Specifications
Weapon type:
Semi-automatic carbine
Weight:
3.85 kg (8.5 lb)
Calibre & Catrige:
7.62x39mm
Effective range:
400 m (440 yd)
Designed:
1944
Designer:
Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov
Action:
Short stroke gas piston, tilting bolt, self-loading
In service:
1945-present
Muzzle velocity:
735 m/s (2,411 ft/s)
Capacity:
10 round
The SKS or self-loading carbine of Simonov system is a semi-automatic Soviet carbine. It's cahmbered for the 7.62x39mm cartridges and was manufactured after the WWII. Now is used just for a ceremonials.