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pilgrim spitfire 9mm pistol british info

tk71665tk71665 Member Posts: 15 ✭✭
edited December 2010 in Ask the Experts
hi anyone know where to get info on above gun as it seems to be rare any bit of info will give me a bit of more knowledge thanks tjk
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  • mark christianmark christian Member Posts: 24,453 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Those pistols are very rate and this country and not many people have seen one...But of course I have [;)]. These were only imported for a couple of years back in 1992-94 and there were two agencies handling the pistols in teh USA: Specialty Shooters Supply and Rodgers Ltd. International; both long out of business. The Spitfire was all stainless steel guns that looked pretty much like a CZ-75. There were supposed to be a variety of calibers but as far as I know the only pistols imported into the USA were in 9mm Parabellum. Retail prices started out at nearly $2000 USD (which is outrageous) when they were first imported and ended up at around $1300 (which is ridiculous) when importation was discontinued. The biggest problem with the Spitfire was that, while nice looking, it was not really a dazzling looking handgun and it's price was simply too much for the typical American shooter to swallow. At teh time you could buy a 9mm Swiss made Sphinx for the same or less money and it was a much better stainless copy of the CZ.
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  • perry shooterperry shooter Member Posts: 17,105 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    They were a PILL and Grim to swallow at the price they tried to sell them for.
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  • beantownshootahbeantownshootah Member Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    From the web:

    SpitfireModMKIIKurz.jpg

    Yeah, that's a stainless steel clone of the CZ-75 (pre-B) with extended beavertail and ambidextrous safety.

    Mark has the rest.

    Nice pistol for $600. [;)]

    $2000 in '92 would buy you a Sig P210, or a handmade custom 1911 of your choice.
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