All Norinco Firearms
China North Industries Group Corporation Limited, doing business internationally as Norinco Group (an abbreviation of “North Industries Corporation”), and known within China as China Ordnance Industries Group Corporation Limited, is a Chinese state-owned defense corporation that manufactures commercial and military products. Norinco Group is one of the world’s largest defense contractors.
The company’s subsidiary, China North Industries Corporation, or simply Norinco, markets Norinco Group’s products internationally, and is also involved in domestic civil construction and military defense projects.
In 1993, the import of most Norinco firearms and ammunition into the United States was blocked under new trade rules when China’s permanent normal trade relations status was renewed. The prohibition did not apply to sporting shotguns or shotgun ammunition, however.
In August 2003, the Bush administration imposed sanctions on Norinco for allegedly selling missile-related goods to Iran. These sanctions led to a prohibition on imports into the US of the remaining types of firearms and ammunition not covered by the 1993 ban.
Therefore all of the Polytech firearms that are in the states were imported prior to these bans, so they are of particular interest to collectors.
