| SKS Rifle | |
|---|---|
| Type | Semi-automatic Carbine |
| Place of Origin | Soviet Union |
| Production History | |
|---|---|
| Designer | Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov |
| Designed | 1945 |
| Variants | Chinese Type 56; Yugoslavian PAP; Romanian SKS; Albanian SKS; East German SKS; (North) Vietnamese SKS; North Korean SKS |
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| Weight | 3.85 kg (8 lb 8 oz) |
| Length | 1021 mm (40.2 in) |
| Barrel length | 521 mm (20.5 in) |
| Cartridge | 7.62x39mm |
| Action | Short stroke gas piston, tilting bolt, self-loading |
| Rate of fire | Semi-automatic |
| Muzzle velocity | 735 m/s (2,410 ft/s) |
| Effective range | 400 m (433 yd) |
| Feed system | 10-round internal box magazine, 10-round stripper clip-fed or individual round loading |
| Sights | Hooded post front sight, tangent notch rear sight to 1,000 meters |
