This is an unnamed rifle developed in China between 1997 and 2009. It was never issued to the military on a large scale.Development BackgroundWhen the QBZ-95 was first issued to the military, it was met with a degree of controversy. Due to issues with the initial production run and concerns from high-level officials regarding the bullpup design, an order was issued to develop a conventional-stock rifle chambered in 5.8x42mm.It was under these circumstances that this firearm was conceived. Its design philosophy was clearly influenced by the (Soviet) Russian AN-94, including the signature feature of a high-rate-of-fire, two-round burst.
An interview with Duo Yingxian in the November issue of Ordnance Knowledge《兵器知识》11月刊对朵英贤的采访Duo Yingxian: Chinese Automatic Weapons Expert, Professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, and Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering. Born in 1932, Duo graduated in 1956 from the Beijing Institute of Technology, specializing in Automatic Weapons Design. He served as the technical lead for the Chinese Type 67 general-purpose machine gun and the Type 95 (QBZ-95) rifle family. He was elected as an Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering in 1999. His published works include Chinese Automatic Weapons, Longitudinal Vibration in Engineering, and New Compendium of Automatic Weapons.朵英贤 中国自动武器专家,北京理工大学教授,中国工程院院士。 1932年生,1956年毕业于北京工业学院自动武器设计专业,中国67式两用机枪及95式枪族技术负责人。1999年当选为中国工程院院士。著有《中国自动武器》、《工程中的纵向振动》、《自动武器新编》等书。
'Originally, the 2004 "95-1" project was supposed to focus on improving the Type 95 itself. However, the military’s primary focus wasn't the 95 itself; they wanted to modify it based on the Russian AN-94 (fielded in 1994). Due to major disagreements, the ordnance system selected a different Chief Designer to lead the 95-1. The task force immediately studied the AN-94 proposal, but in 2005, the Russian AN-94 was decommissioned due to severe reliability issues. China subsequently stopped that research and shifted focus to "ammunition unification" (merging two rounds into one). In 2005, the ordnance system issued a directive for the 208 Institute, 255 Factory, 204 Institute, 791 Factory, and 671 Factory to jointly tackle this unification. I had hoped to implement ergonomic improvements to the rifle during the later stages of the 95-1 development, but I didn't expect it to be delayed by the universal round.''本来,95改在2004年以改进95式步枪为主题,但军方的主攻方向不是95式本身,而是想以俄罗斯1994年装备的AN94式步枪为基础来改造95式步枪,因分歧太大,兵器系统另选总师主持95改步枪。课题组启动后立即研究AN94方案,但2005年俄AN94式步枪因可靠性严重不足全部撤装,中国也就停止研究,转而投入两弹合一,2005年兵器系统下文,208所、255厂、204所、791厂、671厂联合攻关两弹合一,我本来指望,在95改进行的后期对枪械进行一次人机功效改进,没想到它因通用弹而延缓。'
Sources:https://huoqibaike.club/wiki/5.8口径未知名称仿制AN-94步枪https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hUF3fWc3BU
