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Type 54 pistol

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The Type 54 and its variants are Chinese-made copies of the Soviet Tokarev TT-33 semi-automatic pistol, manufactured by Norinco and chambered in 7.62x25mm as well as later variants in .38 Super and 9x19mm Parabellum. It has been in service in China since 1954. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.62x25mm 1
Caliber
7.62×25mm Tokarev 2
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Semi-automatic pistol 1
Introduced Year
1951 2
Introduced Year
1954 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Pistol / Revolver 1
Connections

Used In

Cambodian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 54 pistol
Kargil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 54 pistol
Laotian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 54 pistol
Sino-Indian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 54 pistol
Sri Lankan Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 54 pistol
Vietnam War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Type 54 pistol
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Type 54 pistol
  • Infobox, type
    Semi-automatic pistol
  • History section
    In 1954, after approximately 250,000 pistols were manufactured, the designation was changed to Type 54
  • service-status
    service = 1954-present
  • Caliber attribute (type-54-pistol)
    The Type 54 and its variants are Chinese-made copies of the Soviet Tokarev TT-33 semi-automatic pistol, manufactured by Norinco and chambered in 7.62x25mm as well as later variants in .38 Super and 9x19mm Parabellum.
  • Used In: Sino-Indian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Sino-Indian War
  • Used In: Vietnam War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Vietnam War
  • Used In: Laotian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Laotian Civil War
  • Used In: Cambodian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Cambodian Civil War
  • Used In: Sri Lankan Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Sri Lankan Civil War
  • Used In: Kargil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Kargil war
View the Source
2. Wikidata: Type 54 pistol
Wikidata Q857324, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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