Specifications
Weapon type:
semi-automatic pistol
Weight:
0.89 kg
Calibre & Catrige:
7.62x25mm Tokarev
Effective range:
50 m
Manufacturer:
Norinco
Action:
Short recoil actuated, locked breech, single action
In service:
1951-present
Muzzle velocity:
420 m/s (1,378 ft/s)
The Norinco type 54 pistol is the standard pistol in use with the Chinese People's Liberation Army. It is a direct copy of the Russian Tokarev TT-33 pistol. In Japan, many Type 54 are used by Yakuzas as one of their used firearms. As a result, this pistol has become a byword for an illegal/yakuza pistol in Japanese media and it's also known as "Black Star''.