Jericho 941 Serial Number
Caliber 9x19 mm Parabellum Weight (unloaded) 1 092 g Length 210 mm Barrel length 115 mm Muzzle velocity 300 - 460 m/s Magazine capacity 15 rounds Sighting range 50 m Range of effective fire 50 m The Jericho 941 pistol was developed by Israeli Military Industries (now Israeli Weapon Industries). It is based on Italian Tanfoglio T95 pistol, which itself is a clone of the Czechoslovak. The IMI subcontracted much of the basic fabrication work to Tanfoglio company. However it had enough Israeli content to satisfy government contract requirement. Production commenced in 1990 and continues to this day. The Jericho 941 is used by various Israeli police and security forces.
Dec 01, 2012 The Jericho 941 was originally imported in 1990 by K.B.I., Inc. Under the Jericho 941 Name (trademaked by K.B.I., Inc) K.B.I., Inc then lost the import of the Jericho 941 to Mossberg who trademarked the UZI.
This pistol was widely exported. It is used by military or law enforcement forces in Colombia, Costa Rica, Georgia, Romania, Serbia, and South Korea. The Jericho 941 has been exported to various countries under a variety of names. In the United States is known under trade marks like 'Jericho', 'Uzi Eagle', 'Baby Eagle', 'Baby Desert Eagle' and even 'Desert Eagle'. It was an attempt to capitalize on the commercial success of the and, both made by IMI.
However both Uzi and Desert Eagle are entirely different weapons and have nothing in common with the Jericho 941. This pistol is based on a well proven Tanfoglio T95 / CZ-75 design.
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However it is substantially heavier than the CZ-75. Still though this pistol is comfortable to carry and fire. The Jericho 941 is a short recoil operated weapon.
It fires with locked breech and uses a proven Browning-type locking. Initially the Jericho 941 was available in two calibers - 9x19 mm Parabellum and.41 Action Express. Actually the number '941' in the model name denotes 9 mm and.41 calibers. Early Jericho pistols were shipped with two sets of barrels, springs and magazines for both 9 mm and.41AE ammunition.
This feature is also present of the Tanfoglio T95 pistol, that can be easily converted from one chambering to another. The.41AE cartridge was developed in the USA in 1986. This cartridge is generally similar to the newer.40 S&W and is much more powerful than a standard 9x19 mm round. It was designed to be used in 9 mm pistols with minimal modifications. The.41AE was by no means inferior to the.40 S&W, however it was not a commercial success. At the same time American firearms manufacturers were actively proposing the new.40 S&W cartridge. So after the first year of production the.41AE has been dropped from the Jericho line and replace by a more successful.40 S&W.
Dual chambering was also dropped. So the pistol was available either in 9x19 mm or.40 S&W. Later a version chambered in.45 ACP was introduced. This pistol has a double-action trigger mechanism. However it can be also used in a single-action firing sequence.
The Jericho 941 has various safety arrangements. These may include either a frame-mounted manual safety, of a slide mounted manual safety. The frame mounted safety is positioned on the left side only. Yet the slide-mounted safety is ambidextrous. When engaged, it automatically decocks the hammer. The basic 9x19 mm version of the Jericho 941 has a magazine capacity of 15 rounds. This version can use magazines from the Tanfoglio T95 of CZ-75 pistols.