5.8×21mm
Chinese armor-piercing pistol cartridge / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 5.8×21mm DAP Type 92 (Mandarin: 手枪弹 Dàn _____ Pǔtōng > “General [Pistol?/Carbine?] Cartridge, Model of 1992”) is a Chinese armor-piercing cartridge for handguns and submachine guns.
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5.8×21mm DAP92 | ||||||||||||
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Type | Handgun, submachine gun | |||||||||||
Place of origin | China | |||||||||||
Service history | ||||||||||||
Used by | China | |||||||||||
Production history | ||||||||||||
Designed | 1994 | |||||||||||
Manufacturer | Norinco | |||||||||||
Specifications | ||||||||||||
Case type | Rimless, bottleneck[1] | |||||||||||
Bullet diameter | 6.00 mm (0.236 in) [2] | |||||||||||
Neck diameter | 6.57 mm (0.259 in) | |||||||||||
Shoulder diameter | 7.77 mm (0.306 in) | |||||||||||
Base diameter | 7.95 mm (0.313 in) | |||||||||||
Rim diameter | 7.97 mm (0.314 in) | |||||||||||
Rim thickness | 1.13 mm (0.044 in) | |||||||||||
Case length | 21.00 mm (0.827 in) | |||||||||||
Overall length | 32.50 mm (1.280 in) | |||||||||||
Ballistic performance | ||||||||||||
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Test barrel length: Pistol* and submachine gun** |
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