CZ-38 (vz 38) pistol explained

CZ-38 (VZ 38) pistola spiegato

Field stripping of the CZ-38

Advanced dismounting of the CZ-38 (1)

- Dismounting of the firing pin

- Dismounting of the extractor

Advanced dismounting of the CZ-38 (2)

- Dismounting of the barrel

- Dismounting of the takedown key

Advanced dismounting of the CZ-38 (3)

- Dismounting of the locking bloc

- Dismounting of the recoil spring and rear guide

- Dismounting of the grip plate

Advanced dismounting of the CZ-38 (4)

- Dismounting of the trigger assembly

- Dismounting of the disconnector

- Dismounting of the main spring

- Dismounting of the hammer

Advanced dismounting of the CZ-38 (5)

- Dismounting of the sear

- Dismounting of the magazine catch

- Dismounting of the ejector

- Dismounting of the magazine

Functioning of the CZ-38 (1)

- Cycling of the slide before a firing sequence

- Forward abutment of the slide

- Action of the recoil spring forward guide

- Cartridge in line pushed by the breech face

- Last step of the chambering

- Hammer retained by the sear at its safety notch

Functioning of the CZ-38 (2)

- Components of the trigger mechanism

- Functioning of the trigger mechanism (first stage)

- Functioning of the trigger mechanism (intermediary stage)

- Functioning of the trigger mechanism (last stage)

- Instant of cartridge explosion

Functioning of the CZ-38 (3)

- Disconnection of the trigger bar from the sear

- Extraction and ejection of the cartridge case

- Hammer retained at its safety notch

- Slide held opened by the magazine follower

- Release of the slide by manually pushing on the follower

The "Bulgarian" variant of the CZ-38

- Dismounting the side plate of the "Bulgarian" model

- Hammer, slide, and firing pin retainer changes

- Addition of a magazine safety

Functioning the SA/DA CZ-38

- Firing in single action mode explained

- Firing in double action mode

- Functioning of the manual safety

- Functioning of the magazine safety

- Early prototype with magazine safety

Production and markings of the CZ-38

- Initial contract by the Czechoslovak authorities

- Markings found on the standard vz-38 (cz-38)

- The "SA" (Suomen Armeija) variant

- The so called "Bulgarian" variant

- The variant carrying a German Military "WaA76" marking