The Type 56 (Chinese: 56式突击步枪; literally; "Assault Rifle, Model of 1956") [12] is a Chinese 7.62×39mm automatic rifle, a licensed derivative of the Soviet-designed AK-47 (specifically Type 3 variant).

2022年11月8日 · The stamped receiver Chinese Type 56 is a decent approximation of the stamped receiver Russian AKM, but it does differ in some critical respects. The front sight hood on the Type 56 is enclosed, while that of the Russian AKM is open on top.

2023年2月14日 · The stamped Type 56 was a solid and durable rifle that was exported to the most remote and unwelcoming corners of the world. The Chinese AKs made for their own People’s Liberation Army (PLA) had hieroglyphs stamped on the right side of the receiver to mark the positions of the selector lever.

2023年3月21日 · To this day, various versions of Type 56 are the main contender in any procurement request for government clients who want cheap AK rifles. But the Chinese defense industry did not stop there and copied another established design, opening a new chapter in the history of Chinese AKs.

Since the overthrow of the Taliban by U.S.-led Coalition forces in late 2001, the Chinese Type 56 assault rifle has been utilized by the Afghan National Army, with many rifles serving alongside the Russian AK-47 and AKM rifles.

2016年9月23日 · One of the most common types of AK rifle in existence today is the Chinese Type 56 in its several variations, although very few of those rifles are in the United States in authentic full-auto form. This particular one was captured by a US soldier in the Vietnam War, who brought it back and registered it, making it a fully transferrable gun.

2024年1月7日 · The Chinese Type-56 AK pattern of rifles began developing in 1956. The manufacturing of the Type-56 is believed to have started in the State Factory 66, with the very first rifles being produced using soviet tooling and Soviet AK Parts.

Type 56C compact assault rifle, with side-folding stock, short barrel and 20-round magazine. During the early post-WW2 period, the newly established Peoples Republic of China was a close "friend" to the Soviet Union, so it was natural for the much less advanced country to adopt the weapons of a more advanced ally.

2023年2月16日 · Compared to the early Chinese AKs, the modern Type 56 has a lesser-quality chrome lining that starts to peel off after a few hundred shots. Once in Iraqi Kurdistan, I tested the accuracy of newer Chinese AKs, and in the limited time that I had, even a Romanian AK with a wobbling folding stock always printed better group on paper.

In the AK family of firearms, there are a huge number of different models. The Chinese type 56 rifle is one of these common variants. So how does a person tell that this is a Chinese made AK variant or some other model. This post aims to explain that.