Key facts
- Type
- Semi-automatic pistol Machine pistol ( select-fire variants)
- Place of origin
- Czechoslovakia
- In service
- 1976–present
- Used by
- See Users
- Wars
- Lebanese Civil War
- Designer
- Josef and František Koucký
- Manufacturer
- Česká zbrojovka
- Produced
- 1976–present
- Number span no built
- 1,000,000+ (October 12, 2007)
- Variants
- see Variants and Derivatives
- Mass
- 1.12 kg (2.5 lb)
- Length
- 206.3 mm (8.12 in)
- Barrel length
- 120 mm (4.7 in)
- Width
- 32.6 mm (1.28 in)
- Height
- 138 mm (5.4 in)
- Cartridge
- 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm
- Action
- short recoil , tilting barrel, double/single
- Rate of fire
- semi-automatic CZ 75 Automatic: 1,000 RPM
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Encyclopedic overview
The CZ 75 is a semi-automatic pistol made by Czech firearm manufacturer ČZUB. First introduced in 1975, it is one of the original "wonder nines" and features a staggered-column magazine, all-steel construction, and a hammer forged barrel. It is widely distributed throughout the world and is the most common handgun in the Czech Republic.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “CZ 75” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.