I just joined. As the proud owner of a brandi new CZ-83, Ca model, how do I tell if I got one of the 2015 limited run, or one made prior to them being discontinued in 2012? By the time I finished paying the fees on both ends (Mich to Calif via GB.com) it cost more than twice the price of a used one. I looked at the Bersa Firestorm(that's the CA ver.), but had already committed to the CZ. I like both, but the CZ felt better, and I think the extra weight handles the recoil better.
Welcome. I also have a Californicating model of the CZ83. Mine is the special 2015 production production run that is on the DOJ roster of approved firearms. While mine came with two 10 round magazines, I was fortunate enough to have had a CZ83 in the 90s, that I carried as an off-duty weapon, and have 13 round mags from back then. Besides that, I later acquired a CZ82. Unfortunately I sold them both, but I did keep the mags.
You can tell the year of manufacture by looking at the right side of the slide. On my 2015, there is a "15" just to the left of the shield shaped crest by the ejection port. Typically, the Czechs will stamp the last two digits of the year of manufacture on the left side of the frame or slide of their pistols.
By the way, I have also have the Bersa FireStorm California model to go with my CZ83. I use the Bersa either in and ankle holster or IWB when in fancy dress, or the CZ83 in casual wear under a T shirt or in the military "pouch holster" when up in the woods. I gave way too much for mine. It took me 4 months to find a dealer out of state that had the California approved model for $524 with shipping, then $75 DROS and dealer fee.
