5.8×21mm DAP92
| 5.8×21mm DAP92 |
| Type |
Personal defense weapon |
| Place of origin |
China |
| Service history |
| Used by |
China |
| Production history |
| Designed |
1994 |
| Manufacturer |
Not known outside China |
| Specifications |
| Case type |
Rimless, Bottlenecked |
| Bullet diameter |
6.00 mm (0.236 in) |
| Base diameter |
8.00 mm (0.315 in) |
| Rim diameter |
8.00 mm (0.315 in) |
| Case length |
21.00 mm (0.827 in) |
| Ballistic performance |
| Bullet weight/type |
Velocity |
Energy |
| 45 gr (2.9 g) Armor Piercing |
1,574 ft/s (480 m/s) |
247 ft·lbf (335 J) |
The 5.8×21mm cartridge is a Chinese armor-piercing firearm cartridge.
The cartridge was designed for replacements of 7.62×25mm Tokarev–chambered small arms for the People's Liberation Army that would offer a wound as large as a standard 9×19mm Parabellum round[1]. This round is offered in both a standard, and subsonic version[2]. Both the QSZ-92 pistol and the QCW-05 Type 05 submachine gun are offered in this caliber as well as 9×19[3].
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