The QBZ-03 (Mandarin: Qīngwǔqi Bùqiāng Zìdòng—"light rifle automatic") assault rifle, also known as the Type 03, is a Chinese gas operated, selective-fire assault rifle designed and developed for the 5.8×42mm DBP87 round.

Unlike the bullpup QBZ-95, the QBZ-03 is a weapon of conventional design. The weapon is designed to be easily used by soldiers already familiar with previously issued assault rifles and machine guns.

Design

The weapon has a faster rate of fire compared to QBZ-95. Operating system is similar to Type 81 assault rifle featuring rotating bolt locking and short-stroke gas piston.[1] In 2015, the manufacturer displayed a version with a quad-rail hand guard; the short rear section screws onto the upper receiver.[2]

Variants

  • QBZ-03: Base model.
  • EM3513: Semi-automatic export variant, chambering 5.56 mm.[3]

Users

See also

  • QTS-11 - An assault rifle with an integrated 20 mm airburst grenade launcher based on the QBZ-03.

References

  1. ^ "Picture". Modern Firearms. 27 October 2010. Archived from the original on 26 February 2018. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
  2. ^ "Chinese Small Arms from the 7th Beijing Police Equipment Expo". 13 May 2015. Archived from the original on 14 July 2018. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  3. ^ "EMEI/5.6mm Semi-Automatic Rifle Model EM3513". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2016.
  4. ^ Moss, Matthew (18 December 2018). "POTD: Border Guards with China's QBZ-03 Rifle". thefirearmblog.com. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  5. ^ "Border defense soldiers pass on glorious history on the Pamirs in NW China's Xinjiang - Ministry of National Defense". eng.mod.gov.cn. Retrieved 4 February 2025.
  6. ^ "China Supplies QBZ-03 Rifle to United Wa State Army". 7 May 2012. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 31 March 2019.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QBZ-03
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