Type 79
«79式衝鋒槍»
Submachine gunChina1979In service
Compact Chinese submachine gun in 7.62×25 mm Tokarev, with gas-operated system and folding metal stock. Developed for police, paratroopers and vehicle crews.
Submachine gun//China
ID — TYPE-79
Designation
Type 79
Norinco
Caliber
7.62×25 mm Tokarev
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Identity
- Designation
- Type 79
- Alias
- 79式衝鋒槍
- Manufacturer
- Norinco
- Country
- China
- Year
- 1979
- Category
- Submachine gun
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×25 mm Tokarev
- Muzzle velocity
- 515 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~1000 rpm
- Effective range
- 200 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 250 mm
- Overall length
- 470 / 740 mm
- Empty weight
- 1.9 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, short-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Rotating bolt
Feed
- System
- Caricatore staccabile 20 colpi
- Standard capacity
- 20 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed from the 1960s in response to a PLA requirement for a compact weapon for reconnaissance troops and mechanized units, it was finally adopted in 1979.
Unusually for an SMG, it uses a gas-operated system with a rotating bolt derived from the AK, a choice that makes it more accurate but also more complex and expensive than conventional blowback designs.
In service with the People's Armed Police and several Chinese special units; also used in limited exports to Beijing-aligned countries.
Variants
Type 79Type 85 (variante semplificata blowback)
Main users
China · Cambogia · Sri Lanka
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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