Specifications

Weapon type:

Semi-automatic rifle

Weight:

3.85 kg

Calibre & Catrige:

7.62x39mm

Effective range:

400 m

Designed:

1944

Designer:

Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov

Number produced:

15.000.000

Action:

Short stroke gas piston, tilting bolt, self-loading

In service:

1945-present

Muzzle velocity:

735 m/s

Capacity:

10 rounds

The SKS is a Soviet semi-automatic carbine chambered for the 7.62—39mm round, designed in 1943 by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov. Its complete designation, SKS-45, is an initialism for Samozaryadnyj Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945. In the early 1950s, the Soviets took the SKS carbine out of front-line service and replaced it with the AK-47; however, the SKS remained in second-line service for decades. It is still used as a ceremonial firearm today.

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