« Reply #2 on: December 31, 2023, 06:56:51 AM »
In
Know Your Czechoslovakian Pistols (R. J. Berger - 1989) the Vz 27 photos show 4 serrations (pp 41-56).
Per Berger,
CSP -
Czechoslovak Government Postal System (p. 95)
Production of the Vz 27 began in 1927.
The year produced is usually on the slide so "30" means 1930.
From Berger (p. 43)...
The pistol was put on the market primarily as a commercial product for
civilians and police. The vz 27 did not achieve any great success during the
pre-World War II period. The world depression and cheaper Spanish
imports, were too much competition. Although some were sold commer-
cially and some to various Czechoslovak police and other goverment agen-
cies, such as Customs and the Postal Service, by 1938, fewer than 15,000
had been sold.
Nearly all examples have "
Pistole Modell 27 Kal. 7.65" on the left side of the slide, so yours must be an early one.
Mine has "
fnh" before this slide text so it was made during the German occupation of the factory.
Per Berger, of all of the model years the Vz 27 appears to have the most variants due to the tumultuous events from 1927-1945.
Interestingly enough mine has no proof marks or dates anywhere and has a high S/N...I figure it was made in 1945.
Here is a link on disassembly/reassembly:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6fVtFct39WkOh and H
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