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[[ | [[File:Type63.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Type 63 - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
The ''' | [[File:Type 63 rifle with no bayonet.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Type 63 with no bayonet and 30 round AK magazine - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[File:Type 63 rifle with folding stock.jpg|right|thumb|500px|Type 63 with folding stock - 7.62x39mm]] | |||
The '''Type 63 rifle''', also incorrectly referred as the Type 68 by Western sources, is a Chinese made assault rifle that was made to replace the Type 56 in Chinese service when soldiers needed a combination of long rifle range and rifle firepower. Despite resembling the [[SKS]], it uses the rotating bolt system of the [[AK-47]] rather than the tilting bolt system of the SKS. The rifle was manufactured by Factory 296, now known as Chongqing Jianshe. | |||
A folding-stock variant was also made in limited numbers for paratroopers. It was also exported to Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea, Anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan, Albania, and semi-auto surplus variants were also exported to Australia before the introduction of the 1996 restrictions on the legal ownership of semi-automatic longarms and pump-action shotguns. | |||
The rifle is fed via a 20 round box magazine, and can be modified to feed standard AK magazines, if the bolt-hold open device was removed, which would cause the bolt to close on the magazine as soon as it was loaded. SKS stripper clips could be used to load the 20 round magazine when inserted into the weapon. | |||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|531}} | * '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|531}} | ||
* '''Feed System:''' 20-round box magazine | * '''Feed System:''' 20-round box magazine, AK magazines (requires removal of bolt-hold open device) | ||
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto | * '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto/Full-Auto | ||
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=== Video Games === | |||
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| ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War]]'' ||Type 63|| || ||2020 | |||
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[[Category:Assault Rifle]] | [[Category:Assault Rifle]] |
Latest revision as of 23:18, 15 February 2023
The Type 63 rifle, also incorrectly referred as the Type 68 by Western sources, is a Chinese made assault rifle that was made to replace the Type 56 in Chinese service when soldiers needed a combination of long rifle range and rifle firepower. Despite resembling the SKS, it uses the rotating bolt system of the AK-47 rather than the tilting bolt system of the SKS. The rifle was manufactured by Factory 296, now known as Chongqing Jianshe.
A folding-stock variant was also made in limited numbers for paratroopers. It was also exported to Vietnam, Cambodia, North Korea, Anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan, Albania, and semi-auto surplus variants were also exported to Australia before the introduction of the 1996 restrictions on the legal ownership of semi-automatic longarms and pump-action shotguns.
The rifle is fed via a 20 round box magazine, and can be modified to feed standard AK magazines, if the bolt-hold open device was removed, which would cause the bolt to close on the magazine as soon as it was loaded. SKS stripper clips could be used to load the 20 round magazine when inserted into the weapon.
Specifications
(1969 – 1978)
- Type: Rifle
- Caliber: 7.62x39mm
- Weight: 8.4 lbs (3.8 kg)
- Length: 40.7 in (103.3 cm)
- Barrel length: 20.9 in (53.1 cm)
- Feed System: 20-round box magazine, AK magazines (requires removal of bolt-hold open device)
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Full-Auto
The Type 63 rifle and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
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The Kite Runner | Taliban | 2007 |
Video Games
Game Title | Appears As | Mods | Notes | Release Date |
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Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War | Type 63 | 2020 |