QBZ-56C (Type 56C) – Short-barrel version, introduced in 1991 for the domestic and export market. The QBZ-56C as it is officially designated in China, is a carbine variant of the Type 56-2 and supplied in limited quantities to some PLA units.

Mar 17, 2025 · The Type 56C is the final iteration of Chinese Kalashnikov, originally intended for export but primarily used by Chinese police and special forces. It is a short-barreled carbine with a folding stock, and remarkably few standard AK parts. The receiver takes a number of cues from the Type 81 rifle, and is shorter and has different geometry than ...

Mar 25, 2022 · Since it was the third pattern of the Type 56 design, the new carbine was named QBZ-56C or Qing Bu-Qiang Zi-Dong 56C (Small Arm, Rifle, Automatic, Type 56, model C).

Feb 12, 2024 · Chinas last AK the QBZ-56C it was designed for the chinese marine and submarine crews. In 1986 china started to phase out the Type 56 AK with the new Type 81 assault rifle. As the Type 81 was to long for ship crews they were looking to make a shorter carbine version of the Type 81.

Nov 8, 2022 · The Chinese Type 56 AK (left) differs in several esoteric ways from a comparable Soviet-style AKM. Soviet AK rifles are finished in a black oxide or parkerized finish, while the Type 56 features a deep, sultry blue.

All the best firearms history channels streaming to all major devices:weaponsandwar.tvThe Type 56C is the final iteration of Chinese Kalashnikov, originally ...

Feb 9, 2023 · The Type 56C was also lighter and more compact, making for a stable gun platform that improved on portability - suitable for special forces use. Two civilian versions became the Type 56S (also known as the Type 56 "Sporter" and the Type 84S.

The Type 56 assault rifle is the Chinese clone of the Soviet AK-47 rifle. It was China's service rifle from 1956 to the adoption of the QBZ-95 in around 1997, and is the most produced variant of the AK rifle in the world.

Type 56 is a gas operated, selective fire weapon. The receiver is machined from steel in early versions, the two lugged bolt locks into receiver walls. Later models, however, were made with stamped-steel AKM-type receivers, but retained the same Type 56 designation.

The QBZ-56C (also known as Type-56C) is a Chinese assault carbine developed from the QBZ-56-2. The QBZ-56C was developed as a shorter QBZ-56-2.