We have an early production, nickel-plated (60-65%), .32 ACP, CZ 27 (vz. 27) “One Serial Number” pistol in good condition. Perfect mechanical condition; however, the safety release is missing. Serial Number: 222,073 (top slide only). This pistol displays a Nazi-German Military “eagle/WaA 76” WaffenAmt acceptance mark (on right frame, top slide [hard to see], and barrel). The barrel is stamped with an “eagle clutching a swastika” German Military test proof mark (no serial number) and displays some sort of unique engraved description never seen on other CZ 27 pistols! The top of the slide is marked “BÖHMISCHE WAFFENFABRIK A.G. IN PRAG” (Česká zbrojovka [CZ] in Prague) followed by the Nazi proof (barely seen) and serial number (222,073). Left side of the slide is marked “Pistole Modell 27 Kal. 7,65”. This pistol is fitted with original one piece checkered Bakelite (early plastic) good grips with one small chip only, with the “ČZ” logos molded on the top. The pistol is complete with an original factory magazine stamped on the bottom of the base “P. Mod. 27”. CZ 27 was one of the most widely-issued non-German pocket pistols of WW2. They are extremely well-made and overbuilt. In March 1939, Germany occupied all of Czechoslovakia, and in early 1941, all CZ 27 pistol production was diverted to the German war effort. Czechoslovak sources put the beginning serial number of German Military production at 20,500 (the serial number of our early pistol is 222,073). Between 620,000 and 650,000 CZ 27 pistols were manufactured in total, 452,500 of those under German occupation.
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