![]() The Type 80 features a different grip similar to that on a TT-33 but seems narrower than that of a standard TT-33. A 10-round box magazine is also available for the firearm. ![]() It is based on the C96 which was widely used in China since the 1900s and is chambered for the Type 51 cartridge (Chinese copies of the Soviet 7.62x25mm Tokarev cartridge), but it is fed by a 20-round detachable box magazine instead of the 10-round undetachable magazine in a standard C96. Type 80 is a machine pistol designed in late-20th Century by the People's Republic of China. Notable copies Chinese C.96 (7.63mm Mauser) It took standard detachable 10-round box magazines, although they can also take the extended 20- and 40-round magazines. For the record, 295 PASAMs were left in the original condition. In both models, of course, the barrel was left free so as to enable it to do its short recoil during firing. A metal frame attached to the receiver supported a rectangular wooden foregrip, taking pressure off the barrel. The pistol grip frame used thicker rectangular wooden grips and had a 1.5-foot (460 mm) 't-bar' metal shoulder stock welded to it. The second modification (PASAM MOD-2), involving 89 pistols, featured a similar frame extension, but the forward grip had wooden panels and was of different shape. The original grip was left alone, making it compatible with the wooden holster/stock. It was fitted with a metal forward grip well ahead of the gun under the muzzle. The first modification (PASAM MOD-1), of which 101 were modified, received a metal frame extension welded to the magazine housing. In 1970, the Policia Militar do Rio de Janeiro (PMRJ) asked the services of Jener Damau Arroyo, a Spanish-born gunsmith, to make modifications on their PASAMs in order to improve their handling. Historical and serial number research tells me my grandfather’s C96 was manufactured sometime during World War I. Given copies made in Spain and China, total production is higher.
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