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).

The Type 56 is a Chinese assault rifle which is a copy of the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle. The Type 56 was first used by the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War along with the Soviet AK-47 and AKM assault rifles. The Type 56 is used by many armies and battlefields in Africa, Western Asia and Asia. Type 56: Copy of the AK-47.

The Type 56 assault rifle is the Chinese variant of the Russian designed and produced AK-47 and AKM assault rifles, [2] The gun first began production in 1956 at State Factory 66 and continued so until 1973 when the responsibility of its manufacture was handed over to Norinco who continues to produce the rifle.

2022年11月8日 · These guns were smuggled in by China, Pakistan and the U.S. for use by the Mujahidin back when radical Afghan jihadists were actually viewed as being on our side. Infantry rifles like these are essentially immortal if properly maintained, so Chinese Type 56 rifles are commonly found throughout the Middle East today.

The Type 56 assault rifle is the Chinese clone of the Soviet AK-47 rifle. It was China's service rifle from 1956 to the adoption of the QBZ-95 in around 1997, and is the most produced variant of the AK rifle in the world. The Type 56 is the most commonly used AK variant in American film and television productions.

Type 56 is a gas operated, selective fire weapon. The receiver is machined from steel in early versions, the two lugged bolt locks into receiver walls. Later models, however, were made with stamped-steel AKM-type receivers, but retained the same Type 56 designation.

The Type 56 assault rifle (Chinese: 56式自动步枪, 56 Shì zìdòng bùqiāng, literally "Type 56 automatic rifle") is a Chinese copy of the Soviet AK-47 and AKM assault rifles. It entered service in 1956 by the People's Liberation Army. In 1983, the Type 56 was replaced by the Type 81.

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). This article needs additional citations for verification. (April 2024) "Type 56" redirects here. For the artillery gun, see 85 mm divisional gun D-44.

AK-47 assault rifle. Wooden stock and pistol grip with steel barrel and steel curved magazine. The magazine takes 30 rounds of ammunition. It is fitted with high front sights and a tangent rear leaf sight. The gun is gas operated and a selector lever permits firing single shots or fully automatic fire at a rate of about 600 rounds per minute.

2023年2月9日 · Base production assault rifles were designated simply as "Type 56" with the system entering operational service in 1956. Original forms had machined receivers while later ones were stamped to coincide with the modernized Soviet AK-47 series - the "AKM".