What is QSZ92?

One pistol, two calibers

China has made great progress in the development of military weapons, and many military weapons made in China have distinctive Chinese characteristics, such as pistols. Many new pistols are required to widely adopt new materials, new processes, and new structures.

To innovate, the representative one is this QSZ92 semi-automatic pistol.

This QSZ92 semi-automatic pistol is a pistol developed to replace the original Type 54 pistol. This pistol can be divided into two calibers: 5.8 mm and 9 mm. This pistol has very distinctive Chinese characteristics in its design.

, its performance has been greatly improved compared to previously developed pistols, and Chinese designers pay special attention to the design of human strike efficiency.

This QSZ92 semi-automatic pistol is compared with many famous foreign pistols.

For example, the Beretta 92/96 series, Glock series, etc. There is still a certain gap in the craftsmanship and lifespan of this pistol, but this pistol is very suitable for Chinese hands, such as the Beretta 92

Said, its grip is too big for Chinese people.

There is a very interesting point in the design process of this QSZ92 semi-automatic pistol, that is, designers have different opinions on the selection of the caliber of this pistol. Some people advocate the use of 9×19 Para caliber.

The reason is that most foreign pistols use 9 mm caliber, and China can also use steel core warheads on 9×19 mm warheads, which has excellent armor penetration that traditional lead core warheads do not have.

performance, thus making this pistol suitable for combat use and foreign trade exports.

Others insist on using small-caliber pistols. The reason is that small-caliber pistols have small mass and volume, and the initial velocity of the warhead is fast, which effectively improves the lethality of the warhead. Small-caliber pistols are also a development trend of modern individual weapons.

And because of its small size and mass, small-caliber pistols are also very portable, which can effectively reduce the load on soldiers and improve combat performance.

After conducting demonstration and research, Chinese designers found that both opinions had sufficient reasons and it was difficult to choose between them, so the designers designed two calibers, among which the 9 mm caliber

It is equipped for officers below the battalion level, and the 5.8 mm caliber is equipped for officers above the regiment level, and these two calibers are developed simultaneously as new pistol series.