Simonov SKS

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:action gas-operated
gptkbp:barrel_length 520 mm
gptkbp:barrel_type chrome-lined barrel
gptkbp:caliber 7.62×39mm
gptkbp:country_of_origin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:design Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov
gptkbp:design_date 1945
gptkbp:feed_system stripper clip
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Simonov SKS
gptkbp:length 1,020 mm
gptkbp:magazine_capacity internal magazine
gptkbp:material gptkb:wood
gptkbp:muzzle_velocity 730 m/s
gptkbp:notable_users gptkb:Vietnam_People's_Army
gptkb:Iraqi_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Egyptian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Algerian_National_Liberation_Front
gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkb:Syrian_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Cuban_Revolutionary_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Libyan_Armed_Forces
gptkb:Yugoslav_People's_Army
gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army
NVA (North Vietnamese Army)
Houthi movement in Yemen
FARC in Colombia
Maoist insurgents in Nepal
Sandinista National Liberation Front in Nicaragua
Various militia groups in the Middle East
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Soviet_Union
gptkbp:production_location gptkb:China
gptkb:North_Korea
gptkb:Romania
gptkb:Yugoslavia
gptkbp:production_years 1949-1958
gptkbp:range 400 meters
1,000 meters
gptkbp:rate_of_fire 30 rounds per minute
gptkbp:recoil gas-operated system
gptkbp:safety manual safety
gptkbp:sights iron sights
open sights
gptkbp:successor gptkb:AK-47
gptkbp:trigger_type single-stage trigger
gptkbp:type gptkb:weapons
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:Soviet_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:variant SKS-M
gptkbp:weight 3.85 kg
gptkbp:year_established gptkb:1949
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Mikhail_A._Simonov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8