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Colt 9mm SMGlarger figure on 0 of 1
Type 56 assault riflelarger figure on 1 of 1
Measured figures
stock extended
Single sourcestock retracted
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Colt 9mm SMG | Type 56 assault rifle |
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| Type | Submachine gun[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1982–present[source] | 1956–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
730 mm (28.9 in ) ( stock extended) 650 mm (25.6 in) (stock retracted)[source]
QBZ-56C w/ stock extended
Single sourceQBZ-56C w/ stock folded
Single sourceType 56
Single sourceType 56-1/56-2 w/ stock extended
Single sourceType 56-1/56-2 w/ stock folded
Single sourceType 56: 882 mm (34.7 in) Type 56-1/56-2: 874 mm (34.4 in) w/ stock extended, 654 mm (25.7 in) w/ stock folded. QBZ-56C: 764 mm (30.1 in) w/ stock extended, 557 mm (21.9 in) w/ stock folded.[source]
w/o magazine
Single source2.61 kg (5.75 lb) w/o magazine[source]
QBZ-56C
Single sourceType 56
Single sourceType 56-1
Single sourceType 56-2/56-4
Single sourceType 56: 3.8 kg (8.38 lb) Type 56-1: 3.7 kg (8.16 lb) Type 56-2/56-4: 3.9 kg (8.60 lb) QBZ-56C: 2.85 kg (6.28 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Invasion of Panama Miami drug war[source] | Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Somali Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Persian Gulf War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu conflict Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) War in Iraq (2013–2017) OLA insurgency Russo-Ukrainian war 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict[source] |
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| Produced | 1982–present[source] | 1956–present[source] |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum[source] | Type 56 variants - 7.62×39mm Type 84S – 5.56×45mm[source] |
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| Action | blowback , closed bolt[source] | Gas-operated , rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 20- and 32-round detachable box magazine 100-round Beta C-Mag[source] | 20, 30, or 40-round detachable box magazine[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Colt's Manufacturing Company[source] | State Factory 66 Norinco PolyTech[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1956[source] |
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| No. built | — | 10,000,000+[source] |
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| Variants | — | Type 56 Type 56-1 Type 56-2[source] |
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| Sights | — | Adjustable Iron sights[source] |
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