| Type 80 | |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | China |
| Service history | |
| Used by | China |
| Production history | |
| Manufacturer | Norinco |
| Produced | 1980- |
| Variants | с кобурой-прикладом с плечевым упором |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 1160 g (unloaded) |
| Length | 300 мм |
| Barrel length | 140 мм |
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| Cartridge | 7.62x25 Tokarev |
| Caliber | 7,62 мм |
| Action | short recoil operated, locked breech |
| Rate of fire | 850 rounds per minute |
| Muzzle velocity | 470 м/s |
| Effective range | 100 м |
| Maximum range | 1000 м |
| Feed system | 10 or 20 round magazines |
The Type 80 is a Chinese 7,62 mm machine pistol.
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Built in the late 1970s as a personal defense weapon for vehicle crews and other military personnel of the People's Liberation Army of China. Accepted into service in 1980.
The 'Type 80' was created by refining and upgrading the design of the various Chinese copies of the imported German [selective-fire ("schnellfeuer" m712) version of the Mauser c96 Broomhandle] automatic pistol that were produced and used in China in the 1930s.
The internal design derives from the basic Mauser action with a slight recoil of the barrel enabling the locking piece under the lightweight bolt to drop out of engagement and borrows from the later Westinger (rather than the Nickl) selector mechanism. There is an obvious family resemblance in outline with the broomhandles having the magazine well in front of the trigger, slender barrel and exposed hammer. The pistol has a permanent unregulated sight set at a distance of 50 m (the maximum effective distance firing bursts). The selector permitted either single shots or bursts up to the limit of the 20 round box magazine. The cyclic rate is believed to be around 850 rounds per minute. When firing bursts bursts it is expected that the holster/stock or alternative metal shoulder stock would be attached to the slot at the back of the grip. The pistol grip itself has a more ergonomic shape than the traditional Mauser "broomhandle". Another slight difference is the slight forward slope to the magazine, intended to give greater reliability in feeding.
The Type 80 was developed in the 1970s and introduced into service in 1980. It was intended to give service personnel such as tank crews an individual weapon compact enough to be carried as standard equipment. Whilst not having the range or power of an assault rifle it would have been more accurate in carbine form than a simple pistol whilst also having the potential of automatic fire. During the 1930s the broomhandle pistols were highly prized in China, to the extent of becoming a status symbol.
The Type 80 was designed as a machine pistol for use in close combat situations. The pistol proved to unsuitable for sustained fully automatic fire. After cycling approximately ten cartridges, the chamber would overheat and risk accidental discharge.