Comments by "" (@neutronalchemist3241) on "CZ Makes a 45 for the Americans: the CZ-97B" video.

  1. Tanfoglio (imported in the US by EAA with the name "Witness") is the oldest CZ75 "cloner". They introduced the "TZ75" in the early '80s and started developing the design from there, often introducing the improvements before CZ did (firing pin block in 1988, .45 ACP in 1992, large frame in 1995, polymer frame in 1997...) Almost all the CZ75 clones out there (Jericho 941, Baby Eagle, Sarsilmaz, Springfield, Armscor...) are infact Tanfoglio clones, often made, at least at the beginning, locally assembling Tanfoglio parts. Long story short, all the Witness lineup (bar the 1911) is available in 10mm already. See https://eaacorp.com/guns/handguns?pid=1:tanfoglio&search=&order=i.name&dir=asc&cm=0#tlb
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  2. Already did by Tanfoglio (EAA Witness).
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  3. Actually Tanfoglio introduced the "large frame", to shoot .45 ACP, a pair of years before CZ introduced the 97b. The magazines they introduced then have the same dimensions later used by CZ for the 97b (infact they are interchangeable). All the metal frame Tanfoglio in 10mm are "large frame". The matter of which would be a higer quality firearm is debatable.
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  4. More than other, the autor of Gunsmith Cats believed in the "CZ75 mithology" that was going on in the US in the '80s, fuelled by the appreciation of Jeff Cooper and by the fact that, since it was very difficult to import original ones, there were almost no other opinions on them.
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