Type97

[84wh1]

Hey guys. I'm just wondering if the norinco type 97 is an original design or a copy like most norinco products? From what I know it's based on the Chinese military type 95 but I'm pretty much guessing on that one. Can anyone here confirm my guess?

 

[fenceline]

If it was military it would be full auto capable, and 223 is not the guns original calibre.

The Type 97 NSR is made for the Canadian market based on a Chinese military issued rifle.

 

[D 23]

It's a copy based off the QBZ but chambered in 5.56 and semi auto.

The QBZ is a 5.8 x 42 assault rifle.

 

[84wh1]

Ok thanks. I know that if it were military it would be full auto, but I was thinking along the lines of a "copy" such as the civilian tavor based on the idf weapon or the civilian ar15 models based on the military m16

 

[onetwentyish]

I would say it is equally as close too the original as the civie tavor. The big difference is in caliber and magazine design.

 

[pavmentsurfer]

Theres a difference between a "copy" and a "variation". The T97 is a variation... not a copy. As is the NR Tavor VS its full military counterpart.

The Norinco NP22 is a COPY of a Sig and they make other guns that are COPIES of something else. But the T97 is their design that has been altered for the canadian market. But it is not a copy.

 

[84wh1]

Theres a difference between a "copy" and a "variation". The T97 is a variation... not a copy. As is the NR Tavor VS its full military counterpart.

The Norinco NP22 is a COPY of a Sig and they make other guns that are COPIES of something else. But the T97 is their design that has been altered for the canadian market. But it is not a copy.

Ok, so incorrect choice of words on my part. But yeah, that pretty much what I thought. It's a variation and not a copy like the m305 and all the other copies norinco makes. Thanks dude.

 

[Nisser17]

The T97NSR is based off the QBZ 97A, It is used by the Genghis Security Services PMC's among others.

QBZ-97A (5.56 mm Assault Rifle)[edit]

This variant is a QBZ-97 with the addition of a 3-round burst mode and a bolt hold-open device; it also differs from the QBZ-95 and the QBZ-97 for the shape of its grip, now missing the "front grip" part in front of the trigger guard. This weapon is the only QBZ-95 variant to have seen commercial success and military use outside of China; QBZ-97A rifles are in use by 911 Special Forces of Cambodia Special Operations personnel.[2][15