The trials began in 1947 and the most prominent candidates to become the main weapons of Soviet soldiers for decades ahead were the latest modification of the SKS carbine and the AK-47 assault rifle.

The AK differs from the SKS in several respects, most notably the detachable, curved 30-round magazine that makes reloading quick and easy, and that it was fully automatic, combining the power of ...

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.

The AK quickly proved that, despite being adopted in the guise of a submachine gun, it could do everything the SKS could do, so Simonov’s design was rendered redundant and obsolete. Russian ...

One is the bolt carrier handle, which is more like that of an AK-47 than other SKS rifles. Another is dual storage compartment doors, rather than one—presumably for both the cleaning kit and an ...

When Secret Service agents foiled what the FBI called an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump while he was golfing on his course Sunday in West Palm Beach, they spotted ...