![]() To convince the Chinese military of the effectiveness of the new 5.8x42mm round the Chinese Armament Bureau produced a quantity of transitional Type 81 rifles chambered for 5.8×42. A system, they claim, that outperforms both the current NATO 5.56×45 SS109 and Russian 5.45×39 7N6 cartridges. This has culminated in the design and adoption of their unique 5.8x42mm weapons complex. In the last 20 years, especially since the Open Door policy, China has made significant progress in small arms development. This led to the 1st (Type 63 and Type 74) and then 2nd (Type 81 and Type 87) generations of Chinese small arms. The Chinese began extensive research and development on domestic designs as early as 1958. While there is truth in this, the rest of it may surprise you. All we in the West suspected was that the Chinese military was mostly armed with domestic copies of various obsolete Soviet designs. Since the Communists came to power Chinese small arms development has always been “A riddle wrapped in a mystery behind the Bamboo Curtain”. Above: For some time the question has been, “What have the Chinese been up to in small arms development on the other side of the Bamboo Curtain?” Here we have the answer as Chinese ceremonial troops show off the new Type 95 assault rifle on parade.
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