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).

56式自动步枪 （英语： Type 56 assault rifle），又称 1956年式冲锋枪，简称 56 式冲锋枪 或 56冲。 是 中华人民共和国 引进仿制的 AK突击步枪，于1956年定型生产，故名 [1]。 该枪发射 7.62×39毫米 苏联 口径 中间型威力 步枪 子弹。 56式亦是中华人民共和国第一款量产型的自动步枪，但很多外国媒体都直接以“AK-47”相称。 56式自动步枪量产后，因中国战术指导思想保守及换装 63式自动步枪 失败，一直担火力支援角色，直到中越战争还仅由班长及副班长配有 [1]。 …

56式自动步枪 （英語： Type 56 assault rifle），又称 1956年式冲锋枪，简称 56 式冲锋枪 或 56冲。 是 中華人民共和國 引进仿制的 AK突擊步槍，於1956年定型生产，故名 [1]。 該槍发射 7.62×39毫米 苏联 口徑 中間型威力 步枪 子彈。 56式亦是中華人民共和國第一款量產型的自動步槍，但很多外国媒體都直接以「AK-47」相稱。 56式自动步枪量产后，因中国战术指导思想保守及换装 63式自动步枪 失败，一直担火力支援角色，直到中越战争还仅由班长及副班长配有 [1]。 …

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. The Type 56 also uses a 1.5mm-thick receiver blank rather than the more common Russian 1mm sort.

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.

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.

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.

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.

56式自动步枪，又称56式冲锋枪、突击步枪，是中国仿制苏联AK47型7.62毫米突击步枪，于1956年生产定型并正式装备部队的步兵主要武器之一，已经被新式的自动步枪所淘汰。 56式自动步枪使用7.62毫米×39毫米子弹，弹匣内装30发子弹，子弹射完后不挂机。

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.