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CZ 45
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The Vzor 45, commonly known as CZ 45 is a compact blowback operated semi-automatic pistol chambered in .25 ACP. It was made in Czechoslovakia and later in the Czech Republic. Derived from the CZ-36 following World War II, the CZ-45 is currently manufactured by Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod as the CZ-92.[1]
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![]() CZ 45 of 1947 manufacture | |
Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Czechoslovakia |
Production history | |
Designer | Frantisek Myska (Jan Kratochvil) |
Designed | 1945 |
Manufacturer | Česká Zbrojovka Uherský Brod |
Produced | 1945–present |
Variants | CZ 45, CZ 92 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 410g (14.5 ounces) |
Length | 127mm (5 inches) |
Barrel length | 64mm (2.5 inches) |
Width | 15.5mm (.61 inches) |
Height | 91mm (3.58 inches) |
Cartridge | .25 ACP |
Caliber | 6.35 mm |
Action | Blowback |
Feed system | detachable 8 round, single stack, box magazine |
Sights | simple groove top length of slide |
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