CZ-75 History, New Models, and Engraved Examples

Posted July 26, 2011 in Pistols by Andrew Tuohy with 28 Comments
Tags: .Czech, CZ, CZ 75, guest posts, handguns, pistol, video

As a CZ-75 fan, it was great to visit the CZ factory in the Czech Republic. One of the highlights of the trip was examining the first prototype of the CZ-75 as well as the first serialized production model and the one millionth pistol made.

Alice Poluchova, president of CZ-USA, gave us an overview of what makes the CZ-75 such a popular firearm and discussed some of the newer models based on the 75 design. Thirty-six years after it was first introduced, it’s still being copied widely, not to mention produced in great numbers by CZ.

CZ-75: Past and Present

Also, I had a chance to examine some beautiful engraved CZs in 9mm and .45. Words can’t describe their beauty – watch the video!

Hand Engraved CZ Pistols

Here are photos of some of the handguns discussed in the videos:

Prototype of CZ-75

First serialized production CZ-75

Millionth CZ-75 made

Engraved CZ-75

Engraved CZ-97

Andrew Tuohy

Andrew Tuohy was a Navy Corpsman with the 5th Marine Regiment. He makes a living by producing written and visual content within the firearm industry, and he also teaches carbine courses. He prefers elegant weapons for a more civilized age, and regularly posts at Vuurwapen Blog.

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