BUL Cherokee
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BUL Cherokee FS (Full-Size) / BUL G-Cherokee FS | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Israel |
Service history | |
Used by | Israeli security agencies |
Production history | |
Designed | 1999 (2005 new/current frame design) |
Manufacturer | BUL Transmark |
Produced | 2000–present |
Variants | BUL Cherokee Compact; BUL G-Cherokee (full size & compact) with allows attachment of optional shoulder stock to backstrap. |
Specifications | |
Mass | 720g |
Length | 210mm / 215mm |
Barrel length | 111mm Barrel |
Width | 108mm |
Height | 140mm |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | DA/SA short recoil, tilting barrel |
Rate of fire | semi-automatic |
Feed system | 17-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Drift Adjustable 3-Dot Front blade, rear square notch (Night-Sights Optional) |
BUL Cherokee Compact / BUL G-Cherokee Compact | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Israel |
Service history | |
Used by | Israeli security agencies |
Production history | |
Designed | 1999 (2005 new/current frame design) |
Manufacturer | BUL Transmark |
Produced | 2000–present |
Variants | BUL G-Cherokee allows attachment of optional shoulder stock to backstrap. |
Specifications | |
Mass | 705g |
Length | 190m / 195mm |
Barrel length | 93mm Barrel |
Width | 93mm |
Height | 140mm |
Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | short recoil, tilting barrel |
Rate of fire | DA/SA semi-automatic |
Feed system | 17-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Drift Adjustable 3-Dot Front blade, rear square notch (Night-Sights Optional) |
The BUL Cherokee is a polymer framed semi-automatic pistol made by Israeli firearms manufacturer BUL Transmark and is based on the Czech-designed CZ 75. It is the successor to the BUL Storm. The Cherokee is equipped with a tactical rail (for lights, etc.), three-dot windage adjustable sights (night sights optional), and enlarged trigger guard, frame-mounted thumb safety and half-cock safety; no magazine safety. The frame is an injected, fiber-reinforced polymer construction. The barrel and slide are forged 18CrMo4 and 34NiCrMo6, respectively. The new models have a natural grip angle (104 degrees). Chambered only in the 9mm Parabellum (aka 9mm Luger or 9×19mm).
Operators
[edit]- Israel:Israel Police
- Philippines: Philippine Army Special Operations Command- 1,000 units Acquired through emergency procurement. Further Procurement halted dues to issues of Corruption in Duterte Administration.[1]
References
[edit]- Manufacturer's "Owner's Manual for BUL Cherokee, G-Cherokee & Storm Double-Action Line of Pistols".
- Manufacturer Website for BUL Cherokee
- BUL Cherokee at Modern Firearms & Ammunition
External links
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