During the Vietnam War, many SKS carbines were recorded as being “Russian” in origin, but recent research by archivists and ...

If asked about the 7.62x39mm cartridge (aka the 7.62 Soviet and .30 Russian Short), the first firearm that comes to mind is almost certainly the Avtomat Kalashnikova, i.e., the AK-47 assault rifle.

Developed in the 1940s by Russian weapons designer Sergey Simonov, the Samozaryadny Karabin Sistemy Simonova or SKS is a semi ...

“[T]he Russian military began to look for a ... a very impressive production tally in its own right. The SKS was my first-ever rifle purchase and indeed my first long gun purchase of any ...