KRISS Arms group (Switzerland) has purchased Sphinx Arms, a Swiss pistol manufacturer.
The immediate benefit of this acquisition is that Sphinx pistols will be imported into the USA and Canada by KRISS USA (formally known as KRISS TDI), who is the US subsidiary of KRISS Arms group (Switzerland).
@Etienne
As the old saying goes “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it”
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0The Sphinx pistols have been built for pretty much the last 10 years… Very hi-end CZ75 clones, not my cup of tea, i do prefer the original CZ75 for the feel and the pricetag.
The Sphinx pistols are built for very hot ammo – usually you need to brake them in with +P+ ammo for them to function properly. That is due to hot 9mm loads being the main ammo for most of the LEOs and military in Europe.
The “tactical” versions of the Sphinx 2000 and 3000 are in use with a few units int Europe. Most police services tend to stay with the original CZ due to purchase and running costs.
1 0Fantastic! I’ve been looking for one of these for some time. Any word on MSRP?
0 0Etienne, no idea, sorry. I doubt they have even priced it yet.
0 0They are cz clones. If it cost more then cz buy cz, right? Great pistol tho.
0 0It looks a lot like some of the modern offerings from Beretta.
Anyone have any info of the internals for this thing?
0 0To give you an idea what the prices are, here in France a Sphinx 3000 basic in 9mm para is 2500 €. The 2000 standard is 1500.
Tanfoglio combat are 550 € and you good’ol CZ75 is 600€. The CZ75 Shadow (competition model), which is very tight and groups well, is 800€.
0 0Anxious to see the SDP Compact. Curious as to why they call it a compact when mag capacity is 15.
I only hope KRISS does better than Sabre Defense in advertising! All the guys at the club where I shoot never heard of Sphinx. Name recognition goes a long way towards product endorsement. Even the posts above sound like they’d be just as happy with a CZ. I have a 9 and a .40 from the P2000 series and find the look, the workmanship, and their reliability top rate!
CZ is to Sphinx like Rock Island Armory is to Les Baer. Yeah, they both work. But there’s more time & attention that goes into one more than the other. And I know which I’d rather have!
0 0is that the actually trigger!?! Weird.
0 0Wasn’t Sabre Defence gonna import these a year or two ago? Any word on why that deal didn’t go through?
0 0I believe that the Super-V’s issue was with a faulty extractor (correct me if I’m wrong) and they have recalled them to fix the issue if they FTE.
I think they even issued a free kit to those who bought them used and are no longer under warranty.
I’d have confidence buying these handguns from KRISS
0 0Swiss made CZ75 clone – I approve.
0 0If they aren’t going to be compatible with Glock mags like the Super V, it’s just another CZ 75 clone. That’s even less exciting than a new 1911.
0 0That looks more like an IPSC open gun than a “tactical SWAT”…
0 0So, has KRISS fixed the reliability issues of their cool on paper SMG?
0 0Very cool. These Sphinx pistols caught my eye some time ago.
0 0OMG, this is so sexy!
0 0cool story bro
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Anxious to see the SDP Compact. Curious as to why they call it a compact when mag capacity is 15.
I only hope KRISS does better than Sabre Defense in advertising! All the guys at the club where I shoot never heard of Sphinx. Name recognition goes a long way towards product endorsement. Even the posts above sound like they’d be just as happy with a CZ. I have a 9 and a .40 from the P2000 series and find the look, the workmanship, and their reliability top rate!
CZ is to Sphinx like Rock Island Armory is to Les Baer. Yeah, they both work. But there’s more time & attention that goes into one more than the other. And I know which I’d rather have!
is that the actually trigger!?! Weird.
To give you an idea what the prices are, here in France a Sphinx 3000 basic in 9mm para is 2500 €. The 2000 standard is 1500.
Tanfoglio combat are 550 € and you good’ol CZ75 is 600€. The CZ75 Shadow (competition model), which is very tight and groups well, is 800€.
@Etienne
As the old saying goes “If you have to ask, you can’t afford it”
Fantastic! I’ve been looking for one of these for some time. Any word on MSRP?
Etienne, no idea, sorry. I doubt they have even priced it yet.
They are cz clones. If it cost more then cz buy cz, right? Great pistol tho.
Wasn’t Sabre Defence gonna import these a year or two ago? Any word on why that deal didn’t go through?
I believe that the Super-V’s issue was with a faulty extractor (correct me if I’m wrong) and they have recalled them to fix the issue if they FTE.
I think they even issued a free kit to those who bought them used and are no longer under warranty.
I’d have confidence buying these handguns from KRISS
The Sphinx pistols have been built for pretty much the last 10 years… Very hi-end CZ75 clones, not my cup of tea, i do prefer the original CZ75 for the feel and the pricetag.
The Sphinx pistols are built for very hot ammo – usually you need to brake them in with +P+ ammo for them to function properly. That is due to hot 9mm loads being the main ammo for most of the LEOs and military in Europe.
The “tactical” versions of the Sphinx 2000 and 3000 are in use with a few units int Europe. Most police services tend to stay with the original CZ due to purchase and running costs.
OMG, this is so sexy!
So, has KRISS fixed the reliability issues of their cool on paper SMG?
That looks more like an IPSC open gun than a “tactical SWAT”…
Swiss made CZ75 clone – I approve.
If they aren’t going to be compatible with Glock mags like the Super V, it’s just another CZ 75 clone. That’s even less exciting than a new 1911.
cool story bro
It looks a lot like some of the modern offerings from Beretta.
Anyone have any info of the internals for this thing?
Very cool. These Sphinx pistols caught my eye some time ago.