Norinco NHM91 Semi-Auto Rifle – 7.62x39mm (1992) | Pre-Ban, Bipod, Thumbhole Stock

Manufacturer: Norinco (China North Industries Corp.)
Model: NHM91
Caliber: 7.62x39mm
Serial Number: 9200488
Year of Manufacture: 1992 (per serial prefix, confirmed against documented comps)
Import Status: Pre-ban — imported 1991–1993, before the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban ended all Chinese firearm imports
Features: RPK-style heavy barrel with bipod, thumbhole stock (period-correct configuration for legal import compliance)
Action: Semi-automatic, long-stroke gas piston, Kalashnikov-pattern
Type: Rifle

Condition: Very Good
This NHM91 presents in very good condition, retaining its correct bipod and thumbhole stock configuration — the defining features of this specific pre-ban import variant.

About the Norinco NHM91: Introduced to the US market in 1991, the NHM91 is a civilian semi-auto variant of the Chinese Type 56 built to resemble the Soviet RPK light machine gun, featuring a heavier barrel and bipod for enhanced stability. Its distinctive thumbhole stock was specifically engineered to comply with a 1989 executive order restricting certain military-style rifle configurations from import. When the 1994 Assault Weapons Ban ended all Chinese firearm imports entirely, the NHM91 became a permanently closed category — these pre-ban Norinco rifles can never be imported again, making surviving examples increasingly sought after by collectors.

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