| 5.8×21mm DAP92 | |
| Origin: | China |
| Type: | Handgun, submachine gun |
| Used By: | China |
| Design Date: | 1994 |
| Manufacturer: | Norinco |
| Is Si Specs: | yes |
| Case Type: | Rimless, bottleneck[1] |
| Bullet: | 6.00 mm (0.236 in) [2] |
| Neck: | 6.57 |
| Shoulder: | 7.77 |
| Base: | 7.95 |
| Rim Dia: | 7.97 |
| Rim Thick: | 1.13 |
| Case Length: | 21.00 |
| Length: | 32.50 |
| Is Si Ballistics: | yes |
| Bw1: | 46 |
| Btype1: | armor piercing* |
| Vel1: | 479 |
| En1: | 335 |
| Bw2: | 46 |
| Btype2: | armor piercing** |
| Vel2: | 518 |
| En2: | 420 |
| Test Barrel Length: | Pistol* and submachine gun** |
The 5.8×21mm DAP Type 92 (Mandarin: 手枪弹 Shǒuqiāng Dàn “General Pistol Cartridge, Model of 1992”) is a Chinese armor-piercing PDW cartridge for handguns and submachine guns.
The cartridge was designed to replace the 7.62×25mm Tokarev-chambered small arms for the People's Liberation Army, while still offering a wound as large as a standard 9×19mm Parabellum round.[3] This round is offered in both a standard and subsonic version.[1] Both the QSZ-92 service pistol and the QCW-05 submachine gun are produced in this caliber as well as 9×19mm Parabellum.