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CS/LS5

Submachine gun

CS/LS5 is a submachine gun originating in China. It was built by China South Industries Group.

Origin: China
Manufacturer: China South Industries Group

Length: 690mmOpen Stock
Barrel: 216mm
Mass: 2.5kgEmpty
Range: 0.1–0.2kmEffective

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Technical data

Specifications

12 fields · 1 source · retrieved 1 Oct 2026

Dimensions & mass

Mass: 2.5 kg (empty)¹
Length: 460 mm (Folded Stock)/690 mm (Open Stock)¹

True scale

Size in context

Length · Open Stock: 690 mm
Person: 1.75 m

Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.

Barrel length

216 mm¹

Performance

Effective firing range: 100–150 m¹

Systems & armament

Cartridge: 9×19mm DAP92-9 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI¹
Action: gas-operated, closed bolt¹
Feed system: 30-round detachable box magazine¹
Sights: Open sights¹

Programme

Designer: Jianshe Industry (Group) Corporation¹
Designed: 2006¹
Produced: 2012–present¹
Variants: SMG9¹

Sources & original excerpts1 reference

CS/LS5 · Wikipedia revision 1325801761 ↗
Type
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Type
Submachine gun
Place of origin
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Place of origin
China
Designer
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Designer
Jianshe Industry (Group) Corporation
Designed
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Designed
2006
Manufacturer
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Manufacturer
China South Industries Group
Produced
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Produced
2012–present
Variants
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Variants
SMG9
Mass
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Mass
2.5 kg (empty)
Length
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Length
460 mm (Folded Stock)/690 mm (Open Stock)
Barrel length
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Barrel length
216 mm
Cartridge
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Cartridge
9×19mm DAP92-9 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI
Action
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Action
gas-operated, closed bolt
Effective firing range
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Effective firing range
100–150 m
Feed system
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Feed system
30-round detachable box magazine
Sights
Infobox (CS/LS5) · Sights
Open sights

Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Operator countries

1 countries documented

CS/LS5 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.

China

Additional operator references

China

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