CZ-38 (vz 38) pistol explained

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