The Zastava CZ99 is a
semi-automatic pistol
A semi-automatic pistol is a type of repeating single-chamber handgun ( pistol) that automatically cycles its action to insert the subsequent cartridge into the chamber (self-loading), but requires manual actuation of the trigger to actuall ...
produced by
Zastava Arms
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. It was developed in 1989 to replace the
M57 in the
Yugoslav military and police. The frame design was influenced by the
SIG P226
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albeit with some ambidextrous controls like the
Walther P88 Compact
The Walther P88 is a semiautomatic pistol developed by German company Walther. Its main feature is a high-capacity double-stacked magazine designed for military and law enforcement use. The P88 was succeeded by the Walther P99 in 1997.
Overview
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. The CZ 99 is primarily chambered in
9×19mm Parabellum
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with a 15-round magazine.
Variants
![CZ 999 Skorpion with custom made grips](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/CZ_999_Skorpion_with_custom_made_grips.jpg)
*CZ999 Scorpion (ЦЗ999): While initially intended for the 9×19mm, there is a variant of the CZ99 chambered in
.40 S&W, primarily for foreign importers, with many of these handguns imported by the US in 1990. Over time though, newer versions of this firearm have been developed: The Zastava CZ999, with DAO and DA/SA selector, as well as the CZ999 Scorpion without this selector. Also features a loaded chamber indicator. Comes in compact model as well.
*Zastava EZ is the fourth generation CZ99, with an under-barrel
picatinny rail
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, a
loaded chamber indicator
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as well as an indicator for the last three rounds remaining in the magazine. Service- and personal defence gun, single/double action, ambidextrous. Exists in two calibers.
There are compact versions of both calibers.
*KSN Golan is an Israeli clone of the CZ99, with rights being purchased after Zastava halted production. Though the Golan lacks the CZ99’s loaded chamber indicator and has a shorter slide and barrel, different grips, and other minor cosmetic variations from the CZ99, it is virtually identical in internal design, and some parts are interchangeable between the two.
*Tressitu TZ99 is a South African clone of the CZ99. In the early 1990s South African company Tressitu entered into a licensing agreement with Crvena Zastava to produce a licensed copy named the TZ99, offered in both 9x19mm and .40 S&W. It was only produced for a short period before the company went out of business in the mid-1990s. A number of TZ99s stored from the dissolution were imported to the US in the mid-2000s.
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See also
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Zastava PPZ
The Zastava PPZ is the latest generation of the CZ 99 series of handguns chambered in multiple calibers.
History
In 2007 Zastava started work on new generation of pistols based on CZ 99 series, under the working name
"CZ M-07". The M-07 was a ge ...
- CZ99's successor
References
External links
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Semi-automatic pistols of Serbia
9mm Parabellum semi-automatic pistols
Zastava Arms
.40 S&W semi-automatic pistols
Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1990