NORINCO Type 67

Light Machine Gun (LMG) / General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG)

China | 1967

"The Type 67 is the Chinese production version of the very same Soviet-era PK General Purpose Machine Gun"

Performance
Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the NORINCO Type 67. Information presented is strictly for general reference and should not be misconstrued as useful for hardware restoration or operation.

2,952 ft
899.8 m | 984.0 yds
Max.Eff.Range

675
Rounds-Per-Minute
Rate-of-Fire

2,837 ft/sec
865 m/sec
Muzzle Velocity

Physical
The physical qualities of the NORINCO Type 67. Information presented is strictly for general reference and should not be misconstrued as useful for hardware restoration or operation.

1,650 mm
64.96 in
O/A Length

605 mm
23.82 in
Barrel Length

24.25 lb
11.00 kg
Weight

Gas-Operated; Automatic; Belt-Fed; Air-Cooled
Action

7.62x54mmR
Caliber(s)

100- or 250-round metal belt
Feed

Rear Leaf; Forward Post
Sights

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the NORINCO Type 67 Light Machine Gun (LMG) / General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) family line.

Type 67 - Base production model series beginning in 1967.

Type 67-1 - Improved Type 67 production model

Type 67-2 - Improved Type 67-1 production model

Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 08/15/2021 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site; No A.I. was used in the generation of this content.

The Chinese Type 67 is a direct production copy of the Soviet PK series of successful squad automatic weapons developed in the early 1960s. utilizing successful components from other production machine guns such as the British Bren and the Czech ZB26 system, the Type 67 can - like the PK before it - be fielded in a variety of army roles. Those roles can include squad support (to which the carrying handle, bipod and barrel change system come in handy), the sustained fire role when mounted on a heavy duty tripod, vehicle mounts for self-defense or anti-aircraft duties and aircraft mounts for use in helicopter and light strike aircraft.

The weapon was developed in the early 1970's in an effort to supplant the current crop of outdated Soviet equipment in the Chinese inventory and is, by all accounts, as suitable for the many roles afforded to it as the Soviet PK version this system represents.

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Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the NORINCO Type 67. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national small arms listing.

Contractor(s): China NORth INdustries COrporation (NORINCO) - China

[ Bangladesh; China; Iraq; North Korea; North Vietnam; Syria; Tanzania; Turkey; Yemen; Vietnam ]

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