Zastava M88

Zastava M88
Type	Pistol
Place of origin	Yugoslavia
Service history
Used by	Yugoslavia Serbia
Production history
Designed	1987
Manufacturer	Zastava Arms
Variants	M88A
Specifications
Mass	750 g (26 oz)
Length	175 mm (6.9 in)
Barrel  length	96 mm (3.8 in)
Height	130 mm (5.1 in)
Cartridge	9×19mm Parabellum, .40 S&W
Action	Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action
Feed system	8-round magazine
Sights	Iron

The Zastava M88 is a semi-automatic pistol produced by Zastava Arms, it is a compact redesign of the Zastava M57 pistol.

Features

A simple handgun available in 9×19mm Parabellum and .40 S&W with non-adjustable sights and a single-action trigger, just like its older cousin, the TT-33. The M88 has a shorter 3.5 inch barrel and a different hammer position. A variant of the pistol called the M88A features an external safety on the slide and an internal firing pin block safety. ^[1]

Usage

A M88 seized by the Implementation Force in 1996 awaiting destruction.

The M88 saw limited use as a service pistol with the Yugoslav police and military forces, but was replaced by the higher capacity CZ 99 series, while sometimes used as a training pistol in some military training camps in Serbia. Since then it has been widely available for civilian purchase. The M88 and M88A are also imported into the United States by the K-VAR/FIME Group.

References

1. "ZASTAVA ARMS Kragujevac | M88A". Archived from the original on March 13, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2010.

External links

• EAAcorp.com - Zastava M88 pistol