CS/LS5

The CS/LS5 is a submachine gun developed by the Jianshe Industries (Group) Corporation of Chongqing. The CS/LS5 design is chambered for indigenous armour-piercing 9×19mm DAP-92 ammunition, but can also use the popular 9×19mm Parabellum round used internationally by armed forces and law enforcement for most pistols and sub machine guns, as well as domestically developed less lethal rubber ammunition.

CS/LS5
Type	Submachine gun
Place of origin	China
Production history
Designer	Jianshe Industry (Group) Corporation[1]
Designed	2006
Manufacturer	China South Industries Group
Produced	2012–present
Variants	SMG9[2]
Specifications
Mass	2.5 kg (empty)
Length	460 mm (Folded Stock)/690 mm (Open Stock)
Barrel length	216 mm
Cartridge	9×19mm DAP92-9 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI
Action	gas-operated, closed bolt
Effective firing range	100–150 m
Feed system	30-round detachable box magazine
Sights	Open sights

Design and development

The CS/LS5 has a short-stroke gas piston system which operates in closed bolt. It comes with a 21.6 cm barrel chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, with rear and front iron sights, accessory steel Picatinny rail mounts and a folding stock. It features a left-mounted selector switch for fully automatic (law enforcement/military models) and semi-automatic fire, with the charging handle at the upper front left of the weapon. The CS/LS5 somewhat resembles the MP5 and FAMAE SAF visually, but differ mechanically.^[3]

The standard weapon weighs overall 2.7 kilograms (6.0 lb) with loaded magazine. The weapon was an export-orientated project, and was never accepted into Chinese military or law enforcement organisations.

See also

• CS/LS06
• CS/LS7