensed version of the Mauser Model 1914 pistol produced in small numbers. 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.

External links

Overview of Ceska Zbrojovka History and Handgun Production

Weapons and military equipment designed in Czechoslovakia 1919–1945

Firearms

Pistols	Pistole vz. 22 Pistole vz. 24 ČZ vz. 27 ČZ vz. 38

Service rifles	Vz. 98/22 vz. 24 vz. 33 ZH-29

Submachine guns	ZK-383

Machine guns	ZB vz. 26 ZB-30 ZB-50 ZB vz.60 ZB vz. 37 machine gun

Artillery

Mortars	8 cm minomet vz. 36

Tank and Anti-tank guns	3.7 cm kanon PÚV vz. 34 37 mm kanon P.U.V. vz. 37 Skoda 37 mm A7 47 mm kanon P.U.V. vz. 36

Field artillery and Mountain guns	Skoda 75 mm Model 1928 Skoda 75 mm Model 1936 Skoda 75 mm Model 1939 8 cm kanon vz. 30 10 cm houfnice vz. 30 10.5 cm hruby kanon vz. 35 Skoda 105 mm Model 1939

Heavy artillery	15 cm hrubá houfnice vz. 25 Skoda K-series Skoda Model 1928 Gun 21 cm Kanone 39 210 mm gun M1939 (Br-17) 22 cm Howitzer Model 28 24 cm Haubitze 39 305 mm howitzer M1939 (Br-18)

Anti-aircraft guns	7.5 cm kanon PL vz. 37 8 cm PL kanon vz. 37 8.35 cm PL kanon vz. 22 9 cm kanon PL vz. 12/20

Naval artillery	14 cm/56

Armored
Fighting
Vehicles

Tanks	Tančík vz. 33 AH-IV LT vz. 34 LT vz. 35 LT vz. 38 ST vz. 39 40M Turán I

Tank destroyers and Assault guns	T-32 (S-I-D) TACAM R-2

Armored cars and Tankettes	OA vz. 27 OA vz. 30 Tančík vz. 33

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