China’s 1980s stopgap rifle may continue to see service far into the twenty-first century. In the 1980s, China’s small arms were largely inferior to the United States and Russia. The PLA was mostly ...

The Type 56 assault rifle commonly known as AK-56 is the Chinese copy of the Kalashnikov AK-47 and AKM assault rifle,which has been manufactured since 1956. The postfix 56 stands for 1956, the year ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The end result was an impressive fusion of designs. The Type 81 was reliable, able to shoot around 15,000 rounds on average without parts breaking or needing ...

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Sergio Avendano (we have changed his name for security reasons), 34, was demobilised from the left-wing guerrilla group the Farc two years ago, having been a member for 11 years After being in the ...