5.8×21mm DAP92

5.8×21mm DAP92
Type	Personal defense weapon
Place of origin	China
Service history
Used by	China
Production history
Designed	1994
Manufacturer	Not known outside China
Specifications
Case type	Rimless, Bottleneck
Bullet diameter	5.84 mm (0.230 in)[1]
Neck diameter	6.57 mm (0.259 in)[1]
Shoulder diameter	7.77 mm (0.306 in)[1]
Base diameter	7.95 mm (0.313 in)[1]
Rim diameter	7.97 mm (0.314 in)[1]
Rim thickness	1.13 mm (0.044 in)[1]
Case length	21.00 mm (0.827 in)[1]
Overall length	32.50 mm (1.280 in)[1]
Ballistic performance
Bullet weight/type	Velocity	Energy
45 gr (2.9 g) Armor Piercing	1,574 ft/s (480 m/s)	247 ft·lbf (335 J)

The 5.8×21mm cartridge is a Chinese armor-piercing firearm cartridge.

The cartridge was designed for replacements of 7.62×25mm Tokarev–chambered small arms for the People's Liberation Army that would offer a wound as large as a standard 9×19mm Parabellum round.^[2] This round is offered in both a standard, and subsonic version.^[3] Both the QSZ-92 pistol and the QCW-05 Type 05 submachine gun are offered in this caliber as well as 9×19^[4].

See also

• 4.38×30mm Libra
• 4.6×30mm
• 5.7×28mm
• 5.45×18mm
• 5 mm caliber

References

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