CZ 75
Czechoslovak 9×19 Parabellum short-recoil semi-auto pistol with slide rails inside the frame, DA/SA trigger and 15–16-round double-stack magazine; one of the most cloned designs in the world.
CZ 75
Community
Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- CZ 75
- Alias
- ČZ vz. 75
- Manufacturer
- Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod
- Country
- Czech Republic
- Year
- 1975
- Category
- Pistol
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 9×19 mm Parabellum
- Muzzle velocity
- 360 m/s
- Effective range
- 50 m
- Maximum range
- 100 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 120 mm
- Overall length
- 206 mm
- Empty weight
- 1 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Corto rinculo (Browning modificato)
- Bolt / action
- Doppia/singola azione, hammer-fired, slitta interna
Feed
- System
- Caricatore amovibile bifilare
- Standard capacity
- 16 rounds
Fire modes
Historical profile
Designed by the Koucký brothers and introduced in 1975 in Uherský Brod, initially aimed at export to generate hard currency; in Czechoslovakia it remained classified for years.
For the first years the patent was not filed abroad, enabling clones (Tanfoglio TZ-75, IMI Jericho 941, Sphinx, EAA Witness, Tristar) and spreading the architecture worldwide.
Adopted in many military and police variants in over 60 countries; still in production as CZ 75 B, BD, SP-01, Shadow 2 and in .40 S&W, 9×21 and .22 LR calibers.
Variants
Main users
Czech Republic · Slovacchia · Turchia · Poland · oltre 60 paesi
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
