If you are confused about Chinese small arms designation, then, join the club. Here is an attempt by chenium
His speculation:
QBZ 95 5.8 mm asault rifle
Q qiang (gun) B buqiang (rifle) Z zidong (automatic)
QJB 95 5.8 mm squad machinegun
Q qiang (gun) J jiqiang (machinegun) B banyong (squad)
QBU 88 5.8 mm sniper rifle
Q qiang (gun) B buqiang (rifle) U (sniper)
QJY 88 5.8 mm GPMG
Q qiang (gun) J jiqiang (machinegun) Y tongyong (general purpose)
QJZ 89 12.7 mm HMG
Q qiang (gun) J jiqiang (machinegun) Z zhong (heavy)
QSZ 92 9mm/5.8mm pistol
Q qiang (gun) S shouqiang (hand gun) Z zidong (autoload)
Photo of the new Chinese 9mm submachine gun
1 comment:
I've always thought that QBZ stands for Qing-Buqiang-Zu (Light Rifle Family) and QSZ for Qing-Shouqiang-Zu (Light Hand-gun Family).
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