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GhostWarrior:
I wrote to CZUB and asked about when the CZ 75 75th Anniversary pistol might be available, below is a copy of the responce:

Dear Mr Niehaus,
 
                            First of all we want to thank you for your meritorious and beneficial activities in the CZForum.
 This Forum now looks as totally upgraded, revamped, and is very modern and well-arranged.

 So here is the answer to your inquiry regarding the CZ 75th Anniversary model particulars:

         The CZ 75th is still in production and currently is not released for sale. This model is planned to be launched on the market at the Autumn of this year, no fix date is set so far. In total these pistols will be made in 6 batches with 75 pieces each. Division into six batches takes into account six Continents into which Česká zbrojovka for 75 years of its existence expanded and still expands. So available will be following batches of pistols chambered in 9 mm Luger: 

1. Europe
2. North America
3. South America
4. Asia
5. Africa
6. Australia

 For CZ-USA there will be a special version of anniversary model embellished with engravings and built on a design of the current CZ 75 B pistol.
 The specifications for the CZ 75th Anniversary model will be as follows:

Overall appearance: Copy of the original CZ 75 as it was in 1975
Cal.: 9 x 19
Magazine capacity: 16
Trigger mechanism operation: SA/DA
Frame: Steel
Grip panels: Aluminium, anodized (retro-version), black colour
Sights: Fixed
Overall length: 206 mm
Barrel length: 114 mm
Height: 138 mmWidth: 35 mmWeight: 1 000 g
Barrel: hammer forged, glossy finish, stainless surface treatment, frame and slide burnished, controls in glossy finish.
Safety features: Manual safety, safety notch on the hammer, firing pin block.

Once again many thanks for your work you do for the CZForum website. Please feel free to ask any questions you consider to be of even the slightes interest of the CZForum visitors or CZ firearm users, fans and connoisseurs.

 Yours faithfully,
 
 
 Ing.  Richard Velisek                                         Milan Kubele   
 Product Manager - Handguns                Translations & Info@czub.cz
 
                                              Marketing
 
ČESKÁ ZBROJOVKA A.S.
 SVATOPLUKA ČECHA 1283
 688 27 UHERSKÝ BROD, CZECH REPUBLIC
 Fax : +420 572 633 811
 Mail : INFO@CZUB.CZ
 WWW.CZUB.CZ
 
                   
  This letter and the compliment along with the information from CZUB regarding the 75th Anniversary, could not have happened without the help, advise, encouragement from Kev Rees. Ken was one of the Founding Fathers of the CZForum some 10? years ago as I have said before. Along with some others, which I will name if they let me, (So far I believe that Angus Hobdell, Otto N Sure, Widge, DenStinett, RFwobbly and Walt Sherrill) he and they started something that would grow and help put CZ's on the Pistol Map of the US. You won't recognise some of these SN because they belong to the other Forum) They spent many long years building the CZForum and with little or no recognition as near as I can tell from reading through their Archives. This is as much their letter as it is mine, Angryvikingman, DeeDubya and b5.5dan's our moderators.And yourselves our members.

Thank you each and everyone.

CZ-Runner:
That's a great update.  Do you think you could ask for a photo of the CZ 75th Anniversary pistol?  How do I get my name on the waiting list for one of these?

Thanks GhostWarrior for posting this.

Bob

GhostWarrior:
       Good question, I'll ask, can't hurt, the most they can say is "we are waiting until the release this Autumn to post pictures" As for a List I have no idea how they are going to pull that trick off, since they are only sending each Continent 75 pistols, I fully do not expect to even come close to being able to snag one myself and I haven't even asked if CZ-USA has started a list since it's still a ways off.
       I figure they are only going to show that partial picture of the pistol on the CZUB wedsite, as a teaser for as long as they can. And really, if you think about it, the part they are showing is the main part of the weapon, the rest is mosrly flat surface.

GhostWarrior:
I got an answer from CZUB today. Then didn't send any pictures but then I really didn't expect them to but they are going to be short rails as in the '70's but CZ is NOT going to go back to ever making short rails, as an actual production pistol. Her is a copy of the e-mail:
"
Dear Mr Niehaus,
 
 1) The CZ 75 Anniversary is a retro version of the CZ 75 as made in mid-1970s. This model is outfitted with short rails in comparison with current CZ 75 B version.
 
2) Except for the CZ 75 Anniversary CZUB has no intention to go back to short rails. This return to the roots is merely and only a special edition to the special anniversary having the "75" numeral."

So now it's simply a waiting game untill they come out.
 
 
 Yours faithfully, 
 Ing.  Richard Velisek                                         Milan Kubele Product Manager - Handguns                Translations & Info@czub.cz  Marketing

b5.5dan:
I can't wait to see them! I won't be able to afford one, but I'm still excited.

I've been looking at their "special edition" page... You know, the one with gold inlay, pearl filigree, and matching blades? Oh, man... CZ just makes suck beautiful firearms!

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