However, firearms experts have pointed out that based on the grainy photos available, the weapon looks more like an SKS.

The Soviet version of the SKS shown here has more similarity to the Romanian Type 56 than to the East German Karabiner S, apart from its distinct markings. The Karabiner S, on the other hand ...

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.

SKS Operational History The SKS was adopted as the standard service rifle of the Red Army, replacing the SVT-40, but it was replaced in turn by the more famous AK in 1949.Simonov’s most famous ...