Phosphate 75

[Hog Driver]

Just picked up a phosphate finished 1985 CZ 75. Pretty excited! Looks like a real safe queen.
What do you think? Leave it alone or change the sights?

[Metal Wonder Nine Guy]

Was this gun refinished? It looks almost too new! I know finishes were quite varied around the Pre-B models. The 75's could have had finishes like parkerization, bluing or painted lacquer finishes.

[SI VIS PACEM PARRABELLUM]

That looks like a refinish job albeit a nice one. What's the script on the left front of the slide?

[Earl Keese]

That looks like a refinish job albeit a nice one. What's the script on the left front of the slide?

Those are import marks, Barska was an early importer. I had one with the same finish, albeit not in as nice of condition. Nice find Hog Driver, congrats!

[Fuzzy Sights]

Agree good find.  As I am not a collector I would change anything that makes easier for me to shoot the weapon well.  Sights and trigger would be the first things I would change, with grips right behind those two.  If you are a collector, change nothing, but then the gun is just changing safes to be stored in.

JW

[Earl Keese]

The front sight is staked in and retains the barrel bushing, so can't be changed without machine work. Also, on these the rear dovetail varied in size/cut so aftermarket sights are an expensive proposition.

[bang bang]

Just picked up a phosphate finished 1985 CZ 75. Pretty excited! Looks like a real safe queen.
What do you think? Leave it alone or change the sights?

If its refinished its nice.   

I like park after reading up on the how's and why's.  Even on old war horses, that have the park finish, they are still going strong.

I picked up 3 used CZs years ago, to play with and 1 of them was OEM park. But the wear was uneven and the backstrap was warn where rust was forming so i decided to have them all Gunkoted.  They turned out nice but wish i had 1 parked.

note what was stated about the FS and bushing.

if you want to play with your CZ and do the sight mods, i would look at a newer CZ to play with.  If you are not the type to have safe queens, then trade/sell it for a newer used CZ to mod.

good luck

[briang2ad]

Congrats on a great gun. 

I’d recommended to leave it alone.  Nice finish even if not original.  They did finish them like this.  It’s an original styled gun in great shape.  Getting good sights installed is not simple and it ain’t cheap. 

Shoot and enjoy

[Swamp ash]

That's a beauty.

I'd enjoy it, as is.

I don't know much about the pre-B models, except what I pick up on here.  Did they always come with a solid trigger pin?

[Psyop96]

That looks like a refinish job albeit a nice one. What's the script on the left front of the slide?

Those are import marks, Barska was an early importer. I had one with the same finish, albeit not in as nice of condition. Nice find Hog Driver, congrats!

Earl Keese... was your parkerized gun also a Bauska? I have not noted a parkerized Bauska in the past. The Bauska import mark is usually very prominently highlighted on their imported CZs. It is a very nice looking sample from ‘85 with that curvy trigger guard before it got more rounded in ‘86.


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[Earl Keese]

That looks like a refinish job albeit a nice one. What's the script on the left front of the slide?

Those are import marks, Barska was an early importer. I had one with the same finish, albeit not in as nice of condition. Nice find Hog Driver, congrats!

Earl Keese... was your parkerized gun also a Bauska? I have not noted a parkerized Bauska in the past. The Bauska import mark is usually very prominently highlighted on their imported CZs. It is a very nice looking sample from ‘85 with that curvy trigger guard before it got more rounded in ‘86.


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No, mine wasn't a Bauska. I've never seen a phosphated Bauska either, but everytime I think I've seen every 75 variant, a new one pops up.

[Metal Wonder Nine Guy]

What is a Bauska? Specially marked Cz75?

[bang bang]

What is a Bauska? Specially marked Cz75?

Bauska was the importer.

[greystonedog]

Take a look at the slide stop spring end seen on the right side of the gun. It is park, should be blue if original finish. Many don’t remove this part before refinishing

[Hog Driver]

Slide stop spring is blued, so I'm leaning towards an original finish. Took it to the range yesterday and it really runs great. There are a couple of spots on the grip where the finish is thin and shows some light rust. I've oiled the exterior twice with a light gun oil, and it is just soaking it up. Any suggestions about how to keep up the finish and fight off the rust?