5.8×21mm
| 5.8×21mm DAP92 | ||||||||||||
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| Type | Handgun, submachine gun | |||||||||||
| Place of origin | China | |||||||||||
| Service history | ||||||||||||
| Used by | China | |||||||||||
| Production history | ||||||||||||
| Designed | 1994 | |||||||||||
| Manufacturer | Norinco | |||||||||||
| Specifications | ||||||||||||
| Case type | Rimless, bottleneck[1] | |||||||||||
| Bullet diameter | 6.00 mm (0.236 in) [2] | |||||||||||
| Neck diameter | 6.57 mm (0.259 in) | |||||||||||
| Shoulder diameter | 7.77 mm (0.306 in) | |||||||||||
| Base diameter | 7.95 mm (0.313 in) | |||||||||||
| Rim diameter | 7.97 mm (0.314 in) | |||||||||||
| Rim thickness | 1.13 mm (0.044 in) | |||||||||||
| Case length | 21.00 mm (0.827 in) | |||||||||||
| Overall length | 32.50 mm (1.280 in) | |||||||||||
| Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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| Test barrel length: Pistol* and submachine gun** | ||||||||||||
The 5.8×21mm DAP Type 92 (Mandarin: 手枪弹 Shǒuqiāng Dàn “General Pistol Cartridge, Model of 1992”) is a Chinese armor-piercing PDW cartridge for handguns and submachine guns.
Description
[edit]The cartridge was designed to replace the 7.62×25mm Tokarev-chambered small arms for the People's Liberation Army, while still offering a wound as large as a standard 9×19mm Parabellum round.[3] This round is offered in both a standard and subsonic version.[1] Both the QSZ-92 service pistol and the QCW-05 submachine gun are produced in this caliber as well as 9×19mm Parabellum.[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- Comparable PDW calibers
- 5 mm caliber
- 5.8×42mm
References
[edit]- ^ a b "5.8x21 / MUNICION.ORG". Archived from the original on October 17, 2013. Retrieved March 23, 2012.
- ^ Handgunsmag.com. Retrieved 3 April 2013.
- ^ Fortier, David M. (September 24, 2010). "Military Ammo Today". Guns & Ammo. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
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