Type 56 assault rifle

The Type 56 is a Chinese assault rifle which is a copy of the Soviet AK-47 assault rifle. The Type 56 was first used by the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong during the Vietnam War along with the Soviet AK-47 and AKM assault rifles. The Type 56 is used by many armies and battlefields in Africa, Western Asia and Asia.

 Variants 
 Type 56: Copy of the AK-47.
 Type 56-1: Copy of the AKS-47.
 Type 56-2: Same as the Type 56-1 but with a side folding stock instead of a under folding stock.

 Users 
The Type 56 assault rifle is used in many countries. These include:
Users



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  Boko Haram : Type 56 and Type 56-1
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 : Burundian rebels.
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 : Used by Croatia in its war of independence.
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 : Purchased in the 1990's and used by Finnish Army rerserve personnel. Now in long-term storage.
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 : Used by the Nepalese Army and formerly by the People's Liberation Army rebels
 : Contras.
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 Rwanda .


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 : South Sudan Liberation Movement, South Sudan Democratic Movement, Sudan People's Liberation Army and Lou Nuer militias.
  During the war that ended on 19th May 2009 between the Sri Lankan government armed forces and the LTTE terrorist group.



 Lord Resistance Army

 : Captured from Viet Cong and North Vietnamese Army during the Vietnam War.
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 References 

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