| CZ 99 | |
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First generation CZ-99 |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Yugoslavia |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Bozidar Blagojevic [1] |
| Designed | 1989 |
| Manufacturer | Zastava Arms |
| Produced | 1990 |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 970 grams in 9mm and 960 grams in .40 S&W |
| Length | 190mm |
| Barrel length | 108mm |
| Height | 140mm |
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| Cartridge | 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W |
| Action | Single or Double-Action |
| Effective range | 50m |
| Feed system | 15-round magazine (9mm), 10-12 round (.40) [1] |
| Sights | Open steel |
The CZ 99 is a Semi-automatic pistol, which is produced in Zastava Arms, Serbia,[2] first model developed in 1989. Designed with the intent to replace the Zastava M57 TT pistol as the standard issue handgun for the Yugoslavian Military and Police. The frame design was influenced by the Walther P 88. the CZ 99 is primarily chambered in 9x19mm Parabellum with a 15-round magazine.
The pistol's name base, 'CZ', has no prior relation to the Czech series of CZ pistols, instead standing for 'Crvena Zastava', the manufacturer's former name.
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While initially intended for the 9x19mm cartridge, 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. This model is known as the ZDA 9mm pistol in the US.
The fourth generation of the CZ 99 family is the Zastava CZ-05, which entered mass production in spring of 2007. This is essentially a CZ 999 pistol with an underbarrel picatinny rail attached to it. It also features a loaded chamber indicator as well as an indicator for the last three rounds remaining in the magazine. This most recent model was imported in the US by EAA Corp as the Zastava EZ, and is available in 9x19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W and .45 ACP.
The Israeli copy is the CZ 99 Compact G model produced by "KSN Industries" and named "Golan".[3] There was also a South African copy of the full-sized CZ 99, named TZ-99 and produced by Tressitu for a short time before the company went bankrupt.[4] In March 2008, Iraq ordered 18,000 CZ 99 pistols from Zastava Arms for use by the Iraqi Army.