| Zastava CZ99 | |
|---|---|
 Zastava CZ99 pistol presented to General Sir Mike Jackson when commanding British troops in the ex-Yugoslavian theatre in the late 1990s. On display at the Parachute Regiment exhibition of the Imperial War Museum in Duxford. | |
| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | Yugoslavia |
| Service history | |
| Wars | Second Liberian Civil War[1] Kosovo War[2] Bosnian War[3] 2001 insurgency in Macedonia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Božidar Blagojević [4] |
| Designed | 1989 |
| Manufacturer | Zastava Arms |
| Produced | 1990–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 970 grams |
| Length | 190mm |
| Barrel length | 108mm |
| Height | 140mm |
| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W |
| Action | Recoil operated (DA/SA or DAO) |
| Effective firing range | 50m |
| Feed system | 10- or 15-round magazine |
The Zastava CZ99 is a semi-automatic pistol produced by Zastava Arms.[5] It was developed in 1989 to replace the M57 in the Yugoslav military and police. The CZ99 is primarily chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum with a 15-round magazine, although .40 Smith & Wesson variants also exist, with ten-round magazines.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
SAS 2002was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Structure of the Serbian forces involved in Kosovo in 1999". Prosecutor v. Vlastimir Đorđević: public judgement with confidential annex (Report). Vol. 1. International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for Serious Violations of International Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia since 1991. 23 February 2011. p. 22. IT-05-87/1-T. Archived from the original on 6 July 2022.
- ^ Bosnian Soldier holding his CZ99 during the Bosnian War, 1993 https://web.archive.org/web/20190417205432/https://forum.klix.ba/stari-grad-u-periodu-1992-1995-p12327778.html#p12327778
- ^ "Unofficial Zastava CZ 99, CZ 999, EZ and PPZ site - CZ99.org". Archived from the original on 3 December 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
- ^ "Pistol CZ99". Zastava Arms. Archived from the original on 1 May 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2014.