Hawk Industries Type 97
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| Hawk Industries (Norinco) Type 97 shotgun Type 97 18.4mm Riot Gun Series | |
|---|---|
 Hawk Industries Type 97-2 | |
| Type | Depending on variant: Combat semi-automatic shotgun or Bullpup semi-automatic shotgun or Pump action shotgun or Riot shotgun |
| Place of origin | People's Republic of China |
| Service history | |
| Used by | See Users |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Hawk Industries |
| Manufacturer | Norinco |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 7 lb (3.18 kg) |
| Length | 885 mm (34.8 in) |
| Barrel length | 470 mm (18.5 in) |
| Caliber | 18.4×76mm (12 gauge) |
| Action | Depending on variant: Gas-operated or Pump action |
| Feed system | 5+1 internal tube (civilian) or 5+1 detachable box magazine (Military/LE) |
| Sights | Adjustable tangent sight (standard variant) Fixed iron sights (bullpup variant) |
The Hawk Industries Type 97 (Chinese: 97式18.4mm防暴枪; pinyin: 97 Shì 18.4mm Fángbào Qiāng) is the factory and official Chinese military and police designation of a shotgun design patterned after the Remington Model 870, and manufactured by Hawk Industries, a division of the China North Industries Corporation (officially abbreviated as Norinco).[1] The Type 97 is the base designation attributed to a variety of models with multiple configurations to suit different purposes and applications.[1]
History
[edit]Hawk Industries is based out of Qiqihar, Heilongjiang in northern China and was founded in 1954. The company designed the Type 97 in the late 90's as well a wide variety of shotguns for both export, and domestic use, and for civilian, hunting, police and military purposes.[2]
Design
[edit]Type 97
[edit]The Hawk Type 97 is patterned after the Remington 870. The base Type 97 configuration has a pistol grip and no stock, and often[vague] has a foregrip foreend.
Type 97-1
[edit]The Type 97-1 looks almost identical to the Remington 870 (with which many parts are interchangeable),[original research?] and is significantly cheaper. These shotguns are all chambered in 12-gauge, however, the internal barrel diameter is typically denoted metrically in China (18.4mm). The civilian, and all other variants are capable of firing powerful 3 inch shotgun shells (76 mm), but can also fire shorter and weaker shells. Shells are loaded into a 5+1 internal under-barrel tube, and there is a heat shroud over the barrel. The civilian models are 35 inches (900 mm) long.
The Type 97-1 has been adopted by the People's Armed Police (PAP) as the "18.4mm Type 97-1 Anti-riot gun", and the PF26W2 is the hunting variant. The export designation of the Type 97-1 is the Norinco HP9-1, or also the Hawk 982.[3]
Type 97 Military/LE variants
[edit]The Military/LE variants were designed and are exclusively produced and reserved for military and law enforcement applications. Shells are loaded into 5-shell proprietary detachable steel box magazines.[4] Military/LE models can be factory-configured to mount tactical lights under the forend.
Hawk 97-2
[edit]The Hawk Type 97-2, is patterned after the Remington Model 1100,[original research?] and like the civilian model, is 35 inches (900 mm) long. They are configured with folding stocks, and are 26 inches (670mm) long with the stock folded. The semi-automatic version is the Hawk Semi-Auto.
The Type 97-2 features rifle-type sights with a front blade and adjustable tangent rear sight designed for accuracy when loading slugs and non-lethal ammunition.[4]
Hawk Bullpup
[edit]The Hawk Pump-Action and Semi-Auto bullpup shotguns are more compact, being only 25 inches (630 mm) long compared to the Hawk 97-1 and 97-2 variants that are 35 inches (900 mm) long. It resembles the QBZ-95 assault rifle, in large part due to the carrying handle and trigger guard with a notably large horizontal forward grip.[original research?] In pump-action configurations, the shotgun slide forend is completely separated from the rifle contours.
The Hawk Bullpup also has an integrated carrying handle with fixed sights.[4]
System of operation configurations
[edit]In both civilian and Military/LE models, shells are fed into the chamber either semi-automatically (gas-operated) or by pump action depending on the system of operation configuration. Non-lethal ammunition, such as rubber bullets and pepper-spray projectiles, typically lack the power to fully send the bolt carrier to the rear resetting the firing pin in semi-automatic firearms, and thus can only be loaded into pump action guns which rely on the user rather than the energy of the ammunition to cycle the shells.
Users
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Hawk Industries Shotguns". S.O.G. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "Hawk Type 97 | Weaponsystems.net". old.weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ "Shotgun Hawk Industries Type 97-1 / NORINCO". tonnel-ufo-english.tk. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
- ^ a b c "Hawk industries Type 97 and Type 97-1 pump action shotguns (China)". Modern Firearms. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2020-04-08.