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Title: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: Evolve13 on February 06, 2018, 03:04:24 PM
I have two CZ 40th Anniversary guns and just recently noticed that one says out of 1,000 and the other says out of 500. 

So there?s either a logical explanation, CZ sold them so quickly back in the day that at 500 they decided to go to 1,000, or it?s a fake, or it?s a mistake done by engraver. 

Any ideas

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Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: SlvrDragon50 on February 06, 2018, 04:24:47 PM
Highly doubt someone would be able to fake a CZ Anniversary. Give CZ a call.

Is it possible the out of 1000 is the 25th Anniversary? What does the slide say?
Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: The Guardian on February 06, 2018, 05:54:39 PM
neither of those are the recent 40th Anniversary model.......without a full photo its hard to say but they do look like the 25th model.......CZ has done "extensions" on models in the past the previous one I know about was the Cold War Commemorative, first it was only a 1000 with a CCCPxxxx (0001-1000) serial # w/black sickle......sold really well then a second 1000 with CCCPxxxx (1001-2000) w/red sickle.....then some without the "CCCP" prefix in the serial #.
Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: Evolve13 on February 08, 2018, 12:14:02 AM
Highly doubt someone would be able to fake a CZ Anniversary. Give CZ a call.

Is it possible the out of 1000 is the 25th Anniversary? What does the slide say?

I meant 25th Anniversary. 

Apologies.
Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: Droopy on February 08, 2018, 03:26:21 AM
neither of those are the recent 40th Anniversary model.......without a full photo its hard to say but they do look like the 25th model.......CZ has done "extensions" on models in the past the previous one I know about was the Cold War Commemorative, first it was only a 1000 with a CCCPxxxx (0001-1000) serial # w/black sickle......sold really well then a second 1000 with CCCPxxxx (1001-2000) w/red sickle.....then some without the "CCCP" prefix in the serial #.

Doesn't that defeat the purpose of numbering something like that? If they're just gonna add more to it if it sells good I would think it would also devalue the ones originally sold or am I wrong?
Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: larryflew on February 08, 2018, 08:35:39 PM
There are several 25th anniversary sets of 1000 and 500. Difference is usually the grips being different.  Wanna sell one? One of only 2 sellers remorse guns I sold. Other was a pristine 83 in .32.
Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: Evolve13 on February 08, 2018, 11:00:05 PM
neither of those are the recent 40th Anniversary model.......without a full photo its hard to say but they do look like the 25th model.......CZ has done "extensions" on models in the past the previous one I know about was the Cold War Commemorative, first it was only a 1000 with a CCCPxxxx (0001-1000) serial # w/black sickle......sold really well then a second 1000 with CCCPxxxx (1001-2000) w/red sickle.....then some without the "CCCP" prefix in the serial #.

Doesn't that defeat the purpose of numbering something like that? If they're just gonna add more to it if it sells good I would think it would also devalue the ones originally sold or am I wrong?

Agreed.  It wouldn?t seem like something CZ would do, that?s why I am confused. 

Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: Evolve13 on February 08, 2018, 11:01:41 PM
There are several 25th anniversary sets of 1000 and 500. Difference is usually the grips being different.  Wanna sell one? One of only 2 sellers remorse guns I sold. Other was a pristine 83 in .32.

I?ll look grips tomorrow and lost pics. 

As for selling, I?m gonna hold on to them right now thanks.

Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: larryflew on February 09, 2018, 04:10:02 PM
https://www.google.com/search?q=cz+25th+anniversary+pistol&client=firefox-b-1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl4Nm83pnZAhWCgVQKHRkyCfQQ_AUICygC&biw=1680&bih=885

check out the images. easy to find different versions.  Mine where one with the mother of pearl and the other was just the scrollwork. I believe the one with just scroll work came in both a 500 run and a 1000 run.

Kind of like buying cast metal collector vehicles. The 67 Corvettes are 1 of 2500 but they don't tell you there is one in 6 colors, one in each engine that was available (main diif is radio antenna not being on the big block radio delete so there are a LOT of them.
Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: Droopy on February 09, 2018, 06:18:41 PM
https://www.google.com/search?q=cz+25th+anniversary+pistol&client=firefox-b-1&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjl4Nm83pnZAhWCgVQKHRkyCfQQ_AUICygC&biw=1680&bih=885

check out the images. easy to find different versions.  Mine where one with the mother of pearl and the other was just the scrollwork. I believe the one with just scroll work came in both a 500 run and a 1000 run.

Kind of like buying cast metal collector vehicles. The 67 Corvettes are 1 of 2500 but they don't tell you there is one in 6 colors, one in each engine that was available (main diif is radio antenna not being on the big block radio delete so there are a LOT of them.

So once again why am I the only one willing to be devil's advocate here and say that this sounds just a bit shady or atleast slightly deceitful?
Title: Re: CZ Anniversary Question
Post by: larryflew on February 09, 2018, 08:48:41 PM
I disagree with "slightly" but other than the...............

Of course they would call it marketing.