Assault rifle made in North Korea derived from the Soviet AK-47
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Type 58
The Type 58
Type
Assault rifle
Place of origin
North Korea
Service history
In service
1958–present
Used by
See Users
Wars
Vietnam War
Salvadoran Civil War
Nicaraguan Revolution
United States invasion of Grenada[1]
Syrian Civil War[2]
Production history
Designer
Mikhail Kalashnikov[a]
Manufacturer
Factory 61/65
Produced
1958–1968[3]
No. built
800,000[4]
Specifications
Cartridge
7.62×39mm
Action
Gas-operated
Rate of fire
600–650 rounds/min[3]
Feed system
30-round detachable AK magazines
Sights
Iron sights
Type 58 assault rifle
Hangul
58식자동보총
Hanja
五八式自動步銃
Revised Romanization
Opalsik jadongbochong
McCune–Reischauer
Op'alsik chadongboch'ong
The Type 58 (Korean: 58식자동보총) is an assault rifle made in North Korea derived from the Soviet AK-47[4] designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. This was the first weapon made in North Korea alongside the PPSh-41, made under license as the Type 49.[5] It was made in Factory 61 and 65[5] in Chongjin.[3]
^Interagency Intelligence Assessment: Grenada: A First Look at Mechanisms of Control and Foreign Involvement. CIA. 19 December 1983.
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^ abcIannamico, Frank (4 May 2012). "AK Rifle of the Democratic People's Republic of (North) Korea". Small Arms Review. Archived from the original on 26 September 2021.
^ abShea, Dan; Hong, Heebum (27 March 2013). "North Korean Small Arms". Small Arms Defense Journal. p. 3. Archived from the original on 16 August 2019. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
^ abIannamico, Frank (11 September 2018). "DPRK's AKs: Inside the Shadowy World of North Korean AK Rifles". Tactical Life Gun Magazine. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023.
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