![]() Triggers are double-action, with an exposed hammer. There are three basic configurations of pistol: standard, semi-compact (standard frame and short slide and barrel), and compact (short slide and barrel, short grip). ![]() The slide rails are located inside the frame, as in all pistols patterned after the CZ-75. Locking is of the conventional Browning type, with cam-controlled barrel tilting and dual locking lugs located on the barrel just ahead of the chamber area. Jericho 941 are locked breech, short recoil operated pistols, which are available with either a steel (all models) or polymer frame (only compact and semi-compact models). It must be noted that recently the small arms business of IMI has been privatized, and Jericho pistols are currently made by IWI (Israeli Weapon Industries) Ltd. ![]() It must be noted that unlike the original Desert Eagle, which is more of a hunting weapon, the Jericho is a true combat / self-defence weapon, comfortable to handle, carry and fire, as well as reliable and accurate. Its main US importer, the Magnum Research Co imported these pistols under trade marks like "Baby Eagle", "Baby Desert Eagle" and even "Desert Eagle", trying to capitalize on the commercial success of the much bigger and entirely different " Desert Eagle" pistol, also made in Israel by IMI and marketed by Magnum Research. One specific aspect of the Jericho pistols is that it has been imported in various countries (most notably the USA) under a variety of names, other than its original one. Manufacture of the Jericho pistols has been commenced with the great help (and probably certain parts) from famous Tanfoglio company of Italy not surprisingly, design of Jericho pistols is similar to that of Tanfoglio pistols and based on famous Czechoslovak CZ-75. Jericho pistols are widely exported from Israel, and also used by Israeli private security and police forces. 40 S&W chambering, and, later on, complemented with. 41AE has been dropped from Jericho line and replaced by more successful. Because of the failure to sell this caliber to the public, the. 40 S&W, but it lacked one essential feature – strong marketing support. 41 was good cartridge, by no means inferior to the rival. Early Jericho pistols were often shipped with two sets of barrels and springs, one in 9mm and another in. 40 S&W, was designed to be used in 9mm pistols with minimal modifications (new barrel and return spring, and possibly new magazine), and thus had a rebated rim of the same diameter as the 9mm cartridge. This cartridge, which was ballistically similar to more ‘modern’. 41AE, which was developed in 1986 by the American company Action Arms. The original model index, the ‘941’, came from the two calibers initially available in this pistol, the ubiquitous 9mm Luger (9×19) and the new. This was actually an international effort, since the design of the pistol was based on the Italian Tanfoglio system, itself a well-made clone of the Czechoslovak Cz-75 pistol. 45ACPĭuring the early nineties, the state-owned Israel Military Industries (IMI) company developed a conventional combat pistol, the Jericho 941. ![]() Honestly, I like it so much that last week I found one in town on armslist and seriously thought about getting a second one.Full-size Jericho 941 pistol with slide-mounted safety/decocker.įull-size Jericho 941 pistol with frame mounted safety, marked as "Uzi Eagle".įull-size Jericho 941 pistol with slide mounted safety-decocker, marked as "Desert Eagle".Ĭompact Jericho 941 pistol with steel frame.Ĭompact Jericho 941 pistol with polymer frame.ĩ×19 Luger / Parabellum. I was at IDPA this last weekend and the match director tried it and was really amazed at how nice it was for a stock pistol that cost me $500. I also got my Safariland 578 Pro-fit Long GLS holster working perfectly with it. It is just as good as the original, has a rail, same great trigger, I got some Lok grips for it, and it has a frame mounted safety. Just recently I got a used 941F9 guy shot 2 magazines out of it :lol: and decided he liked his striker Glocks better. Every time I racked it I would flip the lever to safe. Ultimately I sold it as I really wanted something with a rail on it, finding sights at the time was very hard and expensive, and I hated the slide mounted safety. Anyone that shot it was always surprised how nice the trigger was and how great the grip felt. The recoil impulse, the tightness of the slide, and the smooth trigger in single action was a dream. I had the original 941 back in the late '80's.
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