Pistole vz. 22
Country of origin
Czechoslovakia
ManufacturerČeská zbrojovka Strakonice
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 experimental 9×19mm Parabellum design based on the Mauser Model 1910/14. Plagued by slow production rate and using too many hand-fitted parts, it was later replaced by the improved vz. 24 pistol.
Slovakia seized over seven thousand vz. 22s when it declared its independence from Czechoslovakia in March 1939.
Slovakia seized over seven thousand vz. 22s when it declared its independence from Czechoslovakia in March 1939.
