CZ52
I have just purchased a surplus CZ52 pistol and it has no markings on it other than two matching serial numbers and the import stamp. The serial number is on the left side of the frame and the other on the barrel with a "T" circled (Tula?). The finish is gray. All the other CZ's I have seen have many more markings as well as two swords crossed with two digits in front to designate its year of production on the righthand side of the frame. Mine has nothing on the righthand side. Can anyone give me information on the pistol I have received?
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Well, I can take a stab at it, as you are about to slip off the board without an answer, and we'll let the inevitable later-posters fill in the blanks. First, grey was the original parkerized finish and rebuilt guns were blued. Kind of a matte blue, not polished. I can't quite remember what the "circle T" means, [|)] but it's a standard marking, both of mine have it, and it does not mean "Tula" which is a Russian Arsenal and which mark is an arrow in a triangle, or sometimes a "T" in a circle, but the circle is in a triangle, or just in a triangle. Your pistol is a Czech product, not Russian. It's a good pistol, and there have been many, many threads and posts on them if you search the forum archives. 0 -
The triangle is a symbol of the Izhevsk arsenal, not Tula. Tula uses a star.
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Well, Chunky, you might want to check your copy of "The Standard Directory Of Proof Marks", several locations, but try page 162, 1st ed. 2nd printing. I know what you're talking about, but that is more in the way of a trademark; the T in a triangle is a proof mark. If you want I send you a xerox copy. Send me your USPO address. 0
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