Type 56

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Type_56

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	shooting
gptkbp:action	gas-operated
gptkbp:barrelLength	415 mm
gptkbp:basedOn	gptkb:AK-47
gptkbp:bayonetType	folding spike
gptkbp:caliber	7.62×39mm
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:China
gptkbp:exportedTo	gptkb:Afghanistan gptkb:Albania gptkb:Egypt gptkb:Iran gptkb:Iraq gptkb:North_Korea gptkb:Pakistan gptkb:Sudan gptkb:Vietnam gptkb:Zimbabwe many countries worldwide
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Type 56
gptkbp:introducedIn	1956
gptkbp:length	874 mm
gptkbp:magazineCapacity	30 rounds
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:Norinco
gptkbp:notableFeature	hooded front sight Chinese markings fully automatic and semi-automatic fire permanently attached bayonet wooden or synthetic furniture
gptkbp:producedBy	1956
gptkbp:productionEndYear	present
gptkbp:rateOfFire	600 rounds/min
gptkbp:totalProduced	millions
gptkbp:touristAttraction	iron sights
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:People's_Liberation_Army
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:Iran–Iraq_War gptkb:Iraq_War gptkb:Soviet–Afghan_War gptkb:Syrian_Civil_War gptkb:Vietnam_War gptkb:Yemeni_Civil_War gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan_(2001–2021) gptkb:Cambodian_Civil_War gptkb:Sino-Indian_War
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:AK_family
gptkbp:weight	3.8 kg
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:AK-47_rifle gptkb:AKM_rifle gptkb:AKM自動小銃 gptkb:Kalashnikov_rifle
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6