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CZ jumping on the bandwagon too...

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March 01, 2026, 08:37 PM
parabellum
CZ jumping on the bandwagon too...
Videos showing the CZ 75 short rail






March 01, 2026, 09:34 PM
darkest2000
Looks like a great reproduction gun, but FWIW, here's a few things that I wish CZ could've improved:

Finish doesn't look quite right, originals had a deeper bluing and sheen, markings are laser etched not roll marked, worse is where "Model 75" looks stretched, like someone just got lazy and skewed the text instead of designing a typeface properly to be natively wide.

The logo on the slide and grips non-period correct.

Country of mfg marking is "Czech Republic CZ" instead of "Czechoslovakia", although I can't fault them for not using an obsolete country name, I'm baffled as to why they chose to redundantly add "CZ" at the end.

CZ didn't dedicate a special serial range for these guns, originals had 5 digit non-letter prefix serials and the repros use modern serial formats.

Maybe this is nitpicking, but IMO details like this is precisely what matters most for a historical reproduction.
March 02, 2026, 08:54 PM
MacGyver
The extra “CZ” at the end is to comply with the requirement (by either the European Union or CIP, I can’t remember which) to denote country of origin with a 2-letter code. For the Czech Republic, it’s “CZ”, which is coincidentally the name of the company as well, making it appear redundant. It’s similar to how HKs have “DE” on their parts and Glocks have “AT” on theirs.