Taiwan's Retro Gas Piston AR: the Type 65
Added 2023-08-21 12:00:03 +0000 UTCWhen Taiwan decided to move from the M14 platform (the Type 57 in Taiwanese service) to a 5.56mm rifle, they decided to develop a domestic gas-piston version of the AR. Development began in 1973, with prototypes ready in 1975 and the system formally adopted in 1976. Using the Chinese calendar based on the revolution of 1911, this made the new rifle the Type 65. It is essentially a short-stroke-piston M16A1, sharing the same barrel length, profile, and rifling (1:12") as the early M16, but using an SVT/AR18 piston system.
Significant numbers of the T65 were made both to equip the Taiwanese armed forces and also for a variety of export contracts, mostly in the Middle East and Latin America. The rifle we are looking at today is a clone made from a kit brought in by HK Parts (I think from Latin America). Thanks to Intl Mil Co for the very cool clone-type receiver!
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I happen to work for Taiwan's Ministry of National Defense. I say Ian should try to contact the Cultural Publicity Division (under Political Warfare Bureau) of Taiwan's MND through Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office. It'd be lit to see Ian gets access to 205th Arsenal in a video.
John Wang
2023-08-22 13:31:51 +0000 UTCDamn this is arguable one of the least rifle I expect to see here. There are still few floating around in our reserve arsenal. Just saw couple of those like 5 years ago in my reservist retrain course.
John Wang
2023-08-22 13:09:26 +0000 UTCPistol Gwip :)
z c
2023-08-21 19:56:23 +0000 UTCProps for doing accurate history of the ROC and PRC. That may get this video flagged on YouTube.
Logan
2023-08-21 19:08:56 +0000 UTCshould work fine. don't really need but wouldn't mind a piston either. always the same piston design, huh. more movement/recoil than an a1?
Guido Schriewer
2023-08-21 15:23:58 +0000 UTCThe T-65 was Purchased by the Costa Rican government to equip the militia with after they disbanded their military.
Mark Anderson - GreyLocke
2023-08-21 14:15:18 +0000 UTCI wonder how the T65 compares to the Ruger AR-556?
Kenneth Crips
2023-08-21 12:48:33 +0000 UTC
