CS/LS5
CS/LS5 | |
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Type | Submachine gun |
Place of origin | China |
Production history | |
Designer | Jianshe Industry (Group) Corporation[1] |
Designed | 2006 |
Manufacturer | China South Industries Group |
Produced | 2012–present |
Variants | SMG9[2] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 2.5 kg (empty) |
Length | 460 mm (Folded Stock)/690 mm (Open Stock) |
Barrel length | 216 mm |
Cartridge | 9×19mm DAP92-9 9×19mm Parabellum 9×21mm IMI |
Action | gas-operated, closed bolt |
Effective firing range | 100–150 m |
Feed system | 30-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Open sights |
The CS/LS5 is a submachine gun developed by the Jianshe Industries (Group) Corporation of Chongqing. The CS/LS5 design is chambered for indigenous armour-piercing 9×19mm DAP-92 ammunition, but can also use the popular 9×19mm Parabellum round used internationally by armed forces and law enforcement for most pistols and sub machine guns, as well as domestically developed less lethal rubber ammunition.
Design and development
[edit]The CS/LS5 has a short-stroke gas piston system which operates in closed bolt. It comes with a 21.6 cm barrel chambered in 9×19mm Parabellum cartridge, with rear and front iron sights, accessory steel Picatinny rail mounts and a folding stock. It features a left-mounted selector switch for fully automatic (law enforcement/military models) and semi-automatic fire, with the charging handle at the upper front left of the weapon. The CS/LS5 somewhat resembles the MP5 and FAMAE SAF visually, but differ mechanically.[3]
The standard weapon weighs overall 2.7 kilograms (6.0 lb) with loaded magazine. The weapon was an export-orientated project, and was never accepted into Chinese military or law enforcement organisations.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "CS/LS5型冲锋枪 ――〖枪炮世界〗" [CS/LS5 Submachine Gun: Firearms of the World]. firearmsworld.net. Archived from the original on 2015-09-24. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
- ^ "All4shooters - SMG9 submachine gun". allforshooters.com. Archived from the original on July 7, 2017. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ "CS/LS5型冲锋枪" [CS/LS5 Submachine Gun]. Guns' World (in Chinese). Archived from the original on February 18, 2023.
External links
[edit]- "Modern Firearms - CS/LS-5 submachine gun (PR China)". world.guns.ru. Retrieved 2015-09-25.