Type-19 pistol

The Type-19 pistol is a semiautomatic pistol chambered for the 9x19mm round, designed and manufactured in Zhonghua. First produced in 1741, the Type-19 is an extremely old weapon but remains in use to this day. Originally produced by the Taiyuan Arsenal, production was taken over by the Shanxi Firearms Company in [date] during Wang Sheng's reforms. Rugged and reliable, the Type-19 is around 200 years old but remains in use by the People's Liberation Army as its main service pistol. Over 4 million Type-19s have been created since 1741, and it is the precursor to many other similarly long-lived pistol designs around the world.