Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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CZ vz. 27, German occupation

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 8 ↗

Czechoslovakian, CZ27, cal. 7.65mm, semiautomatic pistol with Nazi markings.

ATF lists cal. 7.65mm; this is the .32 ACP (7.65mm Browning) cartridge.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMarkings as the ATF wording states: “semiautomatic pistol with Nazi markings”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1939–1945.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia)
Manufacturer
Böhmische Waffenfabrik (Česká zbrojovka), Prague¹
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
.32 ACP
Made
1939–1945production; ATF states no date²
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 8 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
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References
  1. Wikipedia, “ČZ vz. 27” ↗, maker: manufacturer: Česká zbrojovka; Böhmische Waffenfabrik under German occupation (the factory's wartime name, Prague)
  2. Wikipedia, “ČZ vz. 27” ↗, years: occupation-era production: pistols made during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia (1939–1945) carry 'fnh' codes; used by the Heer as Pistole 27(t)
Fact tags
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  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
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Historical context

ČZ vz. 27 (base model shown for CZ vz. 27, German occupation)
Shown: a vz. 27 pistol; the German occupation markings this entry requires are not verified.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “CZ27 (6971789467).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “ČZ vz. 27”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The vz. 27 is a Czechoslovak semi-automatic pistol, based on the pistole vz. 24, and chambered for 7.65 mm Browning/.32 ACP. It is often designated the CZ 27 after the naming scheme used by the Česká zbrojovka factory for post-World War II commercial products. However, it is correctly known as vz. 27, an abbreviation of the Czech "vzor 27", or "Model 27". Pistols either captured or produced during the German occupation of Czechoslovakia were designated as the Pistole 27(t).