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Old 04-14-2011, 02:45 AM
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Originally Posted by BurtReynoldsMoustache View Post
I believe the official terms are Type 56 rifle for the SKS and Type 56 submachine gun for the AK.
Type 56 carbine for the SKS, but you are right that the AK was called a Type 56 submachine gun. That's because until the 1970s, the PLA only used the AK in a submachine gun role (most infantry riflemen used SKS).
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