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CZ 85

The CZ 85 is a semi-automatic pistol based on the CZ 75 formerly manufactured in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) by Česká Zbrojovka. The CZ 85 was developed because the CZ 75 had no patents protecting the design, and the CZ 75 was copied in other countries with unlicensed versions.

CZ 85

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CZ 75
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Czech Republic

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The CZ 85 is a semi-automatic pistol based on the CZ 75 formerly manufactured in Czechoslovakia (now the Czech Republic) by Česká Zbrojovka. The CZ 85 was developed because the CZ 75 had no patents protecting the design, and the CZ 75 was copied in other countries with unlicensed versions.

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