The Zastava CZ99 is a semi-automatic pistol made by the Serbian firm Zastava Arms, designed in 1989 by Bozidar Blagojevic and in production from 1990. The letters CZ stand for Crvena Zastava, meaning Red Flag, and have nothing to do with the Czech maker Ceska zbrojovka. In outward shape it is often compared with the SIG Sauer P226, but its slide serrations, magazine, magazine release and ambidextrous combined safety and decocker come mostly from the Walther P88, and unlike the P226 of its day it has a machined steel slide. It is chambered mainly in 9x19mm Parabellum with a 15-round magazine, with .40 S&W variants also existing. The CZ99 replaced the older Zastava M57 in Yugoslav military service and is still used by military and police forces across the Balkans. Production of the original CZ99 has ended, though improved relatives such as the CZ999 and the EZ9 continue.
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The Zastava CZ99 is a semi-automatic pistol produced by Zastava Arms.
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The Zastava CZ99 is a semi-automatic pistol produced by Zastava Arms.
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production_date= 1990-present
History
The CZ99 is no longer produced
Design
The CZ99 is primarily chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum with a 15-round magazine
Design [caliber]
although .40 Smith & Wesson variants also exist, with ten-round magazines
Used In: Yugoslav Wars, Infobox, wars
Yugoslav Wars
In Group: Semi-Automatic Pistols, Infobox: type
Semi-automatic pistol
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