TİSAŞ
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Company type | Private |
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Industry | Firearms |
Founded | 1993 |
Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Products | Pistols, rifles |
Website | Official website ![]() |
TİSAŞ (Trabzon Silah Sanayi AŞ) is a Turkish firearm manufacturing company, mainly focused on manufacturing pistols. Its firearms are used worldwide by civilians, police and military.[1]
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History
[edit]TISAS was established in Trabzon in 1993. TİSAŞ is a KOSGEB (Small and Medium Industry Development Organization) and M.K.E (Mechanical and Chemical Industry Corporation) coordinated company. TİSAŞ foundation is settled on an open area of 11,000 m² in Arsin Trabzon Organized Industry Zone and total covered area of the facilities is 5,500 m². TİSAŞ founded its Ankara District Office in 1998 to meet increasing demand and to execute foreign trade operations.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ec/Tisas_Fatih_13.jpg/220px-Tisas_Fatih_13.jpg)
TİSAŞ began to produce its first pistol, the 7.65 mm Fatih 13, in 1994. In 1998, TİSAŞ decided to manufacture 9×19 mm pistols as well, with a view to meet market demand. Joint studies were carried out within the scope of the Eastern Black Sea Weapon Project by the R & D Department at TİSAŞ and the Black Sea Technical University KOSGEB Technology Development Department. As a result, TİSAŞ began to produce 9×19 mm KANUNİ 16 pistols with a capacity of 15 as of 1999. In 2000, TİSAŞ began to manufacture the KANUNİ S and ZİGANA M16 series of Turkish-patented pistols. In 2003, ZİGANA K and ZİGANA T models have been added to the TİSAŞ pistol models. In 2004, USA Firearms Technology Branch examined the models ZİGANA M16, ZİGANA K, ZİGANA T and found each one to have the characteristics in conformity with the ATF Form 4590, "Factoring Criteria for Weapons". At the end of the year 2005, a new model ZİGANA SPORT was offered for sale. In 2006, TİSAŞ has completed the R&D and the tests for the first .45 caliber gun of Turkey, ZİGANA C45 and introduce to the market at the beginning of 2007. Within the same year, 9×19 mm ZİGANA F and new version FATİH 13 .380 ACP models were offered to sale.[2][3]
Product Line
[edit]Pistols
[edit]ZIG M1911 Night Stalker
1911 D10
PX-9
[edit]PX-9 GEN3 TACTICAL
Infantry rifles
[edit]- ZPT 5.56×45mm NATO and 7.62×51mm NATO variants[4] - AR-15 clones
Notes
[edit]- ^ A.Ş, Kobi Uluslararası Tanıtım ve Dağıtım. "TISAS TRABZON Turkiye TISAS TRABZON Turkish Company Firearms Turkiye Firearm Accessories Turkishexporter - TurkishExporter.com.tr". www.turkishexporter.com.tr. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ Unknown[permanent dead link]
- ^ Mehmet, Fatih (2018-12-01). "ZPT 556 Piyade Tüfeği". DefenceTurk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-05-28.
- ^ "TİSAŞ | Trabzon Silah Sanayi A.Ş." TİSAŞ TRABZON SANAYİ (in Turkish). Retrieved 2021-05-28.
External links
[edit]- TISAŞ
- 1911 DUTY Series
- 1911 CARRY Series
- 1911 TARGET Series
- POLYMER Series
- ZIG14 Series
- ZIGANA Series
- FATİH 13Series