In the years 1919-1921 it was hand made by Jihoceska Zbrojovka s.s. caliber, designed by Alois Tomiska in Pilsen, Czechoslovakia. The Fox-This was a small pocket pistol of 6.35 mm. Although specimens of this freak gun are not uncommon it is safe to say that the production was not large, particularly as the plant closed down in 1926. The pistol is of the blowback type and the fired shells are ejected through a port in the right side of the slide. Retraction of the slide with the index finger in this groove loads and cocks the weapon and also brings the folded trigger into proper position for shooting. The Praga is a curious gun in shape, particularly as to the forward end of the slide, which gives the gun the appearance of „an oversized can opener." The pistol was designed for one-hand operation, which was accomplished by the provision of a cocking groove located on the top of the slide near the muzzle. *Czech Automatic Pistols by Harry Wandrus and John Griebl (privately printed). 1910 has been reported by Wandrus* but no date is shown. 2599 (the earliest seen by the author) bears the date (on the barrel) 13-10-21, Specimen No. The pistols will be found to be marked ZBROJOVKA PRAGA/ PRAHA/PATENT CAL. Advertisements printed in 1922 state that the pistol was made in Vrsovice, a suburb of Prague. Nowotny who built the factory known as „ Zbrojovka Praga" pistol is of the vestpocket type and was designed by Vaclav Holek for A.
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