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SKS

The SKS is a semi-automatic rifle designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in 1945. The SKS was first produced in the Soviet Union but was later widely exported and manufactured by various nations. Wikipedia
Designed: 1941 – 1944
Caliber size: 7.62 x 39mm
Action: Short stroke gas piston, tilting bolt, self-loading
Feed system: 10-round stripper clip, internal box magazine
In service: 1949 – present
Length: 1,020 mm (40 in), M59/66: 1,120 mm (44 in)
Mass: 3.85 kg (8.5 lb)