UGLIEST Pistol of WW2? | German Occupation Czech CZ38 Vz38 | Czechoslovakian Military Handgun .380

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3 жыл бұрын

We are taking a look at one of the most unique and possibly ugliest military handguns of World War Two. The Czechs developed the Vz.38 pistol, also known as the CZ38, before WW2. It was meant to be a replacement for their Vz.24 and 27 pistols but German occupation of Czechoslovakia and its arms manufacturing industry killed that idea. The CZ factory was already geared up for production though so the Germans decided to have the pistols made anyway. Germany put them to use and sold some to other countries. I picked this one up from Century Arms as a "Gunsmith Special". It was missing the magazine but the price was right so I rolled the dice. I'm glad I did too because even though this thing is in rough shape it has a great bore and is a good shooter. It's not exactly a fun shooting experience though because this thing is an ergonomic mess and doesn't feel very good in hand at all. There weren't that many of these made so I'm happy to have one in my collection. I never say no to a CZ.
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UGLIEST Pistol of WW2? | German Occupation Czech CZ38 Vz38 | Czechoslovakian Military Handgun .380
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@tracyphillips3325 3 жыл бұрын

Great find buddy. Nice review and honest information. Take care brother 👊

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍You do the same my friend.

@MilsurpMikeChannel 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you! I apologize for taking a couple weeks before making it to this video. Classic has been hit or miss with me... this is a very interesting pickup.

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

It's all good brother. Trust me if anyone understands being too busy to keep up with videos it's me lol. Thanks for watching and thanks again for the awesome knife! Take it easy. Your Channel is one of my favorites!

@forrestclark6455 2 ай бұрын

My father acquired one of these in Germany during WW2. He "bought" it from a German civilian after the war was over. He said he couldn't remember exactly what he gave for it. It was either 9 or 11 American cigarettes.

@frederickschwartz1873 3 жыл бұрын

That is a cool gun. I like the way it breaks down on the henge. Never seen one before this .

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

It's very unique. Thanks for checking it out man!

@Toolness1 Жыл бұрын

Sweet find, I have a CZ27 made under Nazi occupation and does have the waffenamts. They kept making them until 1940. There were a very few of the 38's with waffenamts made very late in the war.

@GearyGunderson 3 жыл бұрын

Very interesting pistol. I've never seen that before!

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Yeah it's a cool one! Thanks for checking it out.

@tracyphillips3325 3 жыл бұрын

Action seems to work, and shoots well.

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

That's all you can ask for from something made in 1939

@dennis78382 3 жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed your video. I don't know anything about guns but the editing and history were spot on. I deleted all my inappropriate humor remarks except for this one… "I haven't held anything this uncomfortable in my hand since I was an altar boy."

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

HAHA. Thanks brother!

@douglasfletcher1066 3 жыл бұрын

I bought one from a LGS last week. FWIW, SARCO has magazines for about $35.00 each and they work fine, although I suspect they are Triple K. The gun is very easy to disassemble for cleaning, mine was load with gunk. Just remove the grips and slide down the sideplate. Numrich has parts. A friend told me it looks like a Mauser 1914 with a drinking problem.

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

That is where I found my magazine at. It was actually an original though with a Finnish stamp.

@thetobaccoguy1751 Жыл бұрын

I scooped one at a show last week for $350, with original holster. Mine is in great shape. I nearly bought one last year for $700. Glad I didn't. Those were the only 2 I've ever seen.

@MultiMagnum62 3 жыл бұрын

Fast forwarding, amigo. So far behind. Lovely knife sir. I will look into channel, when time allows. Rare, now. Not pleasing, looking, auto, agreed. Functional, however. great history, and info. Trigger, hammer, is different. Nice, pistol. Peace from, Ky. John.

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

It's a cool pistol for sure and shot better than expected. Thanks John, hope you are doing well buddy.

@123werk 3 жыл бұрын

I love how you tell where you purchased items. Unfortunately I never seen these listed. Maybe because I never looked outside the c&r section

@HircineDaWolf 3 жыл бұрын

im not sure how it works, no prices and no pictures for most items

@123werk 3 жыл бұрын

@@HircineDaWolf I see prices on th c&r section sense they have me on file but on the fix em page no prices

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

They only had one. I just got lucky and bought it as soon as it went up.

@HircineDaWolf 3 жыл бұрын

@@ReadinessReviews only one now on gb is well over a grand good condition though

@davesdiversions8078 3 жыл бұрын

A Pistol only the designer could love. You're better than the History Channel. Take care.

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

haha. I do my best. Thanks buddy!

@jonathanmorgan6565 3 жыл бұрын

I’ve been into milsurps for 9 years and this is the first time I’ve ever heard of this pistol! I kinda want one now. By the way, how did the m95 turn out?

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

The M95 is still a work in progress. The stock had some issues that need to be addressed but I just haven't had time lately. There weren't very many if these pistols made so they are pretty uncommon. I'm glad I ran across one. Thanks for watching!

@hobofactory 3 жыл бұрын

Pretty neat. Not one that I was very familiar with. I like the design a lot, if they gave a little (ok maybe a lot) more thought to ergonomics and a better trigger pull, could really have been an excellent pistol.

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

It had potential. They made a reliable and simple design but dropped the ball a bit with the ergos.

@varanid9 Жыл бұрын

The CZ38 belonging to the guy on Military Arms Channel has a very nice trigger pull according to him, but his pistol looks to be in much better condition than this one.

@fattywithafirearm 3 жыл бұрын

I like my cz38. Not a fan of the trigger but it's a fun gun to shoot. Always gets looks at the range due to it's odd design

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

They are unique. Pretty good shooters though as long as you can stage the trigger.

@serioussoldier7977 3 жыл бұрын

A hinged barrel?, well that’s a first for me The disassembly lever vaguely reminds me of a star model B super.

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

It's a very unique design. I think it's pretty dang cool. Thanks!!

@stansfieldmcelroy 3 жыл бұрын

beauty

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

From a certain point of view lol

@joelopezjl28 3 жыл бұрын

Did they sell out? I really want one! I presume they were a fair price

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

They only had the one

@joelopezjl28 3 жыл бұрын

@@ReadinessReviews ahhh I must of missed that

@ajperkins2430 3 жыл бұрын

Literally the only milsurp channel i trust

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Obama!!

@dimestoreharry3344 3 жыл бұрын

Please show us the pistol after you clean it up , Thanks .

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

I'll do my best to show it in the future.

@joemorganeatmyshortschannel 3 жыл бұрын

i had one some years back i got for a deal and sold for a few dollars more it was a fun gun but its ugly as sin still alot of military handguns of the era you could do worse

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

The Type 94 may be the most ugly but this one is up there. I like ugly guns though lol

@joemorganeatmyshortschannel 3 жыл бұрын

@@ReadinessReviews me too man i am especially in to stuff the common man carried during depression years

@Kidfry 3 жыл бұрын

Kind of funny that a company known for some of the best looking pistols also happened to design one of the ugliest pistols of all time.

@ReadinessReviews 3 жыл бұрын

The CZ75 is one of the best feeling pistols ever this is one of the worst. I guess it can't all be good lol. It's still reliable at least.

@Kidfry 3 жыл бұрын

@@ReadinessReviews I seem to recall handling one at a gun show many years ago and finding it very awkward. This is definitely the black sheep of the CZ family.