In early 2002 SOG had two images on their homepage that caught my attention; Czech CZ 52 pistols and Polish TT-33 pistols.
The former looked interestingly exotic and the latter, dated & unappealing ...
... so I in Mar'02 I ordered a CZ 52.
I received the CZ 52 and found it to be blocky, cumbersome and generally uncomfortable ... a decidedly
non-ergonomic design.
Bad Surprise.
A little over a year later, mid-July'03, I was sitting at my "Kitchen Table" 01FFL Buddy's ... kitchen table (really) ... talking and he mentioned that he had gotten in one of those Polish TT-33s that used to be prominently displayed on SOG's homepage.
He retrieved it and handed it to me and ... WHOA! That little pistol (smaller than I thought it would be) felt
very comfortable in my hand. I was surprised that it was actually "concealably" small/slim with no snag-bits on the frame or slide.
I bought it ... and once I shot it I was firmly HOOKED.
Good Surprise.
Funny thing is, in early 2002 looking at these two pistols on the SOG homepage, prior to touching either pistol, I thought that the CZ 52 was attractive and the TT-33 rather homely.
After owning & using both, I am left with an impression of these pistols that is just the reverse.
Since that time I have accumulated another Polish TT-33, two Romanians, four of the Yugo M57 Variants and 3 original Russians (sans add-on safeties).