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Wuzh: /* Norinco (export company) */

2023-06-29T20:40:41Z

Norinco (export company)

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	Norinco Group owns an identically-named (and technically older) subsidiary named '''China North Industries Co. Ltd.''', also known as simply '''Norinco''', which handles the sale of Chinese equipment internationally. Founded in 1980 as the export arm of China's ordnance industry ministry, Norinco (G) and Norinco Group adopted the subsidiary's name as its international business name for the sake of name recognition.		Norinco Group owns an identically-named (and technically older) subsidiary named '''China North Industries Co. Ltd.''', also known as simply '''Norinco''', which handles the sale of Chinese equipment internationally. Founded in 1980 as the export arm of China's ordnance industry ministry, Norinco (G) and Norinco Group adopted the subsidiary's name as its international business name for the sake of name recognition.

	As an export company, <u>Norinco has no military manufacturing capabilities of its own</u>. It merely exports small arms manufactured by other, actual Chinese manufacturers, and does not manufacture any anything itself. However, because small arms exported by Norinco are re-branded as "Norinco" small arms (at times even being marked as "Manufactured by Norinco"~~), regardless of their original manufacturer~~, this made it appear as if "Norinco" (or "Norinco Group") manufactured the weapon.		As an export company, <u>Norinco has no military manufacturing capabilities of its own</u>. It merely exports small arms manufactured by other, actual Chinese manufacturers, and does not manufacture any anything itself. However, because small arms exported by Norinco are typically (historically almost always) re-branded as "Norinco" small arms, at times even being marked as "Manufactured by Norinco", this made it appear as if "Norinco" (or "Norinco Group") manufactured the weapon.

	Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng ~~Machinery~~, Jianshe ~~Industry Group~~, Huaqing ~~Machinery~~) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).		Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng, Jianshe, Huaqing) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).

	~~'''Nomenclature note:'''~~ Modern Chinese small arms branded under Norinco typically feature names that start with "N".		Modern Chinese small arms branded under Norinco typically feature names that start with "N".
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Wuzh: /* Norinco (export company) */

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Norinco (export company)

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	Norinco Group owns an identically-named (and technically older) subsidiary named '''China North Industries Co. Ltd.''', also known as simply '''Norinco''', which handles the sale of Chinese equipment internationally. Founded in 1980 as the export arm of China's ordnance industry ministry, Norinco (G) and Norinco Group adopted the subsidiary's name as its international business name for the sake of name recognition.		Norinco Group owns an identically-named (and technically older) subsidiary named '''China North Industries Co. Ltd.''', also known as simply '''Norinco''', which handles the sale of Chinese equipment internationally. Founded in 1980 as the export arm of China's ordnance industry ministry, Norinco (G) and Norinco Group adopted the subsidiary's name as its international business name for the sake of name recognition.

	As an export company, <u>Norinco has no military manufacturing capabilities of its own</u>. It merely exports small arms manufactured by other, actual Chinese manufacturers, and does not manufacture any anything itself. However, because small arms exported by Norinco are re-branded as "Norinco" small arms, regardless of their original manufacturer, this made it appear as if "Norinco" (or "Norinco Group") is the weapon~~'s actual manufacturer~~.		As an export company, <u>Norinco has no military manufacturing capabilities of its own</u>. It merely exports small arms manufactured by other, actual Chinese manufacturers, and does not manufacture any anything itself. However, because small arms exported by Norinco are re-branded as "Norinco" small arms (at times even being marked as "Manufactured by Norinco"), regardless of their original manufacturer, this made it appear as if "Norinco" (or "Norinco Group") manufactured the weapon.

	Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng Machinery, Jianshe Industry Group, Huaqing Machinery) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).		Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng Machinery, Jianshe Industry Group, Huaqing Machinery) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).

Wuzh: /* Norinco (export company) */

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Norinco (export company)

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	Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng Machinery, Jianshe Industry Group, Huaqing Machinery) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).		Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng Machinery, Jianshe Industry Group, Huaqing Machinery) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).

	'''Nomenclature note:''' Modern small arms ~~exported by~~ Norinco ~~specifically under their branding~~ typically feature ~~re-branded~~ names that start with ~~the letter~~ "N".		'''Nomenclature note:''' Modern Chinese small arms branded under Norinco typically feature names that start with "N".
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Wuzh: /* Norinco (export company) */

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Norinco (export company)

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	Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng Machinery, Jianshe Industry Group, Huaqing Machinery) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).		Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng Machinery, Jianshe Industry Group, Huaqing Machinery) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).

	'''Nomenclature note:''' Modern small arms exported by Norinco specifically under their branding typically feature re-branded names that start with the letter "N";.		'''Nomenclature note:''' Modern small arms exported by Norinco specifically under their branding typically feature re-branded names that start with the letter "N".
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Wuzh: /* Norinco (export company) */

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Norinco (export company)

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	===Norinco (export company)===		===Norinco (export company)===
	[[File:Norinco export company.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Norinco (historical logo)]]		[[File:Norinco export company.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Norinco (historical logo)]]
	Norinco Group owns an identically-named (and technically older) subsidiary named '''China North Industries Co. Ltd.''', also known as simply '''Norinco''', which handles the sale of Chinese equipment internationally. Founded in 1980 as the export arm of China's ordnance industry ministry, Norinco (G) and Norinco Group adopted the subsidiary's name as its international business name for the sake of name recognition. <u>Norinco has no military manufacturing capabilities of its own.</u>		[[File:Norinco export company current logo.jpg\|thumb\|right\|200px\|Norinco (current logo)]]
			Norinco Group owns an identically-named (and technically older) subsidiary named '''China North Industries Co. Ltd.''', also known as simply '''Norinco''', which handles the sale of Chinese equipment internationally. Founded in 1980 as the export arm of China's ordnance industry ministry, Norinco (G) and Norinco Group adopted the subsidiary's name as its international business name for the sake of name recognition.

			As an export company, <u>Norinco has no military manufacturing capabilities of its own</u>. It merely exports small arms manufactured by other, actual Chinese manufacturers, and does not manufacture any anything itself. However, because small arms exported by Norinco are re-branded as "Norinco" small arms, regardless of their original manufacturer, this made it appear as if "Norinco" (or "Norinco Group") is the weapon's actual manufacturer.

	Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng Machinery, Jianshe Industry Group, Huaqing Machinery) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).		Norinco is jointly owned by Norinco Group and CSGC, and they have handled marketing for small arms made by CSGC subsidiaries (e.g. Changfeng Machinery, Jianshe Industry Group, Huaqing Machinery) and other Chinese small arms makers (e.g. [[Hunan Ordnance Industries Group]]).

			'''Nomenclature note:''' Modern small arms exported by Norinco specifically under their branding typically feature re-branded names that start with the letter "N";.
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Wuzh: /* Guns */

2023-04-08T21:32:45Z

Guns

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	\|[[Winchester Model 1897\|Norinco 97W]] \|\| 12 gauge \|\| 5 \|\| ???-??? \|\| \|\| [[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg\|300px]]		\|[[Winchester Model 1897\|Norinco 97W]] \|\| 12 gauge \|\| 5 \|\| ???-??? \|\| \|\| [[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg\|300px]]
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	! width="150"\|~~'''~~Caliber(s)~~'''~~		! width="150"\| Caliber(s)
	! width="100"\|~~'''~~Capacity~~'''~~		! width="100"\| Capacity
	! width="100"\|~~'''~~Produced~~'''~~		! width="100"\| Produced
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	\|[[HJ-8]] \|\| 120mm \|\| 1 \|\| 1984 - present \|\| \|\|[[File:HJ-8.jpg\|200px]]		\|[[HJ-8]] \|\| 120mm \|\| 1 \|\| 1984 - present \|\| \|\|[[File:HJ-8.jpg\|200px]]

Wuzh: /* Guns */

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Guns

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	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="200"\|'''Weapon'''		! width="200"\|'''Weapon'''
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="150"\|'''Caliber(s)'''		! width="150"\|'''Caliber(s)'''
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="100"\|'''Capacity'''		! width="100"\|'''Capacity'''
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="100"\|'''Produced'''		! width="100"\|'''Produced'''
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="250"\|'''Variants'''		! width="250"\|'''Variants'''
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	\|[[Winchester Model 1897\|Norinco 97W]] \|\| 12 gauge \|\| 5 \|\| ???-??? \|\| \|\| [[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg\|300px]]		\|[[Winchester Model 1897\|Norinco 97W]] \|\| 12 gauge \|\| 5 \|\| ???-??? \|\| \|\| [[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg\|300px]]
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	==Launchers==		==Launchers==
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	\|-~~bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~		\|-
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="200"\|'''Weapon'''		! width="200"\|'''Weapon'''
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="150"\|'''Caliber(s)'''		! width="150"\|'''Caliber(s)'''
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="100"\|'''Capacity'''		! width="100"\|'''Capacity'''
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="100"\|'''Produced'''		! width="100"\|'''Produced'''
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="250"\|'''Variants'''		! width="250"\|'''Variants'''
	!~~align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF~~ width="200"\|'''Image'''		! width="200"\|'''Image'''
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	\|[[HJ-8]] \|\| 120mm \|\| 1 \|\| 1984 - present \|\| \|\|[[File:HJ-8.jpg\|200px]]		\|[[HJ-8]] \|\| 120mm \|\| 1 \|\| 1984 - present \|\| \|\|[[File:HJ-8.jpg\|200px]]

Wuzh: /* Specifications */

2023-04-08T21:22:36Z

Specifications

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	=~~Specifications~~=		=Information=
	'''Founded: ''' 1980 (Norinco, export company), 1988 (Norinco (G)), 1999 (Norinco Group)		'''Founded: ''' 1980 (Norinco, export company), 1988 (Norinco (G)), 1999 (Norinco Group)

Wuzh: /* About */

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About

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	:''Note: For the ease of reading, uses of "Corporation" and "Limited" in company names in this text are abbreviated to "Co." and "Ltd.", even though they are officially spelt out in full.''		:''Note: For the ease of reading, uses of "Corporation" and "Limited" in company names in this text are abbreviated to "Co." and "Ltd.", even though they are officially spelt out in full.''

	The '''China North Industries Group Co. Ltd.''', doing business as '''Norinco Group''', and known within China as '''China Ordnance Industries Group Co. Ltd.''' (Chinese: 中国兵器工业集团有限公司), is a Chinese state-run conglomerate primarily involved in the production of military ordnances, and secondarily in other industrial products such as vehicles, chemicals, or machinery. It is China's largest weapons manufacturer, producing military vehicles, artillery, and other military ordnance for both Chinese domestic use and export. Though most commonly associated with its cold war-era Soviet and to a lesser extent Western weapon knock-offs, the company now has its own range of locally-designed systems.		The '''China North Industries Group Co. Ltd.''' ('''CNGC'''), doing business as '''Norinco Group''', and known within China as '''China Ordnance Industries Group Co. Ltd.''' (Chinese: 中国兵器工业集团有限公司), is a Chinese state-run conglomerate primarily involved in the production of military ordnances, and secondarily in other industrial products such as vehicles, chemicals, or machinery. It is China's largest weapons manufacturer, producing military vehicles, artillery, and other military ordnance for both Chinese domestic use and export. Though most commonly associated with its cold war-era Soviet and to a lesser extent Western weapon knock-offs, the company now has its own range of locally-designed systems.

	The company's predecessor was the '''China North Industries (Group) Co.''' ('''Norinco (G)''', Chinese: 中国北方工业（集团）总公司), known within China as '''China Ordnance Industry Co.''' ('''COIC''', Chinese: 中国兵器工业总公司), a state-owned company founded in 1988 that oversaw China's ordnance industries. In 1999, COIC was divided into two entities, one was Norinco Group, and the other was the [[China South Industries Group]] (CSGC).		The company's predecessor was the '''China North Industries (Group) Co.''' ('''Norinco (G)''', Chinese: 中国北方工业（集团）总公司), known within China as '''China Ordnance Industry Co.''' ('''COIC''', Chinese: 中国兵器工业总公司), a state-owned company founded in 1988 that oversaw China's ordnance industries. In 1999, COIC was divided into two entities, one was Norinco Group, and the other was the [[China South Industries Group]] (CSGC).

Wuzh: /* Guns */ Not manufactured by Norinco.

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Guns: Not manufactured by Norinco.

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	{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; background-color:#ffffff"		{\| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; background-color:#ffffff; text-align:center"
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	! width="200"\|~~'''~~Weapon~~'''~~		! width="200"\| Weapon
	! width="150"\|~~'''~~Caliber(s)~~'''~~		! width="150"\| Caliber(s)
	! width="100"\|~~'''~~Capacity~~'''~~		! width="100"\| Capacity
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	\|[[Winchester Model 1897\|Norinco 97W]] \|\| 12 gauge \|\| 5 \|\| ???-??? \|\| \|\| [[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg\|300px]]		\|[[Winchester Model 1897\|Norinco 97W]] \|\| 12 gauge \|\| 5 \|\| ???-??? \|\| \|\| [[Image:Winchester1897Plain.jpg\|300px]]
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