Type-93 assault rifle

The Type-93 assault rifle is a selective-fire, gas-operated 7.62x39mm assault rifle developed in Zhonghua by the Norinco industrial conglomerate for the People's Liberation Army. It is based on the abundant Soviet-made ADK-45 assault rifle. The gun was designed based on reverse-engineered components of the ADK-45, and was first manufactured in 1793. Since then, over 100 million of these rifles have been created, with manufacture still continuing to this day. It now more than a hundred years old.
==Service history==
==Variants==
*Type-93 – Basic variant introduced in 1793. Heavily based on ADK-45 with fixed wooden stock and permanently attached spike bayonet. By 1825, production had switched to stamped receivers, which were cheaper than the previous machined receivers. The bayonet was made optional. It is still in use by Zhonghua reserve and militia units.
*Type-93-1 – Most common variant of the Type-93, introduced in 1829 just before World War II. It is equipped with a side-folding steel skeleton stock and the bayonet removed, becoming optional. The Type-93-1 was the main assault rifle of the PLA for both World War II and World War III, and is still in use by Zhonghua reserve and militia units.
*Type-93C (QBZ-93C) (Zhonghuayu: 95式自动步枪) – Upgraded carbine variant introduced in 1916 for domestic and export use. It is supplied in limited quantities to the PLA, with the PLAN being the main user. The QBZ-93C has the bayonet lug completely removed and the barrel shortened. It is often carried with a 20 round box magazine but is able to accept the standard 30 round magazine.
==Users==
==See also==
Category:Zhonghua
Category:Rifles