However, prior to the completion of the CZ 75
SP-01 pistol, there was one important factor
emerging – its weight. The SP was designed
mainly for the armed forces and they have started to
launch their tenders with weight limits established for
guns for their special forces. These limits relating to the
weight of an empty gun, are equal to one kilogramme.
CZ 75 SP-01 was unable to comply with such
a requirement due to its 1.18 kg (suitable for SWAT
forces, though not for everyday carry).
RAPID DEVELOPMENT
The development of the gun continued with the
objectiveof reducingitsweight. The factor thatwas clear
from the very beginning implied that the only way to
comply with this requirement would depend on the
replacement of the steel frame with either plastic or
a light alloymaterial. Česká zbrojovkaUherský Brodwas
already familiar with both materials from the past. The
year 1996 had seen the introduction of the CZ 100, the
first handgun made in Uherský Brod to use polymer as
the main frame design material. There had been some
early attempts to use plasticmaterials for the CZ 75 series
at the same time. The first seventy-five with a polymer
frame in serial production was the CZ 2075 RAMI P subcompact
pistol, launched on the market in 2005. This
pistol was followed by the CZ 75 BD COMPACT P, two
years later, however it was not launched in production
due to the development of a brand new generation
of seventy-fives (which obviously includes the new
pistol CZ 75 P-07 DUTY, which is described in detail in
another part of this yearbook). The company also had
considerable experiencewith the aluminiumalloy frame
aswell,especially throughthedevelopmentof theCZ75D
COMPACT pistol for the Police of the Czech Republic