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Semi-automatic pistol
Type 54 pistol is a semi-automatic pistol originating in China. It was built by Norinco. Reported operators include Bangladesh, China, Iraq, Pakistan, Somaliland, Vietnam.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Sept 2026 | 0.195 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 1 Oct 2026 | 0.195 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
Semi-automatic pistol
China
1954–present
See Operators
Sino-Indian War Vietnam War Indo-Pakistan war of 1971 Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Rhodesian Bush War Sino-Vietnamese War Sri Lankan Civil War Somali Civil War Kargil war 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict
Norinco
1954
Norinco
1954–present
See Variants
890 g (31 oz)
195 mm (7.7 in)
116 mm (4.6 in)
134 mm (5.3 in)
7.62×25mm .38 Super 9×19mm Parabellum
Short recoil actuated , locked breech, single action, semi-auto
420 m/s (1,378 ft/s)
50 m
7 and 8 -round detachable box magazine , 14-round box magazine (213A/B)
Front blade, rear notch 156 mm (6.1 in) sight radius
Bangladesh
China
Iraq
Pakistan
Somaliland
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Type 54 pistol equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BangladeshReported count for Type 54. Service scope: Bangladesh Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 57. Origin: China. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Cambodia China
Iraq
Pakistan
Vietnam
ZimbabweBangladesh, China, Iraq, Pakistan, Somaliland, Vietnam
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