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{{Short description|Semi-automatic pistol made by ČZUB}}
{{Infobox weapon
| name = CZ 75
| image = File:CZ 75 short rail 1975-79.png
| caption =  CZ 75 first version "short rail" 
| origin = [[Czechoslovak Socialist Republic|Czechoslovakia]]
| type = {{plainlist|
*[[Semi-automatic pistol]]
*[[Machine pistol]] ([[selective fire|select-fire]] variants)}}
<!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged = yes
<!-- Service history -->| service = 1976–present
| used_by = See ''[[#Users|Users]]''
| wars = [[Lebanese Civil War]]
<!-- Production history -->
| designer = Josef and [[:cz:František Koucký (konstruktér)|František Koucký]]
| design_date = 1975
| manufacturer = [[Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod|Česká zbrojovka]]
| production_date = 1976–present
| number = 1,000,000+ (October 12, 2007)<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.czub.cz/index.php?p=35&idn=88&lang=en|title=THE CZ 75 PISTOL MODEL PASSED ONE MILLION PIECES|date=2007-10-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080630001554/http://www.czub.cz/index.php?p=35&idn=88&lang=en|archive-date=2008-06-30}}</ref>
| variants = see ''[[#Variants and Derivatives|Variants and Derivatives]]''
<!-- General specifications -->| weight = {{cvt|1.12|kg|lb}}
| length = {{cvt|206.3|mm|in}}
| part_length = {{cvt|120|mm|in}}
| width = {{cvt|32.6|mm|in}}
| height = {{cvt|138|mm|in}}
<!-- Ranged weapon specifications -->| cartridge = {{plainlist|
*[[9×19mm Parabellum]]
*[[9×21mm]]}}
| action = [[Recoil operation|short recoil]], tilting barrel, double/single
| rate = {{plainlist|
*[[Semi-automatic pistol|semi-automatic]]
*CZ 75 Automatic: 1,000 RPM}}
| velocity = 
| range = 100&nbsp;m 
| max_range = 
| feed = detachable box magazine, 10–26 rds depending on version and caliber
| sights = Front blade, rear square notch
}}
{{Infobox weapon
|name= CZ P-01
|image=Czp01-001.jpg
|caption= The CZ P-01
|origin= [[Czech Republic]]
|type= Semi-automatic pistol
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|is_ranged=yes
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|used_by=[[Police of the Czech Republic|Czech police]]
|wars=
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|designer=
|design_date= 1999
|manufacturer= [[Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod|Česká zbrojovka]]
|production_date= 2001–present
|number= ?
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|weight= {{cvt|0.77|kg|lb}} with empty magazine
|length= {{cvt|184|mm|in}}
|part_length= {{cvt|98.5|mm|in}}
|width= {{cvt|35|mm|in}}
|height= {{cvt|128|mm|in}}
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|caliber= [[9×19mm Parabellum]]
|action= short recoil, tilting barrel
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The '''CZ 75''' is a [[semi-automatic pistol]] made by [[Czech Republic|Czech]] firearm manufacturer [[Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod|ČZUB]]. First introduced in 1975, it is one of the original "[[Wonder Nine|wonder nines]]" and features a staggered-column [[magazine (firearms)|magazine]], all-steel construction, and a [[forge|hammer forged]] barrel. It is widely distributed throughout the world and is the most common [[Gun laws in the Czech Republic|handgun in the Czech Republic]].
Firearms expert Colonel [[Jeff Cooper]] considered the CZ 75, at least its original version (short rail), to be the best 9mm service pistol ever made.<ref>{{cite web | title=CZ-USA 75: The Best 9mm Service Pistol? | date=12 March 2020 | url=https://blog.cheaperthandirt.com/cz-usa-75-best-9mm-pistol/ }}</ref>

==History==
===Development of CZ 75===
The armament industry was an important part of the [[Interwar period|interwar]] [[History of Czechoslovakia (1918–1938)|Czechoslovak]] economy and made up a large part of the country's exports.{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}} However following the [[Czechoslovak coup d'état of 1948|1948 communist coup d'état]], all heavy industry was [[Nationalization|nationalized]] and was cut off from its Western export market behind the [[Iron Curtain]]. While most other [[Warsaw Pact]] countries became dependent on armaments imports from the [[Soviet Union]], most of the Czechoslovak weaponry remained domestic (for example, the Czechoslovak army used the [[Vz. 58]] assault rifle, while other communist bloc countries used variants of the [[AK-47]]).

Following the Second World War, brothers Josef and František Koucký participated to some extent on designing all of [[CZUB]]'s post-war weapons. Kouckýs signed their designs together, using only the surname, making it impossible to determine which one of them developed particular ideas.<ref name="cz tv">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10209988352-zaslapane-projekty/409235100061008-pistole-cz-75/ |title=Zašlapané projekty Pistole CZ 75|access-date=2011-02-23|work=Česká televize|language=cs}}</ref>

By 1969, František Koucký was freshly retired, however the company offered him a job on designing a new [[9×19mm Parabellum]] pistol. Unlike during his previous work, this time he had a complete freedom in designing the whole gun from scratch. The design he developed was in many ways new and innovative (see [[#Design details|Design details]]).<ref name="cz tv"/>

Although the model was developed for export purposes (the standard pistol cartridge of the Czechoslovak armed forces was the Soviet [[7.62×25mm Tokarev]], which was later replaced with the [[Warsaw Pact]] standard [[9mm Makarov]] pistol cartridge), Koucký's domestic patents regarding the design were classified as "secret patents". Effectively, nobody could learn about their existence, but also nobody could register the same design in Czechoslovakia. At the same time Koucký as well as the company were prohibited from filing for patent protection abroad. Consequently, a large number of other manufacturers began offering pistols based on CZ 75 design (see [[#Clones.2C copies.2C and variants by other manufacturers|Clones, copies, and variants by other manufacturers]]).<ref name="cz tv"/>

[[File:CZ 75 short rail.png|thumb|The first version (reputed to be the highest quality) of the CZ 75, manufactured from 1975 to 79, in forged steel and with short rails]]

The first CZ 75 models manufactured between 1975 and 1979 were made of high-quality forged steel, with a hammer and a hand-finished finish due to the low cost of labor in socialist Czechoslovakia.<ref>https://armsweb.jp/report/1479.html {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}</ref>
These models, referred to as the short rail, are among the rarest among collectors (less than 14,697 examples of this quality version were manufactured between 1975 and 1979).{{Citation needed|date=February 2025}}

In order to increase its production of CZ75s at a lower cost in order to export them, the Česká Zbrojovka company looked for alternative sources of supply for the manufacture of steel frames for the pistol in the late 1970s. Negotiations on the production of pistols outside Czechoslovakia had already begun in 1977 between Merkuria (Czechoslovak exporter) and the Spanish company Alfa in Eibar. An agreement was reached in 1979 with Alfa to produce cast frames in order to increase production, at the cost of a significant reduction in finishing and lower quality steel compared to the "short rail" models forged in Czechoslovakia.

In March 1979, tests on these Spanish cast frames revealed cracks. This resulted in the decision to strengthen the frame and slide for the second generation design due to lower quality steel, thus changing the appearance of the pistol at the rail level, making it longer.
[[File:Cz75.jpg|thumb|CZ 75 pre-B made in the 80s, with extended rail ]]
The first cast and manufactured carcasses arrived in Spain in January 1980. Although this cooperation did not meet expectations, it helped CZ to increase its production considerably in the early 1980s. By the mid-1980s, however, CZ had stopped using the Spanish source.<ref>David Pazdera, CZ 75 Pribeh ceske legendy, Universum, 2020, 176 p</ref>

Not satisfied with the Spanish frames, the CZ company managed to perfect their own manufacturing process on a larger scale, developing their own in-house casting facilities, and new guns from this point on were machined from cast frames, a method they still use today.

The pistol was not sold in Czechoslovakia until 1985, when it became popular among sport shooters. It was adopted by the Czech armed forces only after the [[Velvet Revolution]] in 1989.<ref name="cz tv"/>

===Development of sport variants of CZ 75===
The increasing popularity of the [[International Practical Shooting Confederation|IPSC]] competitions in the Czech Republic led to the inception of [[CZUB]]'s factory team in 1992. Initially, the sport shooters were using CZ 75s and [[CZ 85]]s. [[Stanislav Křižík]] designed a new version called ''CZ 75 Champion'' already in 1992. This version had a [[Trigger (firearms)#Single-action|SA trigger]], a [[muzzle brake]] and adjustable weights. 150 weapons were initially made in [[9×19mm Parabellum]], [[.40 S&W]] and [[9×21mm]]. The design was further modified (i.e. the adjustable weights were eliminated, a new compensator was developed), however its main shortcoming of the same capacity as the standard CZ 75 magazines (15/16 in 9mm, 12 in .40 S&W) remained.<ref name="Czechmate">{{Citation| last  = Kučera| first = Pavel| title = CZ 75 TS Czechmate Parrot| journal = Zbraně & náboje| issue = 5| year = 2013| pages = 10–15}}</ref>

The ''CZ 75 ST (Standard)'' and ''CZ 75 M (Modified)'' were introduced in 1998. These had a different frame from standard versions allowing for more modifications. While the ST had become very successful, M was not initially designed for use with red-dot sights, the use of which led to limited lifespan of its frame.<ref name="Czechmate" />

The popular ST version was further developed mostly with aim of prolonging its lifespan, which led to introduction of ''CZ 75 TS (Tactical Sports)'' in 2005. It uses a longer barrel (132&nbsp;mm) and has also a higher weight (1,285 g) compared to the standard model. High-capacity magazines may use either 20 of the 9mm rounds or 17 of the .40 rounds. As of 2013, the model is used by the CZUB's factory shooters in the IPSC Standard division, with a custom-made version ''CZ 75 Tactical Sports Open'' being also available.<ref name="Czechmate" />

In 2009, the sale of ''CZ 75 TS Czechmate'' began. The model is a development of the CZ 75 TS Open, available in 9×19mm Parabellum and 9×21mm with magazine capacity of 20 or 26 rounds. As standard, the gun is sold with US made C-More Systems' red-dot sight. CZUB claims that its factory shooter [[Martin Kameníček]] had shot 150,000 rounds through the gun in five years, in which time he only needed to change the barrel once in order to maintain precision.<ref name="Czechmate" />

==Design details==
The CZ 75 is a [[Recoil operation|short recoil operated, locked breech]] pistol. It uses the Browning linkless cam locking system similar to that used in the [[Browning Hi-Power]] pistol, where the barrel and slide are locked together on firing, using locking lugs milled into the barrel mating with recesses in the roof of the slide. An enclosed cam track integral with the barrel is actuated by the slide release lever's transverse pin. After the first few millimetres of the recoil stroke, the barrel is cammed downwards at the rear, enabling the slide to continue the recoil stroke and eject the spent cartridge.<ref name="ramos">{{cite book |last=Ramos |first=Joe|date=1990|title=CZ-75 Family: The Ultimate Combat Handgun |location=Boulder|publisher=Paladin Press |isbn=0873645669 | ref=ramos}}</ref>

The CZ 75 was one of the first [[Wonder Nine]] handguns; most models have [[Trigger (firearms)#Traditional double-action|double-action/single action]] triggers and feature a frame-mounted [[Safety (firearms)|manual safety]]. This allows the CZ 75 to be carried with the hammer cocked with safety applied and a round chambered, ready for use simply by switching the safety off, a configuration known as ''[[Jeff Cooper#The Modern Technique of the Pistol|condition 1]]''. The hammer must be dropped manually by pulling the trigger while lowering the hammer with the firer's thumb under control to uncock the hammer for a double-action first shot. Once lowered in this manner, a double-action first shot can be achieved in a similar manner to other double-action pistols without actuating any controls. Subsequent shots will be single-action unless the hammer is again manually lowered. Some recent models have a decocking lever that doubles as a manual safety.<ref name="manual">{{cite book |title=Instruction Manual: CZ 75|publisher=Česká Zbrojovka|url=https://cz-usa.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cz75_en.pdf| ref=manual}}</ref>

The CZ 75's slide rides inside its frame rails rather than outside, similar to the [[SIG P210]]. The original models produced from 1975 to 1980 featured a distinctively shorter, 115mm long slide rails. The frames on these first model or "short rail" pistols were forged. Starting in 1980, CZUB modified the design by lengthening the slide rails to 140mm, transitioned to lower cost cast frames, and introduced a "half-cock" safety notch on the hammer to prevent it from inadvertently striking the firing pin during manual manipulation. These changes resulted in the basic mold of all subsequent CZ 75 models.<ref name="brown">{{cite book |last=Brown |first=James |date=2009 |title=Cold War Pistols of Czechoslovakia |location=Atglen |publisher=Schiffer Military History|pages=107–108|isbn=978-0-7643-3354-5 | ref=brown}}</ref><ref name="manual"/>

Starting in the mid-1990s, the CZ 75 was updated to the B model, chiefly with the addition of a [[firing pin block]]. Almost all CZ 75 models produced after this time, excepting some competition models, employ this safety feature.<ref name="brown"/>

==Variants==

===75 Steel Full Size===
[[File:CZ-75-SP01-Canadian.jpg|thumb|CZ 75 SP-01 Shadow stainless Canadian Edition]]
[[File:CZ75-SP-01-Shadow.jpg|thumb|CZ 75 SP-01 Shadow (fiber optic front sight)]]
;CZ 75 "First Model" or "Short Rail": The original CZ 75, produced from 1975 to 1980 and distinctly marked by the shorter slide rails, forged frame, and lack of a half-cocked hammer position. Total production around 20,000.<ref name="ramos"/><ref name="brown"/>
;CZ 75 "Pre-B": Produced from 1980 to 1993, introduced longer slide rails, cast frame, and half-cocked hammer.<ref name="ramos"/>
;CZ 75 B: Second-generation CZ 75, produced from 1993 onward. Upgraded with an internal firing pin safety, squared and serrated trigger guard, and ring hammer.<ref name="ramos"/>
[[File:CZ-75BD, Pistol Variant, Czech.jpg|thumb|CZ 75BD variant, with 19-round magazine.]]
;CZ 75 BD: A variant of the now-common CZ 75 B (B standing for firing pin ''b''lock) with a decocker replacing the traditional manual safety. (D stands for ''d''ecocker.)
;CZ-75B SA: A CZ-75 which has a single action trigger mechanism. It was available chambered for 9mm or .40 S&W.  Discontinued in 2018.
;CZ 75 BD Police: Variant of the CZ 75 BD equipped with loaded chamber indicator, reversible magazine catch, lanyard ring, checkered front and back strap of the grip and serrated trigger as standard. Most Police models have "Police" stamped on the slide. A smaller amount exclude "Police" but have front slide serrations.
;CZ 75 B Stainless: Stainless steel version of the CZ 75 B. Available in a high gloss and matte stainless finish. Also available in the new/limited edition (sand blasted finish with sides of the slide and frame decoratively ground). All stainless models feature ambidextrous safeties. High gloss and matte models were discontinued in late 2019 / early 2020.
;CZ 75 B Omega (2009-2015): A version of the CZ 75 B with a factory-reworked trigger group, the "Omega" system, introduced with the P-07. It is available chambered for 9&nbsp;mm or .40 S&W. It has a manual safety that is not ambidextrous.
;CZ 75 B Omega Convertible (2016-2023): An updated version of the previous CZ 75 B Omega. It features a decocker that can be easily converted to a manual safety with the included kit. The decocker and the safety are both ambidextrous.

===75 Compact===
;CZ 75 Compact: A standard CZ 75 with a slightly shortened grip and 3.75-inch barrel. There is a version available chambered for the [[.40 S&W]] cartridge.
;CZ 75 D [[Police of the Czech Republic|PČR]] Compact: Very compact – similar to the P-01 in size, with an aluminum alloy frame also but lacks an M3 rail frame and features a smaller muzzle point and snag free sights.
;CZ 75 Semi-Compact: Combines the frame, grip and capacity of the full size CZ 75 with the shortened (by 20mm) barrel and slide of the CZ 75 Compact.
;CZ P-01: A CZ 75 Compact variant intended for law enforcement use, with a decocker and under-barrel accessory rail. Original models feature aluminum frames, but some models have steel frames. It became the standard weapon of the Czech National Police in 2002, replacing older CZ 75s.<ref>{{cite press release|url=https://cz-usa.com/ceska-zbrojovka-uhersky-brod-arms-the-czech-police/|date=October 2002|title=Archived copy|access-date=2021-10-04|archive-date=2021-10-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211004061525/https://cz-usa.com/ceska-zbrojovka-uhersky-brod-arms-the-czech-police/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It received NATO certification after undergoing extensive testing. Its [[NATO Stock Number]] (NSN) is 1005-16-000-8619.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.cz-usa.com/media_releases.php?m=4&msgid=37|title=CZUSA CZ P-01 gets NATO approval|date=2003-02-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090217201915/http://www.cz-usa.com/media_releases.php?m=4&msgid=37|archive-date=2009-02-17}}</ref>
;CZ P-01 Omega Convertible: A version of the CZ P-01 with the new Omega trigger system. It features a decocker that can be easily converted to a manual safety with the included kit. The decocker and the safety are both ambidextrous.
;CZ P-06: Same as the P-01 but in .40 S&W
;CZ 40-B/Colt Z-40: Collaboration between Colt/CZ. 1911 style frame made by Colt to use a CZ style slide chambered in .40 S&W. Was the basis of design for the RAMI 2075 series.
;CZ 40-P: After the CZ-40B/Colt Z-40 project fell apart CZ used the left over slides and fit them to P-01 frames and sold as the CZ 40-P in .40 S&W. A small amount of CZ 40-P guns still have the CZ 40-B roll marks.

===Sub Compact===
[[File:CZ-2075D Rami r.jpg|thumb|right|The CZ 2075 RAMI subcompact variant designed for concealed carry]]
[[File:Pistole cz75 hauptbaugruppen.jpg|thumb|right|Field stripped CZ 75]]

;[[CZ 2075 RAMI]]: A subcompact version of the CZ 75 intended for [[concealed carry in the United States|concealed carry]]. Features a 3-inch barrel, aluminum frame and low-profile sights. Available in 9×19mm or .40 S&W, with standard magazine capacities of 10 (9×19mm) and 8 (.40 S&W) rounds, respectively. An optional 14-round magazine is available for the 9&nbsp;mm version.
;CZ 2075 RAMI BD: Same as the 2075 RAMI but includes a decocker and tritium sights
;CZ 2075 RAMI P: Polymer framed version

===Competition===
[[Image:CZ 75 SP-01.jpg|thumb|right|CZ-75 SP-01 with extended-capacity magazine]]
;CZ 75 SP-01/SP-01 Tactical: Similar to the P-01 with accessory rail, but with all-steel construction and utilizing the full-size frame and slide as well as incorporating extended-capacity 18-round magazines. It is available with an ambidextrous manual safety (SP-01) or with an ambidextrous decocker (SP-01 Tactical). The CZ 75 (SP-01) was designed for multiple purposes including but not limited to: a military/law enforcement duty sidearm, sidearm for counter-terrorism forces, and field/target shooting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cz-usa.com/product/cz-75-sp-01-tactical-9mm-black-3-dot-tritium-sights-18-rd-mags/|title=CZ 75 SP-01 Tactical - CZ-USA}}</ref>  Used in the 2005 [[International Practical Shooting Confederation|IPSC]] World Shoot XIV by World Champions Adam Tyc and Angus Hobdell (1st and 3rd place respectively in the production division).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://czcustom.com/testproduct-298.aspx|title=CZ 75 SP01 9mm, light rail, safety, black polycoat 91152|publisher=Czcustom.com|access-date=9 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316153913/http://czcustom.com/testproduct-298.aspx|archive-date=16 March 2010}}</ref>
;CZ 75 SP-01 Shadow: New generation of CZ 75 SP-01 pistol especially adapted according to suggestions as proposed by users from communities worldwide, with an additional input from the Team CZ shooters Angus Hobdell and Adam Tyc. Based on the SP-01, it has no firing pin block resulting in improved trigger travel. It also features a slightly reshaped grip and safety, a “weaker” recoil spring for easier loading, and fiber optic front sight and tactical “Novak style” rear sight.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://czcustom.com/CZ-75-SP01-SHADOW-PolyCoat-9mm.aspx|title=CZ 75 SP01 SHADOW 9mm 91154 Black CZ Custom Exclusive|publisher=Czcustom.com|access-date=9 December 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214092719/http://czcustom.com/CZ-75-SP01-SHADOW-PolyCoat-9mm.aspx|archive-date=14 December 2014}}</ref>
;CZ 75 Shadow 2: In 2016, with the cooperation of the elite IPSC shooters of the Česká zbrojovka team, an improved version of the Shadow was released, called the Shadow 2. It included a longer barrel, a reshaped, lighter-weight slide, more aggressive slide serrations, improved grip ergonomics, aggressive grip checkering, and a smaller fiber optic in the front sight.

[[File:CZ SP-O1 Shadow Line pistol.jpg|thumb|CZ 75 SP-01 Shadow Line – a competition-centric variant of the CZ-75 model]]

;CZ 75 SP-01 Phantom: The CZ 75 Phantom has a polymer frame, is 33% lighter than steel frame models, with accessory rail and a forged steel slide with a weight saving scalloped profile. Two Interchangeable grip rear strap inserts are included with the Phantom to accommodate users with different sized hands. The pistol is further outfitted with a decocking lever. Czech Army Paratroopers of the 4th Rapid Deployment Brigade are fully equipped with this pistol from January 2012.
;CZ 75 Standard IPSC: A CZ 75 variant designed specifically for [[International Practical Shooting Confederation|IPSC]] competition with extended grip, single-action trigger, heavy-duty free-falling magazines, and an enlarged magazine well.
;[[CZ 75 Tactical Sports|CZ 75 Tactical Sport]]: Replacing the ST IPSC was the tactical sports model, which featured minor improvements over its very similar predecessor. Available in 9×19mm (20 rounds) or [[.40 S&W]] (17 rounds). Discontinued in 2018. 
;CZ 75 Champion: A competition version designed for Open Division [[International Practical Shooting Confederation|IPSC]] competition, with three port compensator, adjustable trigger, extended magazine release, ambidextrous safeties, fully adjustable sights and two-tone finish, with blued slide and satin nickel frame.
;CZ 75 TS Czechmate: A competition variant based on the Tactical Sports model, equipped with a compensator and electronic red-dot sight on a frame mount. Designed especially for IPSC Open Division (and replacing the older Champion model), the Czechmate includes additional magazines and spare parts.
;CZ 75 Kadet/Kadet 2: A [[.22 LR]] caliber slide/ barrel assembly and magazine kit to fit onto most standard CZ 75B frames (except the Tactical Sport and SP-01 Phantom). The Kadet also used to be sold as a complete pistol (slide assembly and frame), but is now only sold as a slide assembly to be mounted on existing frames. The 2nd generation conversion kit currently being sold is called the "Kadet 2", and includes a dedicated .22 slide stop that locks the slide back on an empty magazine. Night sights are optional.

===Polymer===
[[File:CZ P-07 gun.jpg|thumb|right|CZ P-07]]

;CZ P-07 Duty: The CZ P-07 Duty is a compact, polymer-framed CZ 75 variant notable for having a redesigned trigger mechanism.  The redesign has reduced the number of parts as well as improved the trigger pull. The exterior restyling was greatly influenced by the SPHINX 3000 design (itself being an enhanced Swiss CZ 75 clone). Chambered in 9mm Luger and .40 S&W, the CZ P-07 DUTY also includes the ability to change the manual safety to a decocking lever and vice versa through an exchange of parts. Introduced in 2009.
;CZ P-09 Duty: Full-size version of the P-07, boasting 19 round capacity in 9mm. Introduced in 2013. 
;CZ P-09 Kadet: A [[.22 LR]] caliber slide/barrel assembly and magazine kit to fit onto standard CZ P-09 frames, similar to the CZ 75 Kadet/Kadet 2.  The Kadet is sold as a complete pistol (slide assembly with frame) or a standalone slide assembly to be mounted on existing frames, and can be used as a training gun for the standard P-09.  The frame is made from mechanically and thermally stable polymer reinforced with [[glass fibre]], equipped with an underside [[MIL-STD-1913 rail]] for accessories.  The slide has two pairs of cocking grooves for comfortable handling, and adjustable [[iron sight]]s.  The gun has easy-to-change manual safety and decocking controls, with three interchangeable grip backstraps in small, medium and large sizes.

===85===
;[[CZ 85]]: An updated version of the CZ 75 that is also ambidextrous
;[[CZ 85| CZ 85B]]: A CZ 85 with a firing pin block
;[[CZ 85| CZ 85BD]]: A CZ 85 B with a decocking lever, instead of a safety
;CZ 85 Compact:  A limited production compact CZ 85 with under-barrel accessory rail and chambered in .40 S&W.  Identical to the current CZ 75 compact in .40 S&W.
;CZ 85 Combat: adds an adjustable rear sight, extended magazine release, drop-free magazine and overtravel adjustment on the trigger. Lacks a firing pin safety so that firing pins can be replaced without special fitting.

===97 (.45 ACP)===
;[[CZ 97B]]: .45 ACP version of the CZ 75 B
;CZ 97 BD: .45 ACP version of the CZ 75 BD

===Others===
;CZ 75 Automatic: A [[Selective fire|selective-fire]] variant introduced in 1992 intended for law enforcement and military use. One distinguishing characteristic of earlier models is its longer compensated barrel although later models may have a standard barrel. An extra magazine can be attached to the front to act as a makeshift foregrip.

;CZ-TT<ref>{{cite web | url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/handguns/handguns-en/czech-republic-semi-automatic-pistols/cz-tt-eng/ | title=CZ-TT | date=22 October 2010 }}</ref>

==Clones==
{{more citations needed section|date=February 2011}}

* {{flag|Chile}}: [[FAMAE]] FN-750<ref name="Chile">{{cite web |last1=Moss |first1=Matthew |title=Chile's FAMAE to Introduce 9x19mm Vulcano Pistol |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2020/06/01/chiles-famae-to-introduce-9x19mm-vulcano-pistol |website=thefirearmblog.com |access-date=5 December 2024 |language=en |date=1 June 2020}}</ref>
* {{flag|China}}: [[Norinco]] '''NZ-75'''<ref name="thompson">{{Cite web|url=http://www.gundigest.com/article/research_cz75|title=The CZ-75 and Its Early Clones|access-date=2011-02-23|work=gundigest.com|date=10 June 2009 }}</ref><ref name="popenker"/>
* {{flag|Italy}}
**[[Renato Gamba G90]]<ref>Action Guns, Issue 124, December 1989. Pages 18-19.</ref>
** [[Tanfoglio]] [[Tanfoglio Force|TZ-75]], T-90 and [[Tanfoglio Combat|T-95]]<ref name="thompson"/><ref name="popenker"/>
* {{flag|Israel}}
** [[BUL Transmark|BUL]] [[BUL Cherokee|Cherokee]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/handguns/handguns-en/israel-semi-automatic-pistols/bul-cherokee-eng/ | title=Bul Cherokee | date=22 October 2010 }}</ref> and [[BUL Storm|Storm]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.genitron.com/Handgun/BUL/Pistol/Storm/9-mm/Variant-1 | title=BUL Model Storm 9 mm }}</ref>
** [[Israel Weapon Industries|IWI]] [[Jericho 941]]<ref>{{cite book|last1=Lewis|first1=Jack|author-link1=Jack Lewis (screenwriter)|last2=Campbell|first2=Robert K.|last3=Steele|first3=David|title=The Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=P75lJjon9yoC&pg=PA242|date=26 September 2007|publisher=Gun Digest Books|location=Iola, Wisconsin|isbn=978-0-89689-498-3|pages=242–243|chapter=From uzi to Cornershot}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://gundigest.com/handguns/an-iron-for-space-cowboys-the-jericho-941|title=An Iron For Space Cowboys: The Jericho 941|last=Borisenko|first=Adam|date=22 November 2021|publisher=GunDigest.com}}</ref>
* {{flag|North Korea}}: Baek Du San<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1826 | title=North Korean Pistol Baek-Du-San | access-date=2022-05-28 | archive-date=2022-05-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220528141144/https://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1826 | url-status=dead }}</ref> or Paektusan.{{sfnp|Mitzer|Oliemans|2020|p=26}}
* {{flag|Philippines}}: [[Armscor (Philippines)|Armscor]] [[MAP1 (pistol)|MAP1]] and [[MAPP1]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://americanhandgunner.com/handguns/rock-islands-mapp-ms/ | title=Rock Island's MAPP MS | date=14 December 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.officer.com/tactical/firearms/article/20987599/firearm-review-armscors-mappfs-9mm | title=StackPath | date=16 February 2018 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Russia}}: Soratnik SP-9<ref>{{Cite web |last=B |first=Eric |date=2016-11-14 |title=New Russian pistol aimed at Practical Shooting – The |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/11/14/new-russian-pistol-aimed-practical-shooting-soratnik/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=thefirearmblog.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>https://ssks.pro/courses/soratnik/ {{Bare URL inline|date=August 2025}}</ref>
* {{flag|Sudan}}: [[Military Industry Corporation]] Marra and Lado
* {{flag|Switzerland}} 
** ITM AT-84<ref>{{Cite web |last=R |first=Patrick |date=2017-02-21 |title=The ITM AT84: An Ultra Rare Swiss Made CZ 75 Pistol |url=https://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2017/02/21/itm-at84-ultra-rare-swiss-made-cz-75-pistol/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=thefirearmblog.com |language=en}}</ref> and AT-88<ref name="SP2000">{{Cite web |date=2010-10-22 |title=Sphinx 2000 |url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/handguns/handguns-en/switzerland-semi-automatic-pistols/sphinx-2000-eng/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Modern Firearms |language=en}}</ref>
** [[Sphinx Systems]] [[Sphinx 2000]]<ref name="SP2000"/> and [[Sphinx 3000]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.guns.com/news/review/gun-review-sphinx-3000-40-saw/|title=Gun Review: Sphinx 3000: "Built like a fine Swiss watch"|work=Guns.com|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141209130540/http://www.guns.com/review/2012/04/09/gun-review-sphinx-3000-40-saw/|archive-date=9 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and [[Sphinx SDP]]<ref name="popenker"/><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.ceskatelevize.cz/porady/10209988352-zaslapane-projekty/409235100061008/ |title=Pistole CZ 75 - Zašlapané projekty {{!}} Česká televize |language=cs |access-date=2024-11-14 |via=www.ceskatelevize.cz}}</ref>
** Brugger & Thomet Mk II<ref name="CZ75clonechoice">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2024-09-15 |title=Best CZ 75 Models &#038; Clones [Guide] |url=https://www.pewpewtactical.com/best-cz-75-models-clones/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=www.pewpewtactical.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
* {{flag|Turkey}}
** [[Sarsılmaz]] [[Kılınç 2000]],<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-10-22 |title=Sarsilmaz Kilinc 2000 |url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/handguns/handguns-en/turkey-semi-automatic-pistols/sarsilmaz-kilinc-2000-eng/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Modern Firearms |language=en}}</ref> Sarsilmaz SAR2000<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shelton |first=Elwood |date=2022-07-07 |title=SAR 2000 Review: A Turkish Take On The Czech Classic |url=https://gundigest.com/gun-reviews/sar-2000-review-a-turkish-take-on-the-czech-classic |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Gun Digest |language=en-US}}</ref> and Sarsilmaz B6<ref name="CZ75clonechoice"/>
** Canik C-100<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.ammoland.com/2017/02/tristar-c-100-pistol/#axzz7UVFUCsD8 | title=Tristar C 100 Pistol - a Pure Shooter for the Budget Conscious | date=13 February 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Grant |first=Jim |date=2015-08-26 |title=Canik C100 Review |url=https://www.handgunsmag.com/editorial/canik-c100-review/137839 |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Handguns |language=en}}</ref>
** Canik S-120<ref>{{Cite web |title=Welcome to PreciseShooter! |url=https://www.preciseshooter.com/blog/CanikS120.aspx |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=www.preciseshooter.com}}</ref>
** Canik 55 Piranha, Canik 55 Stingray-C<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-07-09 |title=Canik 55 Stingray-C |url=https://hooksandammo.com/canik55/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Hooks&Ammo |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Welcome to PreciseShooter! | url=https://www.preciseshooter.com/blog/CanikStingRay.aspx }}</ref> and Canik 55 Stingray-F
* {{flag|UK}}: JSL [[Spitfire Pistol|Spitfire]] (Standard, Stirling and Competition)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-10-18 |title=JSL Spitfire Mark II: Another derivative of Czech CZ 75 pistol |url=https://special-ops.org/jsl-spitfire-mark-ii-derivative-cz-75-pistol/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Spec Ops Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30032474 | title=Spitfire Mk 2 }}</ref>
* {{flag|USA}}
** [[Dornaus & Dixon]] [[Bren Ten]]<ref name="cz tv"/>
** [[Vltor]] [[Bren Ten]]<ref name="cz tv"/>
** [[European American Armory Inc.|EAA]] [[Witness Elite Gold]]<ref name="popenker"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.shootingillustrated.com/1025/eaa-witness/|title=EAA Witness|access-date=2011-04-25|work=shootingillustrated.com|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031907/http://www.shootingillustrated.com/1025/eaa-witness/|archive-date=2016-03-04|url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[Armalite AR-24]]<ref name="popenker"/><ref>{{Cite web |date=2006-12-31 |title=ArmaLite AR-24 and AR-24K Pistols |url=https://www.policemag.com/weapons/article/15349084/armalite-ar-24-and-ar-24k-pistols |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=Police Magazine |language=en-us}}</ref>
** [[Springfield Armory, Inc.|Springfield]] [[Springfield Armory P9|P9]]<ref name="thompson"/><ref name="popenker"/>

==Users==
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* {{flag|Argentina}}:CZ 75 and CZ 75 Automatic used by Federal Police.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-11-24 |title=wiw_sa_argentina - worldinventory |url=https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_argentina |access-date=2023-02-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161124203421/https://sites.google.com/site/worldinventory/wiw_sa_argentina |archive-date=2016-11-24 }}</ref>
* {{BAN}}<ref>{{Cite web |title=General and complete disarmament: transparency in armaments |url=https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/A/66/127 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110203212/https://undocs.org/pdf?symbol=en/A/66/127 |archive-date=2020-11-10 |access-date=2020-08-06 |work=United Nations |page=88}}</ref>
* {{flag|Chile}}: Produced in licence as FAMAE FN-750.<ref name="Chile" />
* {{flag|Czech Republic}}: Used by the [[Military of the Czech Republic|Czech Armed Forces]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.army.cz/assets/files/9334/zbrane_definit.pdf|title=Ruční zbraně AČR|publisher=Army.cz|access-date=9 December 2014}}</ref> Also used by [[Police of the Czech Republic|Czech police]] forces.<ref name="popenker">{{Cite web|url=http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg/chex/cz-75-e.html |title=Modern handguns – CZ 75 pistol (Czech Republic) |access-date=2011-03-01|work=World guns|date=22 October 2010 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Egypt}}: Primary firearm of [[Law enforcement in Egypt|law enforcement]] since 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://byznys.ihned.cz/zpravodajstvi-cesko/c1-59931540-nase-pistole-strilela-i-kdyz-ji-egyptane-maceli-v-blate-rika-manazer-ceske-zbrojovky |title=Naše pistole střílela, i když ji Egypťané máčeli v blátě, říká manažer České zbrojovky |access-date=2013-05-04|work=ihned.cz}}</ref>
* {{flag|El Salvador}}: Used by the [[National Civil Police (El Salvador)|National Civil Police]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=Infantry Weapons of the Salvadoran Forces|magazine=Small Arms Review |volume=3|issue=8 |date=May 2000|first=Julio A. |last=Montes|url=http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=3006}}</ref>  
* {{flag|France}}: Duty handgun of the [[Municipal Police (France)|Municipal police]] of [[Toulouse]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Toulouse. Le nouveau stand de tir de la Police municipale fait un vrai carton. |date=17 June 2019 |url=https://actu.fr/occitanie/toulouse_31555/toulouse-nouveau-stand-tir-police-municipale-fait-vrai-carton_24961164.html}}</ref>
* {{flag|Georgia}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en |title=Georgian Army |publisher=Georgian Army |access-date=2007-06-25 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120309192408/http://geo-army.ge/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9&Itemid=9&lang=en |archive-date=2012-03-09 }}</ref>
* {{flag|Guatemala}}: Use by army and police<ref name="Honduras" />
* {{flag|Honduras}}: [[National Police of Honduras]]<ref name="Honduras">{{cite magazine|title=Police Small Arms Arsenals in the Northern Central American Triangle|date=4 December 2015|volume=7|issue=5|url=http://www.sadefensejournal.com/wp/?p=3259|magazine=Small Arms Defense Journal}}</ref>
* {{flag|ISIL}}<ref>{{cite web|author=M. Ahsan Jamal |url=http://www.ir-ia.com/IRIA_ISIS-Weapons-and-Ammunitions.html |title=ISIS Weapons and Ammunitions |publisher=International Relations Insights & Analysis |access-date=2018-09-27}}</ref>
* {{flag|Kazakhstan}}: 75 pistols CZ-75B and 30 pistols CZ-75D were bought in 1998.<ref>Постановление Правительства Республики Казахстан № 744 от 5 августа 1998 года "О разрешении Министерству внутренних дел Республики Казахстан ввоза оружия с боеприпасами и принадлежностями из Чешской Республики"</ref> 
* {{flag|Libya}}: NZ75 found in Libya.<ref name ='SAS 26'>{{cite book|title=Web Trafficking: Analysing the Online Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Libya|first1=N.R.|last1= Jenzen-Jones |first2=Ian |last2=McCollum|date=April 2017|series= Working Paper No. 26|editor=Small Arms Survey|editor-link=Small Arms Survey|page=67|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/F-Working-papers/SAS-SANA-WP26-Libya-web-trafficking.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516085143/http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/F-Working-papers/SAS-SANA-WP26-Libya-web-trafficking.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 16, 2017}}</ref>
* {{flag|Malaysia}}: CZ P07 used by [[Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency|Malaysia Coast Guard]].<ref name="Time to Move on From HK">{{cite web|url=https://www.malaysiandefence.com/time-move-hk/|title=Time to Move on From HK}}</ref>
* {{flag|Mexico}}: CZ P09 used by selected units of [[Federal Police (Mexico)|Federal Police]] since 2014<ref>{{cite web|url=http://zpravy.aktualne.cz/ekonomika/ceska-zbrojovka-doda-mexicke-policii-zbrane-za-180-milionu/r~651e41a8065b11e4b5820025900fea04/|title=Česká zbrojovka dodá mexické policii zbraně za 180 milionů|work=Aktuálně.cz|date=8 July 2014 |access-date=9 December 2014}}</ref>
* {{flag|North Macedonia}}: CZ 75 Used by [[Army of the Republic of North Macedonia]].
* {{flag|Poland}}: [[Polish police]] (Military Services-Limited used).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gazeta.policja.pl/wai/997/986/52922/Zczego_strzela_Policja__nr_51_062009.html|title=Z czego strzela Policja? (nr 51 06.2009)|author=JSK Internet|work=Policja 997|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-date=28 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120328093559/http://www.gazeta.policja.pl/wai/997/986/52922/Zczego_strzela_Policja__nr_51_062009.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Serbia}}: SP-01 Shadow is used by Special Forces of Police.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://specijalne-jedinice.com/Oprema/Pistolji/CZ-75-SP-01-Shadow.html#sthash.PRFEKhKd.dpbs|title=Specijalne-jedinice.com - CZ-75 SP-01 Shadow|website=specijalne-jedinice.com|access-date=2017-01-25|archive-date=2017-02-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202075429/http://specijalne-jedinice.com/Oprema/Pistolji/CZ-75-SP-01-Shadow.html#sthash.PRFEKhKd.dpbs|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://specijalne-jedinice.com/img/dummies/CZ75SP01/13.jpg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2017-01-25 |archive-date=2017-02-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202075446/http://specijalne-jedinice.com/img/dummies/CZ75SP01/13.jpg |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{flag|Singapore}}: [[Singapore Police Force]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/29664/police-to-expand-investigation-into-gun-smuggling-case-detected-at-vietnam-airport|title=Police to expand investigation into smuggled guns detected at Vietnam airport|author=Tuoi Tre Newspaper|work=tuoitrenews.vn|date=12 June 2013|access-date=5 August 2015|archive-date=6 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306044633/http://tuoitrenews.vn/society/29664/police-to-expand-investigation-into-gun-smuggling-case-detected-at-vietnam-airport|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Slovakia}}: Slovak rail police, military police and the elite [[paramilitary]] [[Military tactics|tactical]] unit ({{langx|sk|Kukláči}}).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.pluska.sk/slovensko/krimi/tymito-zbranami-nas-policia-chrani.html |title=Týmito zbraňami nás polícia chráni|access-date=2011-03-01|work=pluska.sk|date=10 September 2010 |language=sk}}</ref>
* {{flag|Sudan}}: Manufactured as the Marra and Lado by [[Military Industry Corporation]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/pisazhri.htm |title=Military Industry Corporation (MIC) Official Website |website=www.mic.sd |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227234250/http://www.mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/pisazhri.htm |archive-date=27 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/pissewar.htm |title=Military Industry Corporation (MIC) Official Website |website=www.mic.sd |access-date=11 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227234256/http://www.mic.sd/images/products/wepons/en/pissewar.htm |archive-date=27 December 2008 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
* {{flag|Thailand}}: Used by [[Royal Thai Army]] special units<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaiarmedforce.com/inventory/50-rta-inventory.html|title=รายชื่ออาวุธยุทโธปกรณ์ในกองทัพอาเซียน|publisher=Thaiarmedforce.com|access-date=9 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130528074723/http://www.thaiarmedforce.com/inventory/50-rta-inventory.html|archive-date=28 May 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> 
* {{flag|Turkey}}: [[General Directorate of Security (Turkey)|General Directorate of Security]].<ref name="popenker"/>
* {{flag|Ukraine}}: CZ 75B<ref>[http://www.gunmagazine.com.ua/index.php?id=119 Смертельный клык украинской «Кобры». Пистолет CZ-75] // журнал "Gun Magazine", № 14, 2006</ref>
* {{flag|United States}}: On the approved list of many American police departments<ref name="popenker"/> and [[Delta Force]].<ref>Fred J. Pushies: Weapons of Delta Force, Zenith Imprint, 2010, page 53</ref>

==References==
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==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
* Ramos, J.M. ''CZ-75 Family: The Ultimate Handgun''. Boulder, Colorado, USA: Paladin Press, 1990. {{ISBN|0-87364-566-9}}.
* {{cite book |last1=Mitzer |first1= Stijn |last2=Oliemans |first2=Joost |date= 2020|title=The Armed Forces of North Korea: On the Path of Songun|publisher=Helion and Company|isbn=978-1910777145}}
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20081230175322/http://www.czub.cz/navody/cz75_en.pdf CZ 75 Instruction Manual]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000357/http://www.americanrifleman.org/ArticlePage.aspx?id=1421 CZ 75 History and Disassembly Instructions]

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