The most copied pistol in history.
The CZ 75 is, without exaggeration, one of the most influential pistol designs of the 20th century. Designed by the brothers Josef and František Koucký behind the Iron Curtain, it was so good that the Soviet bloc tried to keep it secret.
The design leaked. It has since been cloned by manufacturers in Italy (Tanfoglio), Israel (Jericho), Switzerland (Sphinx), Turkey, Egypt, and dozens more countries.
The slide rides inside the frame rails (instead of outside, as in most pistols), which dramatically lowers the bore axis and makes the gun feel like an extension of your hand. Combined with the all-steel construction and a single-action trigger that competition shooters call "religious," it's simply a joy to shoot.
“The slide-in-frame design drops the bore axis so low that the gun practically aims itself. I've never fired a DA/SA pistol with a better SA trigger break.”
Jeff Cooper, Firearms Instructor
Why it was kept secret.
The legendary firearms instructor Jeff Cooper ranked the CZ 75 as one of the best service pistols ever made, calling it the gold standard for "Wonder Nines."
For years, the CZ 75 was not officially exported to Western markets — it was sold on the black market and through grey channels. Shooters who got their hands on one passed the word: this was something different. Something better.