QBZ-191 service rifle family

ohan_qwe said:

Is that a camera/buttons on that vertical grip that connects to the helmet?

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Yes I think so.

SinoSoldier said:

The cat's out of the bag.

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ohan_qwe said:

Is that a camera/buttons on that vertical grip that connects to the helmet?

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I doubt it. If you look at the front of the grip there is a warning decal. That looks to be the same kind you see on laser and IR pointers.
My bet is light, laser, IR.

Quite widely distributed to special forces, armoured units, artillery and rocket units, and People's Armed Police.

SinoSoldier said:

The cat's out of the bag.

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The one you posted Seem to be a shorter version regarding the venting cooler with 3 holes on this one

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These pictures show the rifle using the old magazine.
The rifles shown at the parade (like the high quality pic in #138) seems to use a different magazine. Still for the same ammunition I'm sure, but it seems like it's designed to be able to accommodate different mags

More images of the new assault rifle from the parade...

TerraN_EmpirE said:

Combat rifles rarely sport “Smooth” hand guards. You need some texture to manipulate the weapon in wet conditions. Hence the rubbing on the hand guard of the Sig that I posted.
That said I won’t fight you on costs as being blunt I think cost savings may have been the driver here.

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Just for the record, when I meant "smooth" I meant a surface, without "holes" or "grates" (which are present in m lok/key mod and rail systems respectively).
I didn't mean a literal handgaurd without any sort of texture at all -- obviously having some kind of ribbing is required -- which is present on this handguard design.

Here's another picture

A few more, including some closeups.