| Type 64 submachine gun | |
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Chinese Type 64 Submachine gun, with buttstock partially obscured. |
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| Type | Submachine gun |
| Place of origin | China |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Norinco |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 3.4kg |
| Length | 635mm Stock folded 843mm Stock open |
| Barrel length | 244mm |
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| Cartridge | 7.62x25mm Type 51 |
| Caliber | 7.62mm |
| Action | Blowback, closed bolt |
| Rate of fire | 1000rpm |
| Muzzle velocity | 960 f.p.s |
| Maximum range | 150-200m |
| Feed system | 30-round box magazine |
| Sights | Iron |
The Type 64 submachine gun is a submachine gun of Chinese origin. Designed for silent operation, the Type 64 has an integral suppressor making the weapon considerably quieter[1]. The weapon is a magazine-fed selective-fire submachine gun using an closed-bolt, blowback action[2], chambered for 7.62x25mm Type 51 (A Chinese manufactured version of the 7.62x25 Tokarev round)[3].
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 magazine is unique to the weapon.
