Type 77 pistol
| Type 77 | |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1981–present |
| Used by | People's Republic of China |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Jinan Military Region Arsenal 316 |
| Designed | 1976–1981 |
| Manufacturer | China North Industries Corporation |
| Produced | 1981–present |
| Variants | M-77, M-77B, NP-20, NP-24, NP-24A |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | Type 77: 500 g (18 oz) M-77B: 1,000 g (35 oz) |
| Length | Type 77: 148 mm (5.8 in) M-77B: 190 mm (7.5 in) |
| Barrel length | Type 77: 86.5 mm (3.4 in) M-77B: 127 mm (5.0 in) |
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| Cartridge | Type 77: 7.62×17mm Type 64 Type 77B: 9×19mm Parabellum |
| Action | Blowback |
| Muzzle velocity | 318 m/s (1,043 ft/s) |
| Effective firing range | Sights fixed for 50 m |
| Feed system | Type 77: 7-round box magazine Type 77B: 9 or 15-round box magazine |
| Sights | Rear notch and front blade |
The Type 77 (Chinese: 77式手枪; pinyin: 77 shì shǒu qiāng; literally: "Type 77 handgun") is a 7.62×17 mm Type 64 caliber semi-automatic pistol in service with all branches of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) of the People's Republic of China, People's Armed Police and various Chinese police forces. The Type 77 has been the main sidearm of the PLA for over two decades and is slowly being phased out by the QSZ-92 pistol in both military and police service but is still in widespread use across the country amongst second line military units and provincial police forces. Beginning in 1990, several variants of the Type 77 were developed for the international market.
Following the successful development of the Type 64 pistol and the silenced Type 64 and Type 67 pistols, the Jinan Military Region Ordnance Factory began development of a self-defense weapon for officers, armed police and public security police in 1976 and by 1978 a design for the new side arm had been selected. In 1981 the design had been finalized for production and was designated as the Type 77.
The Type 77 pistol is a compact, pocket-sized, blowback-operated handgun that fires the indigenously developed 7.62×17mm Type 64 pistol round, which was originally created for the Type 64 pistol. The Type 77 utilizes a striker-fired single action firing mechanism and is carried with a loaded magazine and empty chamber.
The Type 77 has both a forward blade front sight with a slight taper and a rear, fixed notch.
The magazine seems to be derived from the Czechoslovakian vz. 52 and is a single-stacked box magazine that carries seven rounds and is released by a button on the left side of the frame on the trigger guard below the actual trigger. A lanyard ring is located at the bottom of the grip. The frame is covered by a one-piece plastic wrap-around grip retained by a single screw. The grip is marked with a single five-pointed star in a circle on each side.
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