The QSZ-11(Chinese: 11式手枪; pinyin: 11 shì shǒuqiāng) or Type 11 pistol is a compact semi-automatic pistol designed and manufactured by Norinco and issued since 2011 for officers, guards, reconnaissance personnel, security details, and taikonauts of the People's Liberation Army.
[1] The pistol's designation "QSZ" stands for "'light weapon' (qīng wŭqì)—'pistol' (shǒuqiāng)—'automatic' (zìdòng)".
In 2014, during the Hong Kong Garrison open day, the QSZ-11 was shown and prompted media attention and much discussion from Chinese milbloggers due to its compact size and exquisite appearance.
[2] The QSZ-11 is a compact, aluminium alloy frame pistol[3] that operates with a recoil-operated, locked-breech and has a rotating barrel locking system.
Due to the double-stack single-feed magazine of the QSZ-92 often being criticised for its poor reliability, the QSZ11 pistol adopts an 8-round single-stack magazine, equipped with a window displaying the ammunition, so that the remaining ammunition is clearly visible.