Type 97 (Chinese semi-auto QBZ-97 bullpup) coming to Canada

Posted August 17, 2008 in Rifles by Steve Johnson with 298 Comments
Tags: 5.56mm, bullpup, canada, china, photos, photos, QBZ-97, rifle, rifles, Type 97

Those lucky Canadians will be able to purchase the Norinco Type 97 later this year.

Type 97A. Click to expand.

The Type 97 is the civilian export version of the QBZ-97 rifle, which in turn is the export version of the 5.8x42mm QBZ-95. It is chambered in 5.56x45mm and takes STANAG magazines. Looking at the photo I think it has a 20″ barrel.

According to CanadaAmmo it will be available in December 2008 and will sell for $849.00.

UPDATE: A couple of photos from Dennis. Thanks Dennis

Steve Johnson

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