T75 pistol

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The T75 pistol (Chinese: T75手槍) is produced by the 205th Arsenal, Ministry of National Defense in Taiwan. According to Janes, they are also reportedly made available for any country willing to buy them.[1]

PlaceoforiginTaiwan
ManufacturerArmaments Bureau
VariantsXT84, T75K1, T75K2, T75K3
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T75 pistol
A T75K3 pistol fitted with attachments, including an optical sight.
TypeSemi-automatic pistol
Place of originTaiwan
Production history
ManufacturerArmaments Bureau
VariantsXT84, T75K1, T75K2, T75K3
Specifications
Caliber9x19mm Parabellum
ActionShort recoil
Muzzle velocity~380m/s
Effective firing range50m
Feed systemDetachable box magazine
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History

The T75 was created to replace the aging Type 51, locally produced M1911 pistols.[2][3]

Design

The T75 is based on the Italian-made Beretta M92[4] with a 15-round magazine capacity.

Variants

Compact variant

The T75 had a compact variant that is equipped with a shorter structure and redesigned grip.

Suppressor-ready variant

The T75 has a suppressor-ready variant for special forces operatives and death penalty executors.[5]

XT84

The XT84 project was designed to be similar to the M9 Dolphin selective fire pistol.

T75K1

Redesigned T75 variant with a lighter weight with most spare parts redesigned.[6][1]

T75K2

Redesigned T75K1 variant with a lighter weight.[6] Never went into mass production owing to cost issues.

T75K3

The T75K3 features lightweight materials and also, polygonal rifling developed at National Defense University which improve both barrel life and weapon accuracy while resulting in lower recoil.[7][8][9][10][11][12]

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