Posted: 4/5/2008 9:26:14 AM EDT
| Saw one in a shop today, silghtly used (probably about a box or two of ammo ran through it) looks like a preB CZ-75 blue finish, checkered walnut grips extra high cap mag, fixed sights where are these things made?? I looked all over it and could find nothing saying where it was made, had S.A.'s Ill adress marking, but that's it, I'm positive it was'nt made in the U.S. dealer did'nt know either..Anyone?? what can the hive mind tell me about these pistols, and what is/was the MSRP.. |
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Blue Book says: Patterned after the CZ-75, selective double action. Mfg. in the US starting in 1990. Last MSRP was $518, Standard Model. 100% = $430 95% = $335 I almost bought one back in the days when I worked a gun shop. I don't recall where they were made prior to the US versions in 1990, but it seems like either Italy or Czechoslovakia? I'm thinking Italy. |
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Like almost all CZ-75 "clones" the Springfield P9 was actually made by Tanfoglio of Italy. Springfield had semi-finished guns imported and finished them here, much like they do with their 1911 pistols. The P9 was a higher grade gun in fit and finish than the other Tanfoglio imports as sold by importers like Excam and F.I.E. The guns were available in a number of finishes from blue to flat black parkerizing to duo-tone. Quality was excellent. The current importer of the Tanfoglio CZ-75 clones is European American Armory (EAA). They sell magazines and parts that fit the P9. I owned and extensively shot a Springfield P9 and it was one of the best 9mm handguns I ever owned, including some that cost considerably more. Reliability was 100% and accuracy was excellent. |