Cz 52

Guns Magazine, June, 2005 by Alan J. Bell

I sent a copy of the Nov '04 article on the CZ 52 to a friend of mine, Jan Balcar, who has written several articles for the Czech firearms magazine Strelecka Revue. Mr. Blacar informs me that the CZ 52 was made only at the plant in Strakonice and not at Uhersky Brod. He also said that the "dots" on the top of the slide of the CZ 52 were hardness tests using the Rockwell method. He cited Lt. Col. Jan Hanousek of the Czech Army Ordnance Corps for this information. Apparently, the "dots" have never had anything to do with accuracy. Notwithstanding the error, I enjoyed the article.

Alan J. Bell

Hood River, Ore.