NORINCO QSZ-92 (Type 92)

History

As far as pistols are concerned, the QSZ-92 is a relatively new entry into the world market. The system was originally developed by a certain Liu Ming from the "208 Research Institute" from 1994. Subsequent tests and official commissioning allowed the manufacturing to originate from the massive Northern Military Industry Corporation, which has so far produced a wide range of Chinese military equipment, including battle tanks, armored vehicles and small arms.

At the time of writing, QSZ-92 has a fairly low global presence in some countries' inventories, including some civilian sales.

The QSZ-92 is a fairly modest design, quite traditional in appearance and layout to Western products. The receiver contains the main working internal components, as well as a front and rear fixed 3-point sight. The rails are mounted on the gun body and are slotted along the rear side for rail handling. The muzzle end is sloping. The slider covers the barrel, which itself is 111mm long.

The weapon is 190 mm long and weighs 760 grams. The trigger is ergonomically designed midship, protected by a slender one-piece slender trigger ring. The pistol grip is angled slightly back and serves as a magazine for a detachable box magazine. Inside the magazine is a spring that pushes usable bullets into the firing chamber. The fuse is on the left side of the receiver and the hammer is clearly visible on the back of the design.

Picatinny rail system allows the use of accessories.

The operation of the QSZ-92 is based on the recoil of the previous shot. The sidearm also uses a locking breech system as well as a rotating barrel locking assembly.

The operator simply loads the gun on the first shot, fires it (safe shut down), and subsequent actions eject the spent case from the chamber and insert a new cartridge from the magazine catch. When the magazine runs out, the carrier remains in the back position.

The QSZ-92 is said to be equipped with the globally recognized 9x19mm Parabellum cartridge, allowing for mass marketing to a wider world audience, including civilians. In addition, NORINCO has released a variant that also includes a more localized 5.8x21mm AP (Armor Piercing) cartridge. Both are identified by their corresponding (and respective) designations "QSZ-92-9" and "QSZ-92-5.8".

In the 9mm format, the detachable magazine (double-column magazine) can hold up to 15 rounds, while the 5.8mm format can carry up to 20 rounds.

To date, China remains the main operator of the QSZ-92 as it is the standard service pistol of the People's Liberation Army. Deliveries began sometime in the second half of the 1990s. Bangladesh uses the QSZ-92-9 9mm Parabellum variant in its army and refers to these weapons as "Type 92".

The dedicated export models are the NP-42 and the CF-98, which differ in their inherent barrel life - 10,000 rounds for the former and 8,000 rounds for the latter. Additionally, NP-42 lacks support for suppressors.

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