NAME – Type 85 Suppressed

NAME (NATIVE) – 85 Shì chōngfēngqiāng (Type 85 Submachine Gun)

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Chinese Peoples Republic

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1985

CALIBER – 7.62x25mm (Type 64)

OVERALL LENGTH – 63.1 cm (Stock folded), 86.9 cm (Stock open)

BARREL LENGTH – 21 cm (8.27 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 groove, Right hand twist

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.82mm (0.308 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 7.78 g (120 gr) Type 64)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 290 m/s (960 fps) (Type 64)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 333 j (243 ft/lbs)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 2.5 kg (5 lbs 8.2 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.1 kg (6 lbs 13.4 oz)

SIGHTS – Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – flip aperture, set for 100 and 200 m

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 m (219 yds)

OPERATION – Blowback

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semi, 100 rpm Full

CYCLIC ROF – 800 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 30 round box magazine, Double column

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.22 kg (7.8 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.60 kg (1 lb 5.2 oz)

BASIC LOAD – 4 magazines (120 rounds)

LOAD WT – 2.4 kg (5 lbs 4.7 oz)

MANUFACTURER – North Industries Corporation (NORINCO)

STATUS – In Production

SERVICE – Chinese military, commercial sales

     This weapon was developed in the 1980s to be a more easily produced and economical submachine gun as compared to the Type 79. This suppressed version of the Type 85 was intended to be a replacement for the aging Type 64 weapons that were still in Chinese service. The basic design of the Type 85 is of a simple blowback weapon firing from open bolt. On the right side of the weapon, in front of and above the trigger, is the safety selector switch. The magazine is the same as used in the Type 64 submachinegun in order to feed the Type 64 7.62x25mm subsonic round. The weapon can also operate using the Type 51 7.62x25mm round with a significant increase in the sound of firing. Reportedly, the sound of the firing of the Type 85 with subsonic ammunition is a very quiet 80 decibels. The stock of the Type 85 folds forward, along the right side of the weapon where it can act as a forward handgrip and does not interfere with the weapons operation.