QSZ-92
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin |  People's Republic of China |
| Service history | |
| Used by | People's Liberation Army,Chinese Police. |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Liu Ming (刘铭) of the Small Arms Research Institute (formerly the 208 Research Institute); also attributed to Qing Shangsheng (卿上升) |
| Designed | 1994 |
| Manufacturer | Norinco, apparently at the Changfeng Machine Shop (长风机械厂) |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 760 g |
| Length | 190 mm (7.48 in) |
| Barrel length | 111 mm (4.33 in) |
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| Cartridge | 5.8x21mm or 9x19mm Parabellum |
| Action | Short recoil, locked breech, rotating barrel lock |
| Feed system | 15 round box magazine |
| Sights | Fixed, 3-dot type |
The QSZ-92 Services Pistol (Chinese: 92式手槍; pinyin: Jiǔ Shí Èr Shoǔqiàng; literally "Pistol Type 92") is a semi-automatic pistol designed by Norinco and it is in limited service in the People's Liberation Army since the late 1990s.
[edit] Development
The development of the QSZ-92 pistol apparently began circa 1994. The pistol is recoil operated, locked breech and use rotating barrel locking system, in which the barrel rotates on recoil to lock and unlock itself from the slide. Apparently, it is now being adopted by the People's Liberation Army forces. QSZ-92 pistol is available in two versions: one is chambered for most common 9x19mm Parabellum ammunition (QSZ-92-9), and another is chambered for proprietary 5.8x21mm armor-piercing ammunition with bottle-necked case and pointed bullets (QSZ-92-5.8), closely resembling the Belgian 5.7x28mm format.
