Zigana is a semi-automatic pistol produced by Turkish

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manufacturing company

TİSAŞ TİSAŞ (Trabzon Silah Sanayi AŞ) is a Turkish firearm manufacturing company, mainly focused on manufacturing pistols. Its firearms are used worldwide by civilians, police and military. History TISAS was established in Trabzon in 1993. TİSA� ...

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began production in 2001 and is one of the first pistols from Turkey with an original design.

Design

Zigana pistols have a locked-slide short recoil operating mechanism with a modified Browning-type locking system. In addition, these pistols also have an automatic firing pin block.

Variants

Zigana is imported by American Tactical Imports in the United States and marketed under the ''FS9'' and ''FS40'' names.

Production outside Turkey

The Zigana PX-9 model is produced in

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in partnership with Turkey. In

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, unlicensed Zigana models are produced and sold by local workshops. In addition, the Zigana K and Zigana F models are licensed under the name of ''Zəfər'', ''Zəfər-K'' and ''Inam'' by the Ministry of Defense Industry of the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Users

* : Zəfər, Zəfər-K, Zəfər-P and Inam variants in use by

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and Police Units. * : Used by a limited number of military units and private security companies. * : The Zigana PX-9 model is used by the Philippine police forces. * : Annually, 20,000 Zigana PX-9 model pistols are produced mostly for the use of Malaysian military personnel and police. * : Zigana-K, Zigana-P and Inam variants are used by gangsters in Pakistan and street criminals.

References

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