Type 56 assault rifle

Type 56
Type 56
	The Type 56 with a folded spike bayonet and milled receiver
Type	Assault rifle
Place of origin	China
Service history
In service	1956–present
Used by	See Users
Wars	Vietnam War; Laotian Civil War; Sino-Indian War; Rhodesian Bush War; Lebanese Civil War; Angolan Civil War; Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir; Cambodian Civil War; Sino-Soviet Border War; Guatemalan Civil War; Bangladesh Liberation War; Chittagong Hill Tracts conflict; Cambodian–Vietnamese War; Sino-Vietnamese War; 1987–1989 JVP insurrection; Salvadoran Civil War; Communist insurgency in Thailand; Soviet–Afghan War; Nicaraguan Revolution; Iran–Iraq War; Sri Lankan Civil War; Lord's Resistance Army insurgency; Somali Civil War; Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995); Persian Gulf War; Barin uprising; Croatian War of Independence; Bosnian War; Nepalese Civil War; Burundian Civil War; Kosovo War; Liberian Civil Wars; 2001 Afghanistan War; Iraq War; Mexican Drug War; Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa; Cambodian–Thai border dispute; Kivu Conflict; War in Darfur; Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict; First Libyan Civil War; Syrian Civil War; Iraqi insurgency (2011–13); Northern Mali conflict; Boko Haram insurgency; Militias-Comando Vermelho conflict; South Sudanese Civil War; Central African Civil War (2012–present); War in Iraq (2013–2017); Tigray War; Russian invasion of Ukraine; War in Sudan (2023); 2023 Israel–Hamas war
Production history
Designed	1956
Produced	1956–present
No. built	10,000,000+
Variants	Type 56; Type 56-1; Type 56-2
Specifications
Mass	Type 56: 3.8 kg (8.38 lb); Type 56-1: 3.7 kg (8.16 lb); Type 56-2/56-4: 3.9 kg (8.60 lb); QBZ-56C: 2.85 kg (6.28 lb)
Length	Type 56: 882 mm (34.7 in); Type 56-1/56-2: 874 mm (34.4 in) w/ stock extended,654 mm (25.7 in) w/ stock folded.; QBZ-56C: 764 mm (30.1 in) w/ stock extended,557 mm (21.9 in) w/ stock folded.
Barrel length	Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II: 414 mm (16.3 in); QBZ-56C: 280 mm (11.0 in)
Cartridge	Type 56 variants -7.62×39mm Type 84S – 5.56×45mm
Caliber	7.62mm
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Rate of fire	650 rounds/min
Muzzle velocity	Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II: 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s); QBZ-56C: 665 m/s (2182 ft/s)
Effective firing range	100–800 m sight adjustments. Effective range 300–400 meters
Feed system	20, 30, or 40-round detachable box magazine
Sights	Adjustable Iron sights

The Type 56 (Chinese: 56式突击步枪; literally; "Assault Rifle, Model of 1956") is a Chinese 7.62×39mm rifle. It is a variant of the Soviet-designed AK-47 (specifically Type 3) and AKM rifles. The Type 56 rifle was designated by the Chinese military as the "Type 1956 Submachine Gun", because the Type 56 took the role of SMG rather than infantry service rifle in the PLA in the rifle's early service years. Production started in 1956 at State Factory 66 but was eventually handed over to Norinco and PolyTech, who continue to manufacture the rifle primarily for export.

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