This is why I love KZfaq. Whenever I have a gun that I don't know how to disassemble I can always find a video here that shows me how!

I just came across this video - my father was a Luftwaffe pilot / officer on the Russian front and carried one of these in his flight suit - he called it a Chezka

Yes, this pistol was very popular. Between WWI and WWII was it personal pistol of BIG AMERICAN LEGEND - SERGEANT YORK !!

My grandfather who was adjudant in french army, used this CZ 27 in 1949/51 in Vietnam > It saved his life many times !

Great video. I have always been fascinated by old WWII era weapons. Thanks for taking the time to share this one with the community.

Moc hezká pistole, naše CZ dělají dobré kousky.

Great piece of history. My grandfather had one as well that his father brought over when he immigrated from CZ prior to the war. 5**

I have same gun with holster, belt and buckle that says Gotts Mittens on it, that my grandfather brought back, he was with the Canadian First Infantry Division. He took it off a dead German officer and used to carry it in his inside pocket of his jacket. When he was disarming Germans in Holland at the end of the war he had a German officer salute him, my grandfather yelled at him to put his arm down, the officer spat in his face. He said, I pulled that piston out of my Tunic and put it to the officers head! I asked him, and what happened, he just grumbled and said well use your imagination! It took me a lot to get him to talk about the war, out of his 6 children and 15 grandchildren I was the only one he opened up to, he had some amazing stories!

Thanks, nice presentation and demonstration! I have one that was later used by the East German Stasi with a threaded barrel for silencer and metal grips to offset the forward weight of the to-be-attached silencer (no, I don't have one). Instead of 24 oz. it weighs about 30 oz. I also noted the magazine safety feature. Very forward thinking of those Czechs!

Let's be honest, 6 or 7 rounds of .32 is all you need, plus a solid steel frame for pistol whipping, and wading in with punches. All these modern plastic wonder nines and ARs are over the top and take a lot of fun out of mortal violence...nothing beats punching someone to death after all.

Thanks Sootch. Great video, cleaned up my dad's old CZ 27 which hasn't been fired in years, it's a post WW2 model which was issued to the indian army. Says - 'Ceska Zabrojovka - Nardoni Podnik 7.65' Strakonice on the side.

I have a M1914/34 Mauser Pistol and it has a very similar safety to this one. The grips are also similar 'wrap-around' type grips and the magazine also looks identical.

What a beautiful pistol......Thanks for this video, Sootch!

Nice review! I have a couple of these, and they are indeed fun guns to shoot as well as "a unique piece of history". Thanks for making this review.

I bought one of these 27's a few yrs ago that was rusty & it barely cycled, it went through a flood. After total disassembly and cleaning, it works perfectly. Also discovered 2 notches cut into the grip. The pistol is probably a bring-back from WWll , I wish I knew the whole story.

Nice catch. I was just reading up on Axis powers weaponry last week while laid up, so I'm a little familiar with this slick pistol. I think it still has nice lines, almost an simple elegance, especially with that solid trigger. It was also easy to like because I tend to like all things CZ. Yep, it seems to have aged well. Very cool piece, sootch. And well done on the research. I love learning something new every day. You helped me do that today!

another great video Sootch!!! awesome piece of history!!!

What a beautiful piece of history

Excellent review as always! I appreciate your historical perspective; these 7.65mm pistols were carried by many German soldiers as a "last ditch" weapon.

Thanks for the history lesson. That's a neat little pistol.

When my parents bought an old house in city Pelhrimov, Czech Republic, we started with reconstruction of the house. During the reconstruction (2001), we have found one CZ 27 which originaly belonged to one police officer served from 1940-1945. That guy was previous house owner. It was perfectly clean in bushing with two magazines and wraped in oily shred. As it is not possible to be in possession of gun, once you dont have licence to carry arms, we commited it to police. Just not to have any troubles in future. :( PS: in the video, BÖHMISCHE WAFFENFABRIK is a German translation of Ceska Zbrojovka (Czech Armoury) where the CZ (initial letters of Ceska Zbrojovka) comes from :) Nice video. Thanks!

Interesting that the holster and magazine look very much like the larger CZ 52, a copy of which I own.

My dad has a Mauser 1914 (.32acp) pocket pistol. It's a sweet little gun to shoot. The blue on that thing is flawless. I can't seem to persuade him to pass it down yet. One day it will definitely be mine. Awesome review, thumbs up all the way.

That is a pretty cool piece...great vid Sootch.

really nice piece of history, good stuff, thanks for sharing

Gorgeous pistol ❤

My CZ vz 27 is very crudely finished, is in the 380.000 numbering and probably from around 1944, a war trophy of my grandpa complete with the nazi swastika stamps, also i've got some of the original ammo with it. Nice video, thanx

I plan to add one to my collection very soon. They cost a little more now though, ten years later.

stylish little gun. very good for closed carry.

That is a beautiful pistol, I would love to have one in my rather small collection.

the intratec pro-tec 25 has the same barrel grooves and slots, but less parts. nice little gun, a real treasure (your CZ).

Oh I want one sooo bad. I love ww2 historical pistols & rifles. I also want a mauser hsc sauer 38h plus the cz model 27. I personally own a beretta m1934. 1941 manufactured that was when the bad guys were winning the war plus I own a cold war era makarov pm51. Both pistols are great shooters. Especially the beretta. Both pistols have significant historical value & personality. Long live the Republic

Proudly featured in the film Naked Lunch. Awesome handgun. Nice feel.

Great camera angles!

Thanks for the info, my grandfather has one.

Thanks - just disassembled and cleaned mine. Good video, good instruction. Mine is 103768

AGAIN excellent review don

Böhmische Waffenfabrik A.G. in Prag = "Bohemian Arms Factory, Inc., in Prague" (The Czech Republic consists of three historical lands - Bohemia, Moravia, Silesia. Prague is in Bohemia, the current maker of CZ75 is in Moravia). One not very well known issue is that the factories in the occupied Czech territory had much higher productivity compared to those in Germany proper. Also, the Czech made weapons were way more dependable (even if those were the very same models made in both territories).

Great review!

The holster is a typical Czech design. My Cz 52 has a very similar holster in yellow leather with a cleaning rod

Great video dude thankyou

Nice video, thanks for it.

Very interesting, my dad had one from his father from WW2.

Sootch, I am from India and checking with you if this is good pistol to own. Here in India all imported pistols are very very expense. The CZ model 27 in this video cost a good $8,800 American dollars which is insane after the ban on import of pistol in 1984 here in India. And the Indian Ordinance Factory made pistol in 0.32 available for the citizen of India who are license holders which are of no good quality nor does it have good shooting accuracy. Looking forward to your advice.

Wow that's a great full head of hair. Taken us way back in the Sootch00 time machine.

i have a model 27 that was never fired with white tape saying " 46 " on bottom of mag. with 2 mags. holster saying fhn left side of the slide but top of slide they ground off the lettering. but there is Nazis proof marks every where else. wolff springs sells rebuild kits for pistol and mags. this is a well built lil pistol, great for carry. i know you need at least a 9mm for carry. lol. but i wouldn't want to be hit with a 32acp. very safe well built lil pistol.

nice cz 27 small and strong.

Thats a nice piece, I didn't think there would be still any left in good condition around.

Great Video.

Very interesting.

I have the cz 24 that fires the 380. I prefer the 24 because of the 380 not the 32 asp in the cz 27. The 24 also has a rotating barrel unlike the cz 27 in fact I like the 24 so much I own 5 of them. 1 chromed 1 Nickle plated 2 blued and 1 cerakoted in charcoal Black! Thanks for another great review!

Cool little gun. I want to get a .32acp just cuz Walmart seems to always have that ammo. A Beretta Tomcat would be nice.

very nice gun i would buy one if they were still readily available

guys its a pistol, don't hate it because it fell into the wrong hands, because if that's the case you can argue that many types of firearms were used to commit atrocities, but many were also used for liberation and saving lives (regardless of model)

Lol 1:30 no hammer bite bullshit . I love my cz 27 but it's the only pistol i've ever owned or shot that just tears the web of my hand apart. It's a very accurate and fun little gun but I need gloves to shoot it and not tear my hand up in the process.

Nice Vid Brother. Rich on details. Are you sure you didn't make it to Hickory? Just Teasing. I didn't go either. I had to stay in Matthews. I think it was by design. I've got a nice pre-owned XD-45 Compact at Firepower. Posted two vids about it.

Ja diese Waffe war sehr schick, Deutsche benutzen diese-urschprunglich tschechische pistole als waffe fur Reichsamter, Luftwaffe und Gestapo (Gestapo hatte spezielle version mit langeren Lauf fur Dampfer). Sonst- diese sehr "Putzige" Pistole hatte auch amerikanische Legende Sergeant York (nach den WWI naturlich).

Prices in Europe are not even close to 250. From what I've seen in the last couple of weeks, they're around €150,- (decent condition, 1 magazine, no holster).

Also: I got mine $230 out the door tax included. I would rate it in excellent condition except perhaps the recoil spring seems like it might need replacing

It's Buuheemish not 'Bromish', as in 'Bohemian' which is an alternate name for and region within Czech republic. lol

I have one of these and I really like it. It's a nice weight and well-balanced. I'm pretty accurate with it, likely due in no small part to the .32 caliber ACP cartridge. It doesn't have much kick to it, which I'm sure is why the police like it; you can put a lot of shots in quick succession on-target. The question is, is this supposed to be a reliable gun? It keeps jamming on me. It was working fine for a while after being fixed before, but now it's jamming again. So it's useless right now. I'm wondering whether I should bother getting it fixed by a local gunsmith or just sell it/trade it in and get something more reliable.

I have a cz 28 it's just like the cz 27. The problem I have is you cannot rack the slid without a mag in the pistol. The slid will lock open on the last round. But if you take the mag out you can't check the barrel for a load. Is this defective?

I have one in really nice condition with what appear to be hand checkered wooden grips. They actually look like very similar to grips from the CZ 24 and may in fact be what they are, but hand checkered. The only thing that bugs me about he pistol is, at least in my case, the slide locks back after the last round and the only way to bring it forward again is to drop the magazine. That's almost impossible with the slide putting pressure on the mag. I don't know if they're all like this or not.

nice piece of history. I wonder why they chose the .32acp round.

I just acquired one of these today. Just got to get the documents over to the sheriff to put it on my permit. The one I got was made in Czechoslovakia it has Zero U.S. import stamps on it. Interesting as it is the officer to whom it was issued to in Czechoslovakia did a crude engraving with his name Eugene on it along with a vine with leaves and 2 or 3 flowers. It comes with 2 clips and the original holster which is missing the belt loops which I might have reapplied that or I might store it and buy a reproduction holster..

I have a Bersa Thunder .32 acp and use it for carry and home defense. Accurate and dependable. .32 acp will do the job.

Have you seen a cz model 24 .380 acp. it looks like the 27 but the slide is round on the sides ?

One of these made a great appearance in a Hitchcock film. Cant remember which one though...the one with Paul Newman. I would love own one,but in the UK all handguns are illegal, unless you are a drug dealer, then you can own one.

Scootch...... Can you please review the CZ P07 Duty.

Cool gun. Reminds me of an old Colt vest pocket. It's amazing how many firearms manufacturers were made to work for the nazis...FN, Mauser, CZ.

Great review! I really enjoyed watching it several times! Böhmische Waffenfabrik means Böhmische weaponfactory not warfactory :D!

@icanttailwhip Google cz 27 magazines and there are several outfits that sell them. They run about 45 bucks shipped.

I dont speak German but I would gues that bohmische means Bohemian in German, so its not the name of the factory, it just says "czech factory".

I just got one of these today and it has had the Nazi stamps ground off the top and replaced with the CZ stamp. Date of 45 stamped on the left side of the frame. Magazine is not original unfortunately. Is the slide not suppose to lock open at all?

Need mags and info on a 9mmN zbrojovka. Thanks You

Thanks for the video, I have one of these in a 5 digit serial number with nazi stamps plus other proofs and all numbers match. Was afraid to try to take it apart,but your video made it easy. Thanks. I was going to sell it but now I think I'll hang on to it and shoot it.

i recently inherited my dads CZ .32 and found that the trigger is sticky when trying to reset, any suggestions on how to make this firearm fully functioning again.

it says Bohemian Gun factory Actueller Gesellschaft (A.G)

In Slovakia you can buy them up to 50euro in a great condition. I could buy one of them from one guy for 50euro also with cz50, but some friends of mine from local gunshop told me, that cz27 are they buying from people that dont want it to own anymore for 5euro...

It is amazing how underpowered defensive handgun calibers of that era used to be. I guess it shows just how much of a last resort thing they were. But why would they choose a .32 over a 9mm, considering these were carried on a belt the 9mm would of ben my choice. P.S..... ya gotta dig those german holsters

I got this from my father and thought the numbers were identical to your information #460000 with all markings.

The cz27 I had was a .380, but the weird thing was it could not shoot any ammo except winchester. Every other bullet would get jammed up. Anyone know why?

The safety comes from it's Mauser roots. After WWI Mauser sold it's excess tooling and rights to some prototypes to CZ. Nickl a top designer for Mauser designed a prototype or a larger version of that pistol and CZ made it but downsized.

Where did you find this firearm?

I want one of these but they are pretty high when in nice shape and with Nazi markings. I have the CZ50, 52, 82, and 75. I need the 27! Also have a VZ24 rifle... The Czechs made awesome guns! No way you're getting this pistol for 350 in 2017!

You speak german very well

yup

My version has a fnh in front of the "pistole modell 27" does that mean anything special?

i just got one

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I have the same pistol. My serial number is 5 digit. 3304* I wonder when it was made as it also has Nazi proof marks on it as well as CZ proofs stamped on the barrel where the barrel shows in the ejection port.

what caliber is this? 32 38 or .380?

does anyone know where to get mags for these?

What size ammo does this model take?

I have ones !!

Alfred Hitchcock bought me here.

Bohemia - its a name of Cech Republic during occupation ( germ. - Protektorat Böhmen und Mähren)

i kinda want to buy a .32 acp gun. but these days small calibers cost about as much as the big brothers calibers.

I had one of these. Kind of beat up though. Safety didn't work, and trigger was so light you could easily pop off two shots by accident. But otherwise nice to shoot.

i have one :)