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| Country |
China |
| Type |
Assault Rifle |
| Manufacturer |
Norinco |
| Introduction |
1995 |
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| Weight |
2.9 kg (QBZ-95B Carbine)
3.25 kg (QBZ-95 Rifle)
3.35 kg (QBZ-97 Export)
3.9 kg (QBB-95 LSW)
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| Length |
609 mm (QBZ-95B Carbine)
745 mm (QBZ-95 Rifle)
758 mm (QBZ-97 and QBZ-97A)
840 mm (QBB-95 LSW)
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| Barrel length |
369 mm (QBZ-95B Carbine)
463 mm (QBZ-95 Rifle)
490 mm (QBZ-97 and QBZ-97A)
600 mm (QBB-95 LSW)
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| Cartridge |
5.8x42mm DBP87 (QBZ-95),
5.56x45mm NATO (QBZ-97) |
| Action |
Gas-Operated, Rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire |
~650 rounds/min (QBZ-95)
~800 rounds/min (QBZ-95B Carbine) |
| Muzzle velocity |
QBZ-95 - 930 m/s (3,050 ft/s), QBB-95 - 970 m/s (3181 ft/s), QBZ-95B - 790 m/s (2581 ft/s) |
| Effective range |
rifle - 400m point target, 600m area target
LSW - 600m point target, 800m area target
Carbine - 300m point target, 500m area target |
| Feed system |
30-round box magazine
75-round drum |
| Sights |
hooded post front sight and aperture rear sight |
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The QBZ-95 (pinyin: Q¨©ngwuqi B¨´qi¨¡ng--Z¨¬d¨°ng, 1995; literally \"Light weapon, Rifle, Automatic, 1995\") is an assault rifle manufactured by Arsenal 266, part of Norinco and Arsenal 296, under Jianshe Corp, China South for the People\'s Liberation Army, the armed forces of the People\'s Republic of China, Chinese People\'s Armed Police (para-military police) and Chinese law enforcement. This weapon uses a newly-developed ammunition type of Chinese origin, the 5.8x42mm DBP87. The QBZ-95 consists of a system of firearms using a common design. This family includes a carbine variant, a standard rifle, and a light support weapon.
The QBZ-95 was first observed outside China in 1997, when the United Kingdom returned control of Hong Kong to the People\'s Republic of China. The QBZ-95 is a modern weapons system in a bullpup configuration, where the weapon\'s action and magazine are located behind the grip and trigger assembly. It was designed to replace the standard-issue Type 81 rifle that was similar in design to the AK-47 series.
The QBZ-95 is comparable to many modern western assault rifles in several respects. It uses modern synthetic materials in its construction, it fires a 5.8x42mm small-caliber high-velocity bullet (in a class with the NATO standard 5.56x45mm SS109 and the Russian 5.45x39mm), and it employs a bullpup configuration like the British SA80 and the Steyr AUG.
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