Although not yet a household name here the the States Zigna Pistols are quickly becoming very well thought of ioutside of the U.S. for their function, reliability and accuracy. They are also known to be affordable and a really nice handgun for the price.
The Zigana series of pistols are manufactured in Turkey by the TISAS Trabzon Arms Industry Corp since 2001. These pistols are in limited use by several security companies in Turkey, as well as by some Turkish military units. Unlike most other pistols of Turkish origin, these appear to be of more or less original design, and not being a copy of one existing European pistol or another. All Zigana pistols are locked breech, short recoil operated weapons with modified Browning-type locking system, in which the barrel is locked to the slide using one large lug which engages the ejection port. The trigger unit is of double action type, with exposed hammer and slide-mounted safety. Additionally, these pistols feature an automatic firing pin block. The Zigana M16 was the original version of the pistol, with short underbarrel dustcover on the frame, and 126 mm (5") barrel. The Zigana T pistol features a heavier and slightly longer slide and improved frame with longer dustcover, barrel is also lengthened to 130 mm (about 5 1/8 "). Double stack magazines with capacity of 15 rounds (standard) or 17 rounds (extended) are the same for all three versions. All Zigana pistols feature a three-dot fixed sights.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Caliber : 9x19 mm., Operating System : Simple Recoil System, Semi-Automatic, Magazine Capacity : 15/18/20Safety System : Safety Latch , Pin Safety Block, Hammer Safety, Aim Order : Square Front Sight, Rear Slotted U, , White Point, Trigger Pull : Single Action 2000 gr., Double Action 4500 gr.Triggering : Double Action, Total weight, (Magazine) : 930 gr. (± 10 g.) Length : 214 mm., Height : 140 mm., Width : 33 mm., Barrel Length : 126 mm.Sight Line : 158 mm., Temperature Limit : -35 ° C / +60 ° C.Barrel Rifling : Right Hand Twist,6 Lands and Grooves, Length of Twist : 250 mm.Min Barrel Shooting Life : 25.000One Year factory warrenty through the U.S. Importer

Item #: ZIGANA-M16-9