My latest - Rare Sphinx AT 2000 S

[bc1023]

I had been looking for one of these rare works of art for quite a while and manged to grab this one off Gunbroker. Its a new old-stock AT2000 S from the early 1990's. Its got a stainless steel frame with a carbon steel slide. The slide finish is the optional Palladium plating that you very rarely see.

I've had a Sphinx 2000 Competitor for many years, which is a competition version of this pistol. However, I wanted a standard model to go with it for some time now. These were all hand built and fitted to extremely exacting tolerances in Switzerland. They were pretty much the pinnacle of the CZ 75 design.

...just thought I'd share, since I know many of the guys around here appreciate fine handguns. Thanks for looking.

 

[4506517]

That's really cool looking.

How much do they run ballpark?

Seems like I vaguely remember these guns, but not sure.

 

[6518John]

Magnificent!!! That is all one can say.

 

[bc1023]

That's really cool looking.

How much do they run ballpark?

Seems like I vaguely remember these guns, but not sure.

They haven't been built in many years. Prices can go all over the board. I snagged this one for just over $2500, which I thought was decent. I saw used model just like get fetch over $3000 earlier this year.

They are hard to find...

 

[LVSteve]

Nice looking gun apart from the mag release, it looks HUGE.

 

[pharmer]

Excellent piece. I had a precursor Action Arms AT 84 which was a crude CZ 75 copy. I believe Tanfoglio made the lower for Solothurn. Long gone. Joe

 

[Arik]

Nice looking gun apart from the mag release, it looks HUGE.

Yea I was wondering why is it sticking out so much?

CZ 75 has got to be one of the most copied guns ever

 

[bc1023]

Yea I was wondering why is it sticking out so much?

CZ 75 has got to be one of the most copied guns ever

Actually, it barely sticks out past the grip at all. That's just the angle of the picture and the position on the frame. Its sticks out less than any of my CZ 75s do. I'll have to take a profile picture to illustrate.

As for the CZ design, its copied like the M1911. Think of the CZ 75 as a Colt Government model and the Sphinx as a Wilson Combat Super Grade. That's how much higher the quality level of the Sphinx is.

 

[Richard Simmons]

Congratulations. Beautiful pistol! Read an article years ago that commented on the very high quality of those. First one I've seen outside of a magazine article.

 

[bc1023]

Thanks guys