The Baby Eagle traces its lineage to the CZ 75 pattern by way of Israeli manufacture, and that heritage is the reason it shoots the way it does: the slide rides inside the frame rails rather than outside them, which lowers the bore axis and gives the pistol a noticeably flatter recoil impulse than most service handguns.

This Baby Eagle III Semi-Compact is chambered in .40 S&W with a 3.85-inch barrel and an accessory rail, finished in a distinctive Northern Lights treatment. The semi-compact format shortens the slide while keeping a usable grip — a good balance for a shooter who wants a steel-framed pistol that is still carryable.

This firearm ships to your chosen FFL dealer for transfer. Order online from Dawson Defense, an Arizona-owned licensed dealer and importer.