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The Type CQ is an unlicensed Chinese variant of the M16 rifle manufactured by Norinco. [3] According to the Norinco website, the rifle is officially known as CQ 5.56. [4]It can be distinguished from other AR-15 and M16 pattern rifles by its long, revolver-like pistol grip, somewhat rounded handguards, and the unique shape of its stock.
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 ...
[citation needed] Type 56s are still in production by Norinco for export customers. [citation needed] During the Soviet–Afghan War in the 1980s, many Type 56 rifles were supplied to Afghan Mujahideen guerrillas to fight Soviet forces. The rifles were supplied by China, Pakistan and the US who obtained them from third party arms dealers. [16]
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 95 automatic rifle (Chinese: 95式自动步枪; pinyin: 95 Shì Zìdòng Bùqiāng) or QBZ-95 is a bullpup assault rifle designed and manufactured by Norinco, and issued since 1995 as the service rifle for the People's Liberation Army, People's Armed Police, and various paramilitary law enforcement agencies in the People's Republic of China.
Type 87 LMG/QJB87: Prototype light machine gun based on the Type 87 design. [18] Type 81 Tactical: Unofficial tactical upgrade package used by the PAP with picatinny rails. [13] NAR-10: 7.62×51mm battle rifle marketed by Norinco in 2014, with NAR standing for "Norinco Assault Rifle". [19]
The Hawk Industries Type 97 (Chinese: 97式18.4mm防暴枪; pinyin: 97 Shì 18.4mm Fángbào Qiāng) is the factory and official Chinese military and police designation of a shotgun design patterned after the Remington Model 870, and manufactured by Hawk Industries, a division of the China North Industries Corporation (officially abbreviated as Norinco). [1]
A civilian semi-auto variant of the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle, the NHM-91 was built to imitate the appearance of the Russian RPK light machine gun.First imported and marketed in the United States in 1991 by ChinaSports Inc., NHM-91's were modified to meet the requirements of a 1989 Executive Order by President George H. W. Bush prohibiting importation of certain 'assault rifle ...