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The SKS (Russian: Самозарядный карабин Симонова, СКС, romanized: Samozaryadny karabin Simonova, lit. 'Simonov self-loading carbine') is a semi-automatic carbine designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in the 1940s.
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| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SKS | Action | Gas-operated (short-stroke, tilting bolt) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Barrel length | 521 mm (20.5 in) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Cartridge | 7.62×39mm | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Designed | 1941–1944 | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Designer | Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Effective firing range | 400 m (440 yd) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Feed system | 10-round fixed magazine fed by a stripper clip | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | In service | 1949–present | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Length | 1.021 m (40.2 in) (with bayonet folded) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Mass | 3.85 kg (8.5 lb) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Muzzle velocity | 735 m/s (2,410 ft/s) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | No. built | 5,000,000–15,000,000 | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Place of origin | Soviet Union | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Produced | 1949–1958 (Soviet Union) 1956–1980 (China) | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Rate of fire | 35–40 rounds/min | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Sights | Iron sights graduated from 100 to 1,000 meters | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Type | Semi-automatic carbine | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Used by | See Users | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Variants | See Variants | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | Wars | See Conflicts | 1.00 | infobox |
| SKS | is a | gas-operated carbine with a conventional wooden stock and a fixed ten-round box magazine enclosed inside the receiver | 0.90 | text |
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