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Design of the Type 85 started between 1979 and 1983 and it was classified in 1985. Design work was done by the 208th
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522:"Type 85 7.62mm Submachine Gun - SinoDefence.com"
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661:"罕见的导气式冲锋枪，中国已经用了40年，为何至今仍是战斗主力？"
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579:"85式轻型冲锋枪研制始末 - 全刊杂志网|免费电子杂志在线阅读"
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681:"85冲锋枪为解放军淘汰79冲锋枪而生，为何被警察普遍厌恶？"
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204:1985 Niánshì Chōngfēng Qiāng
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397:"国产微冲诞生记--中国冲锋枪发展历程(图)"
219:Type 64 submachine guns
23:Type 85 submachine gun
373:Type 79 submachine gun
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488:"中國新式7.62mm85式微聲沖鋒槍"
221:in service with the
460:"85式轻型冲锋枪 ——〖枪炮世界〗"
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64:1985–present
1459:Categories
1427:14.5×114mm
1422:12.7×108mm
1384:Cartridges
778:cartridges
726:2021-02-19
646:2021-02-19
623:2021-02-19
589:2021-02-19
557:2021-02-19
532:2021-02-19
498:2021-02-19
470:2021-02-19
430:2021-02-19
384:References
1407:7.62×51mm
1402:7.62×39mm
1317:FHJ-84/01
1261:Type 82-2
1025:Type 97-2
1020:Type 97-1
420:"Type 85"
274:7.62×25mm
195:1985年式衝鋒槍
168:30-round
159:open bolt
144:(Type 85)
137:Cartridge
90:1979-1983
1412:8.6×70mm
1397:5.8×42mm
1392:5.8×21mm
1342:Missiles
1195:Ordnance
1012:Shotguns
786:Handguns
771:infantry
766:Current
702:Archived
367:See also
342:Tanzania
283:Variants
263:blowback
111:Variants
105:Variants
87:Designed
1490:Norinco
1309:Rockets
1299:PBP-172
1276:Mortars
1266:Type 86
1181:QJZ-171
1161:Type 85
1143:QJY-201
1138:Type 80
1133:Type 67
1115:QJB-201
1110:QJB-191
1073:QCQ-171
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1053:Type 79
1048:Type 64
998:QBU-203
993:QBU-202
988:QBU-141
965:QBU-201
932:QBU-191
922:Type 85
904:QBZ-191
879:Type 87
874:Type 81
869:Type 63
864:Type 56
833:QSZ-193
813:Type 77
804:Type 64
799:Type 64
794:Type 54
324:Comoros
229:History
225:(PLA).
191:Chinese
187:Type 85
1417:9×19mm
1332:DZJ-08
1255:FSL-02
1237:QLU-11
1232:QLG-10
1227:QLG-91
1222:QLZ-04
1217:QLT-89
1212:QLZ-87
1176:QJZ-89
1171:QJG-02
1166:QJC-88
1105:QJB-95
1100:QJY-88
1068:QCW-05
1063:QCQ-05
1030:QBS-09
983:CS/LR4
960:QBU-10
955:QBU-99
927:QBU-88
899:QTS-11
894:QBZ-03
889:QBZ-95
884:QBS-06
843:Rifles
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823:QSZ-11
818:QSZ-92
378:QCW-05
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176:Sights
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