Norinco
China North Industries Corporation
Chinese state-owned defense corporation and one of world's largest defense contractors, producing military and commercial firearms including shotgun clones of Winchester and Remington models.
History
Established in 1980 with State Council approval. Manufactures defense products, petroleum, engineering, sporting arms, vehicles. Produces YL-1887L (Winchester 1887/1901 clone), YL-1897 (Winchester 1897 clone), HP9-1/982 (Remington 870 clone). U.S. import of most products blocked 1993, but sporting shotguns/ammo exempted.