Defender Co. ‘Longbow’ Upper handguard/Accessory Rail for T95/T97
Got to know this ‘carry handle modification’ a few months back through some Chinese military blog as it was being tested by PLA Air Force on their QBZ95-1 service rifles. It’s somewhat an innovation for the PLA to try adopting the picatinny system so did some research. I personally like the futuristic look of the ‘Longbow’ (or ‘长弓’), and through some connection I was able to talk to the designer/business owner of Defender co., and got one that would go on to my T97NSR, of course, emptying my own wallet (possibly the first few unit sold to non-Military/LE personnel). Haven’t get a chance to install it but I was amazed how light it is and how nice the finish and machining fells in my hands.
I wish I can upload all my chat messages with Mr. Wang (The Owner of Defender co.) here but I doubt few gunnutz could read Chinese so this thread is just to share some info and Military/LE media he disclosed. These units are currently only for Military/LE and they are going into soldiers/officers' hands as an upgrade kit with optics & IR LAD mounted, though when I asked if it would be available to commercial market without attachments, his answer was yes and very soon.
This is not a review of the 'Longbow'.(I want to emphasize that I’m not here to sell stuff, though I might gain some dirty profit if I let them know that I advertised their product on CGN
)
Some of the features according to Defender co.
-CNC Machined from 6063 aluminum alloy
-M-LOK compatible forend
-5’ MIL-STD-1913 for optics mounting
-Install in <30 sec, no modification needed
-Secures into the front and rear sight post with no zero shift for mounted optic under recoil (tested on 5.8*42 T95-1 service rifle)
-<240 gram
-Type III hard anodized
-Original iron sight will work with the unit installed
-Lowered line of sight with optics, co-witness possible with low-mounted red dots
Pics and Vids I've collected (some from Military/LE users shared through Defender co., others from military news reports..)
Type 97 with Old production type 95 lower handguard with foward grip
One of the Optic&Laser aiming device configuration issued to PAPF soldiers for testing:
PLA Airmen/Paratrooper at range with the system (notice the configuration is different)
Joint paratrooper exercise ‘Airborne Platoon’ event, IAG 2017
Special tactics team(*censored* police department)
'Longbow' on Canadian version T97NSR
To show the MLOK slot on the handguard, here is a shot of my unit.
testing scene (the testing department/unit code is unknown to me)
Installation
Got to know this ‘carry handle modification’ a few months back through some Chinese military blog as it was being tested by PLA Air Force on their QBZ95-1 service rifles. It’s somewhat an innovation for the PLA to try adopting the picatinny system so did some research. I personally like the futuristic look of the ‘Longbow’ (or ‘长弓’), and through some connection I was able to talk to the designer/business owner of Defender co., and got one that would go on to my T97NSR, of course, emptying my own wallet (possibly the first few unit sold to non-Military/LE personnel). Haven’t get a chance to install it but I was amazed how light it is and how nice the finish and machining fells in my hands.
I wish I can upload all my chat messages with Mr. Wang (The Owner of Defender co.) here but I doubt few gunnutz could read Chinese so this thread is just to share some info and Military/LE media he disclosed. These units are currently only for Military/LE and they are going into soldiers/officers' hands as an upgrade kit with optics & IR LAD mounted, though when I asked if it would be available to commercial market without attachments, his answer was yes and very soon.
This is not a review of the 'Longbow'.(I want to emphasize that I’m not here to sell stuff, though I might gain some dirty profit if I let them know that I advertised their product on CGN
)Some of the features according to Defender co.
-CNC Machined from 6063 aluminum alloy
-M-LOK compatible forend
-5’ MIL-STD-1913 for optics mounting
-Install in <30 sec, no modification needed
-Secures into the front and rear sight post with no zero shift for mounted optic under recoil (tested on 5.8*42 T95-1 service rifle)
-<240 gram
-Type III hard anodized
-Original iron sight will work with the unit installed
-Lowered line of sight with optics, co-witness possible with low-mounted red dots
Pics and Vids I've collected (some from Military/LE users shared through Defender co., others from military news reports..)
Type 97 with Old production type 95 lower handguard with foward grip
One of the Optic&Laser aiming device configuration issued to PAPF soldiers for testing:
PLA Airmen/Paratrooper at range with the system (notice the configuration is different)
Joint paratrooper exercise ‘Airborne Platoon’ event, IAG 2017
Special tactics team(*censored* police department)
'Longbow' on Canadian version T97NSR
To show the MLOK slot on the handguard, here is a shot of my unit.
testing scene (the testing department/unit code is unknown to me)
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