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Norinco Group is one of the world's largest defense contractors. [5] [6] The company's subsidiary, China North Industries Corporation (Chinese: 中国北方工业有限公司 [7]), or simply Norinco, [8] markets Norinco Group's products internationally, and is also involved in domestic civil construction and military defense projects. [9] [10]
The Type 44 entered production in 1911 and entered service in 1912 (the 44th year of the Meiji period, hence "Type 44"), [6] and served on until the end of the Second World War in 1945, production of the rifle ran until three years prior to the end of the Second World War; 1942. Approximately 91,900 Type 44 rifles were produced by Japanese ...
The export variants (9×19mm versions) include the CF-98 (barrel life c. 8,000 rds) and the NP-42 (barrel life c. 10,000 rds). The latter is the basic version without provisions for suppressor etc. Both have so far found commercial export in Canada. The CF-98 has also been sighted in parts of Africa. [5]
The 9mm police revolver was designed for law enforcement use. The overall size of the gun is 197 mm (7.8 in) × 35.6 mm (1.40 in) × 125 mm (4.9 in), the barrel length is 76.2 mm (3.00 in), the aiming baseline is 108 mm (4.3 in), and the whole gun weighs 840 g (1.85 lb).
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The Chinese Arms manufacturer, Norinco, exports a clone of the M1911A1 for civilian purchase as the M1911A1 and the high-capacity NP-30, as well 9mm variants the NP-28 and NP-29. China has also manufactured conversion kits to chamber the 7.62×25mm Tokarev round following the Korean War .
The Norinco model in current production is not available for sale in the United States due to import prohibitions on Chinese firearms, although older handguns of the Model 213 type imported in the 1980s and 1990s are common. The M20 was a version of the Type 54 made without factory markings to conceal the weapon's origins. Many of these were ...