Hawk Industries Type 97

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Depending on variant:

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)

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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

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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

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### Type 97

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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An armed Chinese policeman stands guard from a police vehicle with a Hawk Industries Type 97 shotgun in front of the Xi'an Gaoke Annex Building.

* People's Republic of China:[1]
* People's Liberation Army
* People's Armed Police
* China Coast Guard

Another armed Chinese policeman stands guard from a police vehicle with a Hawk Industries Type 97 shotgun in front of the Dayan Pagoda South Square; the face of the bystander in front of the vehicle has been censored in respect of their privacy.

## See also

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* Brixia PM-5

## References

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1. ^ a b c "Hawk Industries Shotguns". S.O.G. 2013-04-06. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
2. ^ "Hawk Type 97 | Weaponsystems.net". old.weaponsystems.net. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
3. ^ "Shotgun Hawk Industries Type 97-1 / NORINCO". tonnel-ufo-english.tk. Retrieved 2020-04-08.
4. ^ a b c "Hawk industries Type 97 and Type 97-1 pump action shotguns (China)". Modern Firearms. 2010-10-27. Retrieved 2020-04-08.

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Current PLA infantry service weapons and cartridges

Handguns|

* Type 54x
* Type 64x
* Type 64/67x
* Type 77x
* QSZ-92
* QSZ-11
* QSW-06
* QSZ-193

Rifles|

| Assault rifles and battle rifles|

* Type 56x
* Type 63x
* Type 81
* Type 87x
* QBS-06
* QBZ-95
* QBZ-03
* QTS-11
* QBZ-191

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Designated marksman rifles|

* Type 85x
* QBU-88
* QBU-191

Anti-materiel rifles|

* AMR-2x
* QBU-99x
* QBU-10
* QBU-201

Sniper rifles|

* CS/LR4
* QBU-141
* QBU-202
* QBU-203

Shotguns|

* Type 97-1x
* Type 97-2x
* QBS-09

Submachine guns|

* Type 64x
* Type 79x
* Type 85x
* QCQ-05
* QCW-05
* QCQ-171

Machine guns|

| Light machine gun|

* QJY-88x
* QJB-95
* QJB-191
* QJB-201

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General-purpose machine guns|

* Type 67x
* Type 80x
* QJY-201

Heavy machine guns|

* Type 85
* QJC-88
* QJG-02
* QJZ-89
* QJZ-171

Ordnance|

| Grenade launchers|

* QLZ-87
* QLT-89
* QLZ-04
* QLG-91
* QLG-10
* QLU-11

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Hand grenades|

* FSL-02 smoke
* Type 82-2
* Type 86

Mortars|

* PP-87
* PP-89
* PP-93
* PBP-172

Rockets|

* FHJ-84/01
* PF-89
* PF-98
* DZJ-08

Missiles|

* HJ-8
* HJ-11
* HJ-12
* HN-6
* QW-2

Cartridges|

* 5.8×21mm
* 5.8×42mm
* 7.62×39mm
* 7.62×51mm
* 8.6×70mm
* 9×19mm
* 12.7×108mm
* 14.5×114mm
* 18.4 mm shotshell
* 35 mm grenade

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