In addition, versions of the Type-56 that have had their select fire ability removed (referred to as " sporter" rifles) are also available for civilian ownership in most parts of the United States.īangladesh Navy sailor fires a Type 56-2 rifle. Type-56s are oftentimes visually modified to resemble other AK variants. In the United Kingdom and United States, the Type-56 and its derivatives are frequently used in the filming of movies and television shows, standing in for Russian-made AK-47s due to their rarity among Kalashnikov style weapons. During the late 1990s, the Kosovo Liberation Army in Kosovo were also major users of the Type 56, with the vast majority of the weapons originating from People's Socialist Republic of Albania, which received Chinese support during much of the Cold War. During the Croatian War of Independence and the Yugoslav Wars, it was used by the armed forces of Croatia. Since the end of the Cold War, the Type-56 has been used in many conflicts by various military forces. Consequently, the Iran–Iraq War became another conflict in which both sides utilized the Type 56. This was done in conjunction with their purchasing of a large number of AKMs from Eastern Europe. During the war, Iraq also purchased a small quantity, despite them being a major recipient of Soviet weapons and assistance during the conflict. The Type 56 was used extensively by Iranian forces during the Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s, with Iran purchasing large quantities of weapons from China for its armed forces. Thus, Chinese and Vietnamese forces fought each other using the same rifle.Ī pair of Type 56-2 rifles and a Type 69 RPG. The People's Liberation Army still used the Type 56 as its standard weapon during this time as well. When relations between China and North Vietnam crumbled in the 1970s and the Sino-Vietnamese War began, the Vietnamese government still possessed vast quantities of Type-56 rifles in its inventory. The Type-56 was discovered far more often than the original Russian-made AK-47s or AKMs. Many of these rifles found their way to battlefields in Africa, Southeast Asia, and the Middle East and were used alongside other Kalashnikov pattern weapons from both the Soviet Union as well the Warsaw Pact nations of Eastern Europe.Ĭhinese support for the Democratic Republic of Vietnam before the mid-1960s meant that the Type-56 was frequently encountered by American soldiers in the hands of either Vietcong guerrillas or PAVN soldiers during the Vietnam war. Production started in 1956 at State Factory 66 but was eventually handed over to Norinco and PolyTech, who continue to manufacture the rifle primarily for export.ĭuring the Cold War period, the Type-56 was exported to many countries and guerrilla forces throughout the world. It is a variant of the Soviet-designed AK-47 (specifically Type 3) and AKM rifles. The Type 56 ( Chinese: 56式自动步枪 literally "Type 56 Automatic Rifle") also known as the AK-56, is a Chinese 7.62×39mm rifle. Effective range 300–400 metersĢ0, 30, or 40-round detachable box magazine The Type 56 with a folded spike bayonet and milled receiver
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