In the mid-1960s, the Chinese military began to seek a replacement for its assortment of Soviet-licensed small arms, including the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, the Type 56 assault rifle and the ...

In the mid-1960s, the Chinese military began to seek a replacement for its assortment of Soviet-licensed small arms, including the Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, the Type 56 assault rifle and the ...

But right at about the time that Maadi ARMs started coming into the country, State Arms Factory 366 in the People’s Republic of China began producing a semi-automatic version of the Type 56 ...

This Romanian Type 56 is one of Nicolae Ceausescu’s contributions ... The SKS is, unquestionably, the best-known Communist Bloc semi-automatic carbine, and it is still in service in a number ...