QSZ-92
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: Jiǔ Shí Èr Shì Shoǔqiàng; literally "Type 92 Handgun") is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Norinco
and it is in limited service in the People's Liberation Army
since the late 1990s.
, locked breech
and uses a rotating barrel
locking system, in which the barrel rotates on recoil to lock and unlock itself from the slide. The front part of the frame under the barrel is shaped as an accessory rail to accept laser sights or flash lights. Its dual stack magazine holds fifteen rounds of either 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition (QSZ-92-9) or proprietary 5.8x21mm
armor-piercing ammunition with bottle-necked case and pointed bullets (QSZ-92-5.8), closely resembling the Belgian 5.7x28mm format.
The development of the QSZ-92 pistol began circa 1994 and it is now being adopted by the People's Liberation Army
forces. The export variants (9mm version) include the CF-98 (muzzle life ~ 8000 rds) and the NP-42 (muzzle life ~ 10,000 rds). The latter is the basic version without provisions for suppressor etc., which has so far found commercial export in Canada
as well as having been adopted by the Armed Forces of Bangladesh
as the Type 92 pistol, replacing at some extent the older Type 54
.
Pinyin
Pinyin is the official system to transcribe Chinese characters into the Roman alphabet in China, Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan. It is also often used to teach Mandarin Chinese and spell Chinese names in foreign publications and used as an input method to enter Chinese characters into...
: Jiǔ Shí Èr Shì Shoǔqiàng; literally "Type 92 Handgun") is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Norinco
Norinco
The China North Industries Corporation , official English name Norinco, manufactures vehicles , machinery, optical-electronic products, oil field equipment, chemicals, light industrial products, explosives and blast materials, civil and military firearms and ammunition, etc...
and it is in limited service in the People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
since the late 1990s.
Development
The pistol is recoil operatedRecoil operation
Recoil operation is an operating mechanism used in locked-breech, autoloading firearms. As the name implies, these actions use the force of recoil to provide energy to cycle the action...
, locked breech
Breechblock
A breechblock is the part of the firearm action that closes the breech of a weapon at the moment of firing....
and uses a rotating barrel
Rotating bolt
Rotating bolt is a method of locking originally developed by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher and found in his Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 straight-pull bolt-action rifle designed for and issued to the Austro-Hungarian Army...
locking system, in which the barrel rotates on recoil to lock and unlock itself from the slide. The front part of the frame under the barrel is shaped as an accessory rail to accept laser sights or flash lights. Its dual stack magazine holds fifteen rounds of either 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition (QSZ-92-9) or proprietary 5.8x21mm
5.8x21mm
The 5.8×21mm cartridge is a Chinese armor-piercing firearm cartridge.The cartridge was designed for replacements of 7.62×25mm Tokarev–chambered small arms for the People's Liberation Army that would offer a wound as large as a standard 9×19mm Parabellum round. This round is offered in both a...
armor-piercing ammunition with bottle-necked case and pointed bullets (QSZ-92-5.8), closely resembling the Belgian 5.7x28mm format.
The development of the QSZ-92 pistol began circa 1994 and it is now being adopted by the People's Liberation Army
People's Liberation Army
The People's Liberation Army is the unified military organization of all land, sea, strategic missile and air forces of the People's Republic of China. The PLA was established on August 1, 1927 — celebrated annually as "PLA Day" — as the military arm of the Communist Party of China...
forces. The export variants (9mm version) include the CF-98 (muzzle life ~ 8000 rds) and the NP-42 (muzzle life ~ 10,000 rds). The latter is the basic version without provisions for suppressor etc., which has so far found commercial export in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
as well as having been adopted by the Armed Forces of Bangladesh
Bangladesh Army
The Bangladesh Army is the land forces branch and the largest of the three uniformed service of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The primary mission of the Army is to provide necessary forces and capabilities in support of Bangladesh's security and defense strategies including defense of the nation's...
as the Type 92 pistol, replacing at some extent the older Type 54
Type 54 pistol
The Type 54 , Type 51, M20, TU-90 and Model 213 pistols are Chinese copies of the Soviet type Tokarev TT-33. It was first adopted in 1951 and produced in Shenyang's Factory 66 as the Type 51 using both Russian and Chinese-made parts...
.