Thursday, July 13, 2006

Jericho 941

Jericho 941
The Jericho 941 is a double action, high capacity pistol developed by Israeli Military Industries, and introduced in 1990. Its design is based on the CZ-75 pistol produced by Česká zbrojovka (CZ) of the Czech Republic.

The pistol is assembled and finished in Israel from parts from Italy's Tanfoglio. Compared to the CZ pistol the 941 is rather heavier, with a shallower slide that can be harder to pull for some shooters. There is also a polymer framed version available.
The introduction of the Jericho 941 also introduced a new caliber to the market, the .41 Action Express (or .41 AE), which was developed in 1986. The .41 AE was a unique rebated rim cartridge designed to use .410 inch (10.25 mm) bullets and duplicate a reduced power police loading of the .41 Magnum.

The Jericho originally shipped with two barrels, one for 9 mm Luger and the other for .41 AE. The magazine was designed to feed either round, and since the .41 AE was designed with a rebated rim the same dimensions as that of the 9 mm, the extractor and ejector worked equally well for either cartridge. Soon after its commercial introduction, the .40 S&W was introduced to the market. Ballistically, the .40 S&W was nearly identical to moderate .41 AE loads, although commercial loadings of .41 AE were somewhat more powerful than the .40 S&W. With the stronger backing of major American firearms and ammunition manufacturers, the .40 S&W quickly pushed the .41 AE out of the market.

The Jericho 941 was only on the market for 1 year before the dual 9 mm/.41 AE chambering was dropped, and the pistol was sold as either 9 mm or .40 S&W. A later compact version, the Jericho 945, was chambered in .45 ACP or 9 mm. IMI eventually dropped the "Jericho" name in the American marketplace, and renamed the line of pistols "Baby Eagle", to capitalize on the cosmetic resemblance to IMI's more popular Desert Eagle pistol line.

Specifications:

Calibre: 9х19 mm (9 mm Luger)
Magazine capacity, rounds: 16
Barrel length: 112 mm
Overall dimensions: 207x140x35 mm
Weight, unloaded: 1 kg

Other calibre: 40 S&W, 45 ACP (model FS/RS)

Source: Wikipedia

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