NORINCO QBZ-95 (Series) Assault Rifle / Carbine / Light Machine Gun (1997)
The QBZ-95 assault rifle entered service in 1997 and has since evolved into various other forms including carbine and light support weapon.
As this particular weapons line was designed with foreign operators in mind, the series is chambered for the universally-accepted 5.56x45mm NATO standard cartridge. Like the QBZ-95, the QBZ-97 has also been designed into a carbine (QBZ-97B) and light support weapon (QBB-97 LSW) form along with the base assault rifle (QBZ-97 and QBZ-97A - the latter utilizing a 3-round burst capability). Civilian versions are known simply as the Type 97 (base rifle) and the Type 97A "Shorty" (carbine).
The QBZ-95G is believed to be a modernized, revised form of the QBZ-95 assault rifle. It incorporates Picatinny rail support for accessories as well as a revised buttstock, thumb fire mode selector and muzzle brake. A longer, heavier barrel has also been introduced. The QBZ-95G is intended to improve upon the reliability and maintenance of the original assault rifle model. Operational service is thought to have been achieved in 2010 while original QBZ-95s were moved to reserve forces.
The only other operators of the QBZ rifle family (alongside China) are the Sri Lankan Special Task Force, Myanmar Army and Cambodian Special Forces. To date the weapon system had seen action in the Sri Lankan Civil War and has been fielded in the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand which currently remains in a stand-off. Text ©2003-2013 www.MilitaryFactory.com • All Rights Reserved • No Reproduction Permitted
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Specifications for the
NORINCO QBZ-95 (Series)
Assault Rifle / Carbine / Light Machine Gun
Country of Origin: China
Manufacturer: NORINCO - China
Initial Year of Service: 1997
Overall Length: 745mm (29.33in)
Barrel Length: 463.00mm (18.23in)
Weight (Empty): 7.17lbs (3.25kg)
Cartridge: 5.56x45 NATO; 5.8x42mm DBP87
Action: Gas-Operated; Rotating Bolt
Feed: 30-round detachable box magazine OR 75-round drum
Muzzle Velocity: 3,050ft/sec (930m/sec)
Rate-of-Fire: 650 rounds per minute
Range: 1,312ft (400m; 437yds)
Sights: Aperture Rear; Hooded Front Post; Optional Optics
Variants:
QBZ-95 - Rifle; standard model chambered for 5.8x42mm DBP87 cartridge.
QBZ-95B - Carbine; shortended overall length; lighter load.
QBB-95 LSW "Light Support Weapon" - Squad Automatic Weapon.
QBZ-95B - Improved ergonomics, reliability and maintenance; chambered for 5.8x42mm cartridge; longer barrel; revised muzzle brake; revised buttstock and trigger ring; relocated thumb fire selector; Picatinny rail support.
QBZ-97 - 5.56mm Assault Rifle; export model for standardized 5.56mm NATO round.
QBZ-97A - 5.56mm Assault Rifle; 3-round burst capability.
QBZ-97B - 5.56mm Carbine; shortened form of the QBZ-97 assault rifle.
QBB-97 LSW - 5.56mm Light Support Weapon based on the QBZ-97 assault rifle.
Type 97 - Civilian Market QBZ-97 rifle.
Type 97A "Shorty" - Civilian Market Carbine model.
Operators:
China; Cambodia; Myanmar; Sri Lanka
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