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CZ PISTOL CLUBS => Curio and Relic CZs => Topic started by: uloveme on March 13, 2024, 05:34:46 PM

Title: CZ M53 pistols exist, here's one (otherwise identify it for me)
Post by: uloveme on March 13, 2024, 05:34:46 PM

I've busted my hump trying to figure this one out. Basically a stupid family member loaned this to another stupid one and now it's mine because of the condition it's in. Which is fine, we all know CZ steel holds like a boss. But it's definitely a CZ52'ish but says CZ 53 and I can't find any information about it online except others saying it don't exist. It seems one person found images of a CZ52 saying it's a 53 but nobody believed them because they didn't have the pictures, well here they are.

The heck is this? It's longer than any 52 which I own plenty of, way longer in fact. I'm sorry forgive the condition it wasn't my fault, I have no effing idea how you get a gun in this condition leaving it in your drawer for less than a year. I also got a Ruger P85 but it's in even worse condition ugh

And I went through all the books about CZ I have, none spoke about a lengthened model nor could I find any information about derivatives of this model as there seems to be none. I'm so frustrated lol

(https://i.ibb.co/x1zchkg/IMG-20240313-172600854.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/P9W3Xw5/IMG-20240313-172608821.jpg)

(https://i.ibb.co/RcGBjPh/IMG-20240313-172625837.jpg)

Sorry, I'm on my phone so it's really hard to imbed them with tiny buttons and big hands. Sorry, if I did anything wrong, I'm just quite frustrated at this when I thought I was pretty CZ savy  :P

Title: Re: CZ M53 pistols exist, here's one (otherwise identify it for me)
Post by: uloveme on March 13, 2024, 05:39:21 PM

https://www.proxibid.com/lotinformation/80179795/cz-53-762-tok-semi-auto-pistol-good-condition-45-barrel-factory-proof-marks-on-right-side-of

This is the only other place online I found any mention of a similar gun and it's also labeled non-officially as an CZ 53 and has a longer barrel featured on mine

Title: Re: CZ M53 pistols exist, here's one (otherwise identify it for me)
Post by: czechollector on March 13, 2024, 09:30:10 PM

I have a pair of 52's.  The ones pictured look like standard issue 52's just like mine.  Can you provide a pic of the '53' marking?  Both of mine have a 'Crossed Swords 53' mark on the right side.  Without looking it up, I believe it's an acceptance mark.

Title: Re: CZ M53 pistols exist, here's one (otherwise identify it for me)
Post by: rdcinhou on March 14, 2024, 05:26:01 AM

My CZ52 was also made in 1953 and bears the same marks.
Cold War Pistols of Czechoslovakia has a rather large section on the CZ 52 with many photos supporting the apparent history 1952-1954 of the design.

Title: Re: CZ M53 pistols exist, here's one (otherwise identify it for me)
Post by: Psyop96 on March 14, 2024, 06:22:13 AM

As already indicated, proof/acceptance year and not a model number.