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gptkbp:instanceOf
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shooting
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gptkbp:action
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gas-operated
tilting-bolt
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gptkbp:barrelLength
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520 mm
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gptkbp:cartridge
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7.62×39mm
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gptkbp:civilianVersion
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popular as surplus rifle
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gptkbp:designer
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Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov
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gptkbp:enteredService
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1945
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gptkbp:features
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wooden stock
fixed magazine
folding bayonet
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gptkbp:feedSystem
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stripper clip
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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SKS rifle
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gptkbp:imported
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:length
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1,020 mm
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gptkbp:magazine
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internal box magazine
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gptkbp:magazineCapacity
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10 rounds
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gptkbp:muzzleVelocity
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735 m/s
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gptkbp:notableFor
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simplicity and reliability
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gptkbp:notableVariant
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Albanian SKS
East German Karabiner-S
North Korean Type 63
Romanian SKS
Type 56 (Chinese SKS)
Yugoslavian M59/66
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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over 15 million
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gptkbp:origin
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gptkb:Soviet_Union
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gptkbp:productionEndYear
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varied by country
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gptkbp:productionStartYear
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1945
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gptkbp:rateOfFire
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35–45 rounds/min (practical)
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gptkbp:status
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obsolete as standard service rifle
still used in ceremonial and reserve roles
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:AK-47
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gptkbp:touristAttraction
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iron sights
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Albania
gptkb:Bulgaria
gptkb:China
gptkb:East_Germany
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Vietnam
gptkb:Yugoslavia
various other countries
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gptkbp:usedInConflict
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gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
Sino-Vietnamese War
various Cold War conflicts
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gptkbp:weight
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3.85 kg (unloaded)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:North_Vietnamese_soldiers
gptkb:SKS
gptkb:Sergey_Simonov
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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