SKS-45 Technical Data .

Designation: Samozaryadni Karabin Simanova 1945 (SKS-45)

Manufacturer: Tula and Izhevsk Arsenals

Year Adopted: 1949

Operational Status:

Russia - Used only in ceremonial capacity.

People's Republic of China - Used under the name Type 56 Carbine.

East Germany - No longer in use, was used under the name Karabiner-S.

Other Users - Yugoslavia, North Korea, Bangladesh, Afganistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Benin, Bulgaria, Cape Verde, Chad, Comoros, Cuba, Egypt, Equatorial Guina, Grenada, Guinea, Guinea-Bisseau, Guyana, Indonesia, Laos, Sao Tome et Princepe, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Yemen, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zimbabwe.

Ammunition 7.62x39 M1943 Cartridge 10 round box magazine

Method of Operation Gas operated, semi-automatic rifle

Selector Semiautomatic and Safe

There is no provision for automatic fire on the SKS-45 rifle

Weight: 3.75 kg (empty), 8.5 pounds (empty)

Maximum Range 350 meters Effective, 600 meters Maximum

Length: 102.0 cm (without bayonet), 126.0 cm (with bayonet extended)

Sights: Hooded post front sight, tangent rear sight

Maximum Sight Range: 1000 meters

Rate of Fire: 35-40 rounds per minute

Rifling Grooves: 4, right hand twist, 474 mm long

Muzzle velocity 735 meters/second