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Good question. I assumed it was from corrosion but the question you raised is a good one. I wonder if there is any history of the the Type 54s going kaboom. It's a high pressure round.Pitting. I wonder if the pitting existed before it came off the line?
Considering all the CHN junk I have thrown away because it fell apart, I'd be wary of any old Chinese firearm, even Norinco.
When Chinese steel started showing up in the US in the '80's, we found it had serious problems with particulate inclusions and bad thermal processing resulting in iron carbide nodules in the steel. Ruined a lot of machine tooling because of those.
Well, when they invade, you can honor them by beating them with junk their ancestors made. Talk about karma ! (I expect this to be deleted post-haste).Good question. I assumed it was from corrosion but the question you raised is a good one. I wonder if there is any history of the the Type 54s going kaboom. It's a high pressure round.
A brief search revealed no common history of Kabooms in the type 54s. Here is an article that discusses the pistol and one part mentioned pitting.Pitting. I wonder if the pitting existed before it came off the line?
Considering all the CHN junk I have thrown away because it fell apart, I'd be wary of any old Chinese firearm, even Norinco.
When Chinese steel started showing up in the US in the '80's, we found it had serious problems with particulate inclusions and bad thermal processing resulting in iron carbide nodules in the steel. Ruined a lot of machine tooling because of those.