Type 64 submachine gun

For the Japanese assault rifle, see Howa Type 64. For the Japanese anti-tank missile, see Type 64 MAT. For the Taiwanese light tank, see Type 64 tank.
Type 64 submachine gun
Type Submachine gun
Place of origin  China
Production history
Manufacturer Norinco
Specifications
Weight 3.4kg
Length 635mm Stock folded
843mm Stock open
Barrel length 244mm
Cartridge 7.62×25mm Type 51
Caliber 7.62mm
Action Blowback, closed bolt
Rate of fire 1000rpm
Muzzle velocity 960 f.p.s
Maximum firing range 150-200m
Feed system 30-round box magazine
Sights Iron

The Type 64 submachine gun is a submachine gun of Chinese origin. Designed for silent operation, the Type 64 has an integral suppressor making the weapon considerably quieter.[1] The weapon is a magazine-fed selective-fire submachine gun using an closed-bolt, blowback action,[2] chambered for 7.62×25mm Type 51 (A Chinese manufactured version of the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round).[3]

The Type 64 was designed from the beginning to be a suppressed weapon, unlike many other suppressed firearms that are simply modified versions of standard production guns. An amalgam of many designs, the gun features the bolt of a PPS submachine gun and the trigger group of a ZB vz. 26, both of which are grafted onto the receiver of an AKS-47.[4] The magazine is unique to the weapon.

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Davis, The Illustrated Book of Guns, Chrysalis Book, (2004), p. 238
  2. ↑ Defense Intelligence Agency, ST-HB-07-03-74, Small Arms Identification and Operation Guide - Eurasian Communist Countries, United States Army, (1974), p. 97-98
  3. ↑ Miller, Davis, The Illustrated Book of Guns, Chrysalis Books, (2004), p. 238
  4. ↑ Miller, Davis, The Illustrated Book of Guns, Chrysalis Books, (2004), p. 238

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