Type 64 submachine gun
{{Short description|Chinese silenced submachine gun}}
{{About|the Chinese silenced submachine gun|other uses|Type 64 (disambiguation)}}
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| origin = China
| type = Submachine gun
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| manufacturer = State factory 66
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| weight = 3.4kg, with empty 20-rounds magazine
| length = 630mm Stock folded
860mm Stock open
| part_length = 245mm
| cartridge = 7.62×25mm Type 64
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| caliber = 7.62mm
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| action = Blowback, open bolt
| rate = 1,000rpm (with subsonic cartridge){{Citation |author=兵器工业部《枪械手册》编写部 |year=1986 |title=枪械手册 |publisher=国防工业出版社 |page=235}}
1,300rpm (with non-dedicated cartridges){{Citation |author=J.J. Boccarossa |year=1971 |title=Technical Notes: Chinese Communist 7.62mm Type 64, Silenced Submachine Gun |publisher=US Army Weapons Command Research & Engineering Directorate Small Arms Systems Laboratory}}
| velocity = 290～305 m/s
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| max_range = 150-200m
| feed = 20/30-round box magazine
| sights = Iron
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The Type 64 ({{zh|c=1964年式衝鋒槍|p=1964 Niánshì Chōngfēng Qiāng|l=1964Year Type Submachine Gun}}){{Cite web|url=http://firearmsworld.net/china/smg/64/64.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130901211947/http://firearmsworld.net/china/smg/64/64.htm|archive-date=2013-09-01|title=Firearmsworld.net}} is a submachine gun of Chinese origin. Designed for silent operations, the Type 64 has an integral suppressor making the weapon considerably quieter.Miller, Davis, The Illustrated Book of Guns, Chrysalis Book, (2004), p. 238 The weapon is a magazine-fed selective-fire submachine gun using a open-bolt, blowback action,Defense Intelligence Agency, ST-HB-07-03-74, Small Arms Identification and Operation Guide - Eurasian Communist Countries, United States Army, (1974), p. 97-98 chambered for 7.62×25mm Type 64 (A special subsonic version of the Chinese 7.62x25 Type-51 7.62×25mm Tokarev round).
This was one of the few Chinese-made Cold War small arms that were not based on any existing Soviet small arms.{{Cite web|url=http://www.smallarmsreview.com/display.article.cfm?idarticles=1357|title=Chinese Type 64 SMG}}
History
While the Type 64 has been used in the PLA, it was eventually replaced in service by the Type 85 submachine gun.{{Cite web|url=https://www.historicalfirearms.info/post/141455761954/type-64-suppressed-submachine-gun|title=Historical Firearms - Type 64 Suppressed Submachine Gun}} The weapon was developed together with the Type 64 suppressed pistol for special forces missions.{{Cite web|url=https://armourersbench.com/2019/12/01/chinese-type-64-suppressed-submachine-gun/|title = Chinese Type 64 Suppressed Submachine Gun|date = December 2019}}{{cite web |url=http://sinodefence.com/army/individual/submachine_64.asp |title=Chinese Defence Today :: Type 64, 7.62 mm Suppressed Submachine Gun |website=sinodefence.com |access-date=12 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061230045929/http://sinodefence.com/army/individual/submachine_64.asp |archive-date=30 December 2006 |url-status=dead}}
Some Type 64s were exported for the North Vietnamese military during the Vietnam War.{{Cite web|url=https://soha.vn/quan-su/kho-sung-tieu-lien-da-dang-cua-viet-nam-20130506193046012.htm|title = "Kho" súng tiểu liên đa dạng của Việt Nam}} It was used in the Sino-Vietnamese War in 1979 by Chinese troops.
Development
The Type 64 was designed from the beginning to be a suppressed weapon, unlike many other suppressed firearms that are simply modified versions of standard production guns. An amalgam of many designs, the gun features the bolt of a PPS submachine gun and the trigger group of a ZB vz. 26, both of which are grafted onto the receiver of an AKS-47. The rate of fire is at 1,000 rpm.
The safety/fire selector lever is based on the Type 56 assault rifle.{{Cite web|url=https://modernfirearms.net/en/submachine-guns/china-submachine-guns/tip-64-eng-2/|title=Type 64|date=27 October 2010}} While standard 7.62mm Tokarev ammo can be used, it will increase the rate of having the integrated suppressor wear off. The Type 64 can use 20 or 30-round magazines.
A flip-up rear sight is available, set for ranges from 100 to 200 meters.{{cite web | url=https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/top-5-submachine-guns-china/ | title=Top 5 Submachine Guns Used by China's Military and Police | date=12 January 2015 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.forgottenweapons.com/chinese-type-64-suppressed-smg Type 64] - Website showing detailed pictures of a Type 64 submachine gun.
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Category:Cold War weapons of China