Type 64 submachine gun | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | China |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | State factory 66 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.4kg, with empty 20-rounds magazine |
Length | 630mm Stock folded 860mm Stock open |
Barrel length | 245mm |
Cartridge | 7.62×25mm Type 64 |
Caliber | 7.62mm |
Action | Blowback, open bolt |
Rate of fire | 1,000rpm (with subsonic cartridge)
[1] 1,300rpm (with non-dedicated cartridges) [2] |
Muzzle velocity | 290~305 m/s |
Maximum firing range | 150-200m |
Feed system | 20/30-round box magazine |
Sights | Iron |
The Type 64 ( Chinese: 1964年式衝鋒槍; pinyin: 1964 Niánshì Chōngfēng Qiāng; lit. '1964Year Type Submachine Gun') [3] is a submachine gun of Chinese origin. Designed for silent operations, the Type 64 has an integral suppressor making the weapon considerably quieter. [4] The weapon is a magazine-fed selective-fire submachine gun using a open-bolt, blowback action, [5] chambered for 7.62×25mm Type 64 (A special subsonic version of the Chinese 7.62x25 Type-51 7.62×25mm Tokarev round).
This was one of the few Chinese-made Cold War small arms that were not based on any existing Soviet small arms. [6]
While the Type 64 has been used in the PLA, it was eventually replaced in service by the Type 85 submachine gun. [7] The weapon was developed together with the Type 64 suppressed pistol for special forces missions. [8] [9]
Some Type 64s were exported for the North Vietnamese military during the Vietnam War. [10] It was used in the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979 by Chinese troops. [8]
The Type 64 was designed from the beginning to be a suppressed weapon, unlike many other suppressed firearms that are simply modified versions of standard production guns. An amalgam of many designs, the gun features the bolt of a PPS submachine gun and the trigger group of a ZB vz. 26, both of which are grafted onto the receiver of an AKS-47. [4] The rate of fire is at 1,000 rpm. [1]
The safety/fire selector lever is based on the Type 56 assault rifle. [11] While standard 7.62mm Tokarev ammo can be used, it will increase the rate of having the integrated suppressor wear off. [11] The Type 64 can use 20 or 30-round magazines. [8]
A flip-up rear sight is available, set for ranges from 100 to 200 meters. [12]