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Need Info and Value of CZ75 Pre-B No Import Marks
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As much as you can get someone to pay for it. CZs are not really collector guns IMHO. There are some reasons not to want a pre-B gun like mag compatibility. I
On top of that the custom work unless you know who did it takes away from the value IMHO.
If it were me I would pass.
On top of that the custom work unless you know who did it takes away from the value IMHO.
If it were me I would pass.
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Pre-Bs are generally guns with great triggers.
The bobbed hammer is NOT a plus and the ported barrel means you can't shoot in some of the gun games (like IDPA or IPSC Production).
Some pre-B parts (like slide-stops and parts for the safety) are getting hard to find. The new slide stops work, but won't look the same -- but that's not a big problem, given the other modifications.
Yours seem to have the current "safety" lever design (i.e., no pinhole in the middle of the lever) which is a plus, but the old-style sights. The one shown has a "staked" front sight, which means the rear sight has the older dovetail, and current CZ-75B sights won't fit. Good luck finding replacement sights if you want to change them. (You'll probably have to find an appropriate front sight that is also staked, and have a new dovetail cut in the rear. Night sights are probably not available.
(Some folks found that the spur hammer PINCHED their hand when using a high grip -- hence the bobbed hammer. (I have a custom AT-84s, which is very similar [although based on the Tanfoglio parttern] and it has a bobbed hammer, too. That's a practical change, but it doesn't add value to a pre-B.)
While I'm a big CZ fan and have had a number of pre-Bs over the years, I wouldn't be interested in that one because of the ported barrel. (Porting is nice for some BIG CALIBER guns, but it's mostly for show on 9mm guns.)
I wouldn't say that it's been butchered, but I would say that the custom work has lowered it's value. If you just have to have it, offer $350 -- but explain your reasons for what some would consider a "lowball" offer. You should be wary and know that you might have problems selling it, later.
Note: a lot of CZs were sold to GI serving in Germany, through the Base or Post Exchange. Those guns don't have import marks. Some of them were semi-custom guns, by a firm called Frankonia. Some of them were pretty nice, but "porting" wasn't in vogue back then, so that was probably done here in the States.
The lack of an import mark does NOT add value. A pristine CZ-75B, with original box and papers, etc., might command a higher price (with or without import marks). One with short rails and LNIB condition would be considered a collectible (one of the few CZs that would be called collectible.) They tend to be quite valuable.
A used 75B is arguably a better buy.
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The bobbed hammer is NOT a plus and the ported barrel means you can't shoot in some of the gun games (like IDPA or IPSC Production).
Some pre-B parts (like slide-stops and parts for the safety) are getting hard to find. The new slide stops work, but won't look the same -- but that's not a big problem, given the other modifications.
Yours seem to have the current "safety" lever design (i.e., no pinhole in the middle of the lever) which is a plus, but the old-style sights. The one shown has a "staked" front sight, which means the rear sight has the older dovetail, and current CZ-75B sights won't fit. Good luck finding replacement sights if you want to change them. (You'll probably have to find an appropriate front sight that is also staked, and have a new dovetail cut in the rear. Night sights are probably not available.
(Some folks found that the spur hammer PINCHED their hand when using a high grip -- hence the bobbed hammer. (I have a custom AT-84s, which is very similar [although based on the Tanfoglio parttern] and it has a bobbed hammer, too. That's a practical change, but it doesn't add value to a pre-B.)
While I'm a big CZ fan and have had a number of pre-Bs over the years, I wouldn't be interested in that one because of the ported barrel. (Porting is nice for some BIG CALIBER guns, but it's mostly for show on 9mm guns.)
I wouldn't say that it's been butchered, but I would say that the custom work has lowered it's value. If you just have to have it, offer $350 -- but explain your reasons for what some would consider a "lowball" offer. You should be wary and know that you might have problems selling it, later.
Note: a lot of CZs were sold to GI serving in Germany, through the Base or Post Exchange. Those guns don't have import marks. Some of them were semi-custom guns, by a firm called Frankonia. Some of them were pretty nice, but "porting" wasn't in vogue back then, so that was probably done here in the States.
The lack of an import mark does NOT add value. A pristine CZ-75B, with original box and papers, etc., might command a higher price (with or without import marks). One with short rails and LNIB condition would be considered a collectible (one of the few CZs that would be called collectible.) They tend to be quite valuable.
A used 75B is arguably a better buy.
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Milkmaster
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