Type 54 pistol
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The Type 54 (simplified Chinese: 54式手枪; traditional Chinese: 54式手槍)[1] and its variants (Type 51, M20, TU-90 and Model 213 pistols) are Chinese copies of the Soviet type Tokarev TT-33.
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Type 54 | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | China |
Service history | |
In service | 1954–present |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Sino-Indian War Vietnam War Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Sri Lankan Civil War Kargil war |
Production history | |
Designer | Norinco |
Designed | 1954 |
Manufacturer | Norinco |
Produced | 1954–present |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications | |
Mass | 890 g (31 oz) |
Length | 195 mm (7.7 in) |
Barrel length | 116 mm (4.6 in) |
Height | 134 mm (5.3 in) |
Cartridge | 7.62×25mm .38 Super 9×19mm Parabellum |
Action | Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action, semi-auto |
Muzzle velocity | 420 m/s (1,378 ft/s) |
Effective firing range | 50 m |
Feed system | 7 and 8 -round detachable box magazine, 14-round box magazine (213A/B) |
Sights | Front blade, rear notch 156 mm (6.1 in) sight radius |
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Type 54 pistols are also known colloquially as "Black Star" pistols (Traditional Chinese:黑星手槍, Simplified Chinese: 黑星手枪)[2] due to the five-pointed star engraved on its all-black grip panel.