SKS
Country: Soviet UnionManufacturer: Tula Arms Plant
«Simonov SKS-45»
CarbineSoviet Union1949Historic
Soviet semi-automatic carbine in 7.62×39 mm designed by Sergei Simonov, with a short-stroke gas piston, tilting bolt and fixed 10-round magazine.
Carbine//Soviet Union
ID — SKS
Designation
SKS
Tula Arms Plant
Caliber
7.62×39 mm
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- SKS
- Alias
- Simonov SKS-45
- Manufacturer
- Tula Arms Plant
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Year
- 1949
- Category
- Carbine
- Status
- Historic
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 7.62×39 mm
- Muzzle velocity
- —
- Effective range
- 400 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 520 mm
- Overall length
- 1020 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.85 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Short-stroke gas piston
- Bolt / action
- Tilting bolt
Feed
- System
- Fixed magazine, stripper-clip fed
- Standard capacity
- 10 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-auto
Historical profile
Designed in 1945 and adopted in 1949, the SKS was one of the first service weapons chambered for the 7.62×39 mm cartridge.
Its fixed magazine is loaded with stripper clips.
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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