Engineering:Zastava CZ 99

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Short description: semi-automatic pistol
Zastava CZ 99
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Zastava CZ-99 pistol presented to General Sir Mike Jackson when commanding British troops in the ex-Yugoslavian theatre in the late 1990s. On display at the Parachute Regiment exhibition of the Imperial War Museum in Duxford.
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of originYugoslavia/Serbia
Service history
WarsSecond Liberian Civil War
Production history
ManufacturerZastava Arms
Specifications
Mass970 grams
Length190mm
Barrel length108mm
Height140mm

Cartridge9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W
ActionRecoil operated (DA/SA or DAO)
Effective firing range50m
Feed system10- or 15-round magazine

The Zastava CZ 99 is a semi-automatic pistol produced by Zastava Arms.[1] It was developed in 1989 to replace the M57 in the Yugoslavian Military and Police. The frame design was influenced by the SIG P226[2][3] albeit with some ambidextrous controls like the Walther P88 Compact. The CZ 99 is primarily chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum with a 15-round magazine.

Variants

  • CZ 999 Scorpion (ЦЗ999): While initially intended for the 9×19mm, there is a variant of the CZ 99 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 CZ 999, with DAO and DA/SA selector, as well as the CZ 999 Scorpion without this selector. Also features a loaded chamber indicator. Comes in compact model as well.[4]
  • Zastava EZ is the fourth generation CZ 99, with an underbarrel picatinny rail, a loaded chamber indicator as well as an indicator for the last three rounds remaining in the magazine. Service- and personal defence gun, single/double action, ambidextruous. Exists in two calibers.[5] There are compact versions of both calibers.[6]
  • KSN Golan is an Israeli clone of the CZ 99, with rights being purchased after Zastava halted production. Though the Golan lacks the CZ 99’s loaded chamber indicator and has a shorter slide and barrel,different grips, and other minor cosmetic variations from the CZ 99, it is virtually identical in internal design, and some parts are interchangeable between the two.[7]

Users

References

  1. "Pistol CZ99". Zastava Arms. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120501061207/http://www.zastava-arms.rs/cms/index.php?id=267. Retrieved 5 December 2014. 
  2. "Serbian SIG for under $400: CZ999 Scorpion (VIDEO)" (in en-US). Guns.com. http://www.guns.com/review/serbian-sig-for-under-400-cz999-scorpion-video/. 
  3. "Zastava Yugoslav CZ-99 Review - The Armed Lutheran" (in en-US). The Armed Lutheran. 2015-09-19. http://www.armedlutheran.us/zastava-yugo-cz-99-review/. 
  4. "Pistol CZ999 Compact". Zastava Arms. http://www.zastava-arms.rs/en/civilianproduct/pistol-cz999-compact. Retrieved 18 November 2016. 
  5. "Pistol EZ9/EZ40". Zastava Arms. http://www.zastava-arms.rs/en/civilianproduct/pistol-ez9ez40. Retrieved 18 November 2016. 
  6. "Pistol EZ9 Compact/EZ40 Compact". Zastava Arms. http://www.zastava-arms.rs/en/civilianproduct/pistol-ez9-compactez40-compact. Retrieved 18 November 2016. 
  7. "GOLAN DOUBLE-ACTION PISTOL". American Rifleman. http://www.nramuseum.org/media/363991/Aug%2096.pdf. Retrieved 24 September 2018. 
  8. http://www.pmulcahy.com/pistols/israeli_pistols.htm
  9. "Annual Report on The Transfers of Controlled Goods in 2008" (in English). Republic of Serbia Ministry of Economy and Regional Development. p. 54. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221190408/http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/transfers/transparency/national_reports/serbia/SER_08.pdf/view. Retrieved 24 September 2018. 
  10. Republic of Serbia: Ministry of Economy and of Regional Development. "Annual Report on the Transfers of Controlled Goods in 2008". p. 37. Archived from the original on 21 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141221190408/http://www.sipri.org/research/armaments/transfers/transparency/national_reports/serbia/SER_08.pdf/view. Retrieved 25 October 2014. 
  11. United Nations Security Council (25 Oct 2002). Report of the Panel of Experts concerning Liberia (S/2002/1115). p. 18. https://reliefweb.int/sites/reliefweb.int/files/resources/D5FA5B63184345C5C1256C7E00456BF3-unsc-lib-25oct.pdf. 
  12. "Пешадијско наоружање - Пиштољ 9 mm ЦЗ99" (in Serbian). Serbian Army. http://www.vs.rs/index.php?content=534a824c-04c0-102c-b61c-7e17f68cdaa3. Retrieved 5 December 2014. 

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