*SOLD* CZ Model 50 .32 ACP Blue 3 3/4" *AWESOME SEMI-AUTOMATIC PISTOL*

Bryant Ridge's Analysis:

After the Second World War, Czechoslovakia's Ministry of the Interior requested a new pistol design from Ceská Zbrojovka Uhersky Brod. The resulting gun was chambered in .32 ACP and designed by two brothers Jan and Jaroslav Kratochvíl. It combined elements from both the Walther PP and PPK. The pistol is fed from an 8-round single-stack magazine, located within the bakelite paneled grip. Small fixed sights are located on top of the slide. The pistol functions via the blowback principle - gas pressure from burning powder simultaneously forces the cartridge case and slide backward and forces the bullet forward in the barrel. After it reaches the end of its rearward travel, the recoil spring returns the slide to its forward position, stripping and chambering a new round from the magazine as it does so, rendering the gun ready to fire again. Hammer and trigger operation is single and double action . Vz. 50s were sold commercially but most were distributed to police agencies under control of the Ministry of the Interior. They were produced initially at Strakonice and later at Uhersky Brod. Manufacture ended in 1970 with the refinement of the pistol in a new model known as the Vz. 70.

specifications:

• Manufacturer: CZ
• Model: vz 50
• Serial: 714199
• Caliber: 32 ACP (7.65)
• Finish: Blue
• Barrel Length: 3 ¾"
• Optics/Sights: Fixed
• Stock/Grips: Textured Synthetic
• Action: Semi-Automatic
• Markings: Standard