Talk:Norinco CQ

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[edit] "CQ" = 16 in Chinese

I removed this block:

The CQ designation means "16" in Mandarin Chinese. ^[1]

I am a native speaker, and CQ definitely does not mean or sound like "16" in Mandarin Chinese. --Rifleman 82 15:35, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

Yes,i argee.--ZH Evers 15:46, 21 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Undoing of 11/24/2007 edit

I have undone the changes made by John Nevard at 11:09, 24 November 2007 (his changes: removed lots of OR, irrelevant default template elements, grammer, etc etc).

I am the one who "wrote" most of the page as an "external", before finally deciding to create an account on my own. I am also a contributor for the Italian gun magazine "Diana Armi", and all my contributions about the Norinco CQ, as well as about many other firearm pages, come from the knowledge that I have gained in such work.

Truth is that some informations, notably concerning the halt to imports of the CQ semi-automatic rifle in the United States, can not be confirmed officially as there seems to be no public informations released. However, one should note that there is no sign of a lawsuit ever filed by Colt against Norinco, and that at the same time when the import of the CQ in the United States was halted, Norinco started the manufacture of 1911-style pistols with technologies transfered from the USA.

This said, I leave other contributors, certainly more "elder" and expert than me in how things work at Wikipedia, to decide what will be the destiny of my contributions to the page.

—Preceding unsigned comment added by TheTranc (talk • contribs) 01:57, 25 November 2007

Good work on the page. However, one of the key elements of Wikipedia is reliance on reliable, verifiable sources. We really can't rely on speculation about the legal status of the CQ. Sinodefence does claim legal problems halted the imports, for what that's worth. Fortunately, it's largely irrelevant, after the legal troubles Norinco has had for their importion of full-automatic weapons into the US and aid to the Iranian missile program. John Nevard (talk) 10:41, 25 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] pics?

Can someone post a pic? Thanks.72.81.226.247 (talk) 20:28, 23 February 2008 (UTC)