Pistole vz. 22

pistole vz. 22
Typesemi-automatic pistol
Place of originCzechoslovakia
Service history
In service1921—45?
Used by Czechoslovakia
 Nazi Germany
Slovakia Slovakia
WarsWorld War II
Production history
DesignerJosef Nickl
ManufacturerZbrojovka Brno, Česká Zbrojovka
Produced1921—24
Specifications
Mass0.634 kilograms (22.4 oz)
Barrel length87 millimetres (3.4 in)

Cartridge.380 ACP
ActionShort Recoil, Rotating barrel
Muzzle velocity300 metres per second (980 ft/s)
Effective firing range50 metres (55 yd)
Feed system8-round box magazine
SightsFixed front blade, drift-adjustable notch rear

The pistole vz. 22 was the first Czech Army pistol of the inter-war period. The vz. 22 was based upon the work of Mauser designer Josef Nickl's Model 1915 handgun. Slovakia seized over seven thousand vz. 22s when it declared its independence from Czechoslovakia in March 1939.[1]

  1. ^ Kliment and Nakládal, p. 116