Import Marks and Their Impact on Gun Values Here at Pony Express Firearms, we see a lot of import marked guns. Today we’ll look at the Czech CZ52 pistol, and the difference a seemingly innocuous feature like an import mark can make on value. The CZ52 is a Czechoslovakian designed pistol, standardized for military use in 1952. Originally intended to fire the 9×19 Luger round, political pressure from the Soviet Union forced the adoption of this pistol in the standard Warsaw Pact 7.62x25mm caliber. The Czech military used the CZ52 for decades, only being replaced in the early 1980’s by the vz82 in 9x18mm Makarov caliber. In all, approximately 200,000 CZ52 pistols were produced. These guns are very well made and use a unique roller locking system to lock the barrel and slide together. This same locking system is also found on the German MG42 machine gun. As such, they … Read More
