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That was a fantastic find at a great price
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The right side of the frame carries arsenal marks.
Above the trigger guard on the right side of the frame we see a Czechoslovakian Army acceptance mark. This shows two crossed swords plus the last two digits of the year of manufacture.
The Czech Army used crossed Roman swords as its symbol since their independence from Austria in 1919. The Czech Republic Army uses this symbol to this day on everything down to uniform buttons.
If the pistol underwent arsenal refurbishment, you will find a circle or oval with VOP or VOR to indicate the military repair service organization.
• Barrel, visible through port in slide
• Serial number.
• Letter T inside a circle, a military testing mark.
CZ-83 handguns has desirable "she 90" arsenal markings and "crossed-swords" proof. This one was produced in 1993. and features a magazine that's also marked with the "crossed-swords."
Armorer's stamps:
This pistol is of army origin which were at the Czech armament.
1 - right side of the pistol. The frame over the slide.
a/ mark VOP or VOZ is an abbreviation of a military repair service company of firm. These marks are in a circle or in an oval.
b/ two crossed swords with two numbers. This is a military take over and the year of the take over is mentioned there. Barrel at the space at slide
c/ circle with marked letter T that is a military testing mark.
d/ production number
e/ mark of the government test with 2 numbers of the year of the test.
