Has a smooth dust cover like the AK-47 and unlike the ribbed dust cover of the AKM.Has the double hook disconnector of the AK-47 rather than the single hook disconnector of the AKM.The front sights are fully enclosed, compared to the AKM and AK-47 which are partially opened.The barrel on the Type 56 is similar to the AK-47 and heavier than that of the AKM.The Type 56 has a 1.5mm stamped receiver (like the RPK, although it lacks the reinforced trunnion of the RPK) versus the 1mm stamping of the AKM.There are three different types of bayonets made for Type 56 rifles. Many versions also feature a folding bayonet attached to the barrel just aft of the muzzle. Visually, most versions of the Type 56 are distinguished from the AK-47 and AKM by the fully enclosed hooded front sight (all other AK pattern rifles, including those made in Russia, have a partially open front sight). Originally, the Type 56 was a direct copy of the AK-47, and featured a milled receiver, but starting in the mid-1960s, the guns were manufactured with stamped receivers much like the Soviet AKM. Note that the Type 56 rifles in this image have been fitted with the distinctive slant compensator of the AKM, a feature not found on the original Type 56 Type 56-1 (left), Type 84S (center), and Type 56 (right). Type 56s are still in production by Norinco for export customers.ĭifferences from and similarities to the AK-47 and AKM The Type 81,Type 95 and Type 03 replaced Type 56 in PLA front line service but the Type 56 remains in use with reserve and militia service. Thus, Chinese and Vietnamese forces fought each other using the same Chinese-made Type 56 rifles. When relations between China and the North Vietnam government declined in the 1970s and the Sino-Vietnamese War began, the Vietnamese government still had large numbers of Type 56 rifles in its arsenals while the People's Liberation Army still used the Type 56 as its standard weapon. In fact, the Type 56 was discovered in enemy hands far more often than Russian-made AK-47s or AKMs. While exact production figures are not known, it is commonly estimated that as many as 10-15 million Type 56 rifles have been produced since the 1950s which means they may account for nearly one-fifth of the world's AK production.Ĭhinese support for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam before the mid-1960s meant that the Type 56 was frequently encountered by American soldiers during the Vietnam War, in the hands of either Vietcong guerrillas or PAVN soldiers. The Type 56 is likely the most widely proliferated AK-47 type rifle in the world having shown up on battlefields in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, South America, etc. The gas-operated mechanism of a Type 56 rifle.Ī pair of Type 56-2 rifles and a Type 69 RPG.īangladesh navy sailor fires a Type 56-2 rifle. 2 Differences from and similarities to the AK-47 and AKM.It was produced by State Factory 66 from 1956-73, then by Norinco from 1973 onwards.
The Type 56 assault rifle is the Chinese copy of the Kalashnikov AK-47 and AKM assault rifle, which has been manufactured since 1956. Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II: 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s)įor the Chinese SKS variant of the same designation, see SKS QBZ-56C: 280 mm ( Script error: No such module "Math". in)
Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II: 414 mm ( Script error: No such module "Math". in) QBZ-56C: 764 mm ( Bad rounding here Script error: No such module "Math". in) w/ stock extended, 557 mm ( Bad rounding here Script error: No such module "Math". in) w/ stock folded. Type 56-1/56-2: 874 mm ( Bad rounding here Script error: No such module "Math". in) w/ stock extended, 654 mm ( Bad rounding here Script error: No such module "Math". in) w/ stock folded. Type 56: 874 mm ( Bad rounding here Script error: No such module "Math". in) QBZ-56C: 2.85 kg ( Script error: No such module "Math". lb) Type 56-2: 3.9 kg ( Script error: No such module "Math". lb) Type 56-1: 3.70 kg ( Script error: No such module "Math". lb) Type 56: 4.03 kg ( Script error: No such module "Math". lb) Type 56 Assault Rifle, Type 56-1 Assault Rifle, Type 56-2 Assault Rifle, QBZ-56C Assault Rifle, Type 56S, Type 84S rifle
Norinco, Bangladesh Ordnance Factory (License-made) Vietnam War, Laotian Civil War, Cambodian Civil War, Cambodian-Vietnamese War, Sino-Vietnamese War, Cambodian–Thai border stand-off
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