The SKS is a self-loading carbine, with an internal 10-round magazine. About 15,000,000 units of the SKS-45 were built during the time. Even though it was later phased out in favor of the well-known (and all-around beloved) AK-47, it has a name which commands a certain respect. It was designed in 1944 and put into service in 1945. The full designation of the SKS rifle is “Samozaryadny Karabin sistemy Simonova, 1945”. The SKS rifle is still being used today, mainly in ceremonies and such, but at times it still sees military action. Its origins are Soviet, and it was designed by Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov, who was one of the USSR’s chief weapons designers and who is considered by many to be one of the creators of the modern combat rifle. The SKS (officially designated SKS-45) rifle has been used for over 70 years now.
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