Nikita Khrushchev coming to power marked a shift in the style of Soviet aid to China. Whereas the Stalin era typically saw only old or obsolete … 展开

• Type 56 – Basic variant, adopted in 1956. Features a fixed wooden stock and folding spike bayonet. In the mid-1960s production switched from machined to stamped receivers, while the bayonet became optional. Still used by Chinese reserve and militia units. 展开

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• Albania Locally produced as the ASh-78 Tipi-1 under small modification of the Albanian Army needs. Main armament of the army until recently when it's being replaced with ARX-160, and M4A1. 展开

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Originally, the Type 56 was a direct copy of the AK-47's final iteration, the Type 3 AK-47, and featured a milled receiver. Starting in the mid-1960s, the guns were manufactured with 展开

The "Type 56" designation was also used for Chinese versions of the SKS and of the RPD, known as the Type 56 carbine and Type 56 light machine gun … 展开

• Type 63 assault rifle
• Type 81 assault rifle
• Type 88 assault rifle
• Type 58/68 assault rifle, North Korean versions of the AK/AKM. 展开