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.
History The T75 was created to replace the aging Type 51, locally produced M1911 pistols.
Design The T75 is based on the Italian-made Beretta M92 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.
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.
T75K2 Redesigned T75K1 variant with a lighter weight. 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.
Users
T75K3 Republic of China Armed Forces Coast Guard Administration (Taiwan) Judicial Yuan Ministry of Justice
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