Type 58 - Revision history

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	The Type 58 AK is a North Korean copy of the Soviet [[AK-47]], manufactured starting in 1958. It was produced with minimal modifications, retaining the design of the original AK-47. North Korean-supplied Type 58 rifles were used by the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces, alongside Soviet and Chinese variants of the AK-47, contributing to the communist forces' firepower during the conflict.

	~~=HISTORY=~~		'''Type 58''' is a North Korean assault rifle based on the Soviet AK-47 Type 3 pattern, chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. It follows the early milled-receiver Kalashnikov layout and feeds from standard AK-pattern box magazines. It is best known as North Korea’s first domestically produced Kalashnikov variant and for Cold War-era exports to allied forces.
	~~After the~~ Korean ~~War (1950–1953), North Korea, allied with~~ the [[Soviet ~~Union]]~~, ~~received military support that enabled~~ the ~~production of~~ the ~~Type 58 assault rifle, which began in 1958 using initially Soviet components~~. ~~Around 800,000 Type 58s were~~ produced ~~before manufacturing shifted~~ to ~~the Type 68 in 1968 due to the increasing complexity of making the Type 58~~.

	~~The~~ Type 58~~, a licensed copy~~ of the AK-47 ~~with a~~ milled receiver, ~~featured identifying marks like~~ a ~~five~~-~~point star and was~~ exported to ~~countries such~~ as ~~Cuba~~ and [[~~Vietnam~~]] ~~in the 1960s~~. ~~While~~ the ~~weapon had a firing rate~~ of ~~600~~-~~650 RPM, its quality varied from average to poor, and early models lacked bayonet lugs~~.		==HISTORY==
			North Korea adopted the Type 58 in 1958 as its locally produced version of the AK-47, closely following the Soviet Type 3 milled-receiver design. Reference accounts describe early manufacture benefiting from Soviet technical assistance and components before production became more fully domestic, while the labor-intensive milled receiver encouraged a later shift toward stamped-receiver production. By 1968, North Korea had begun moving AK production to the Type 68, an AKM-pattern successor.

			Type 58 rifles were exported during the 1960s, including shipments reported to have reached North Vietnam. In Vietnam, the Type 58 served the same general infantry role as other Kalashnikov variants within communist forces’ small-arms inventories, appearing alongside Soviet and Chinese AK-pattern rifles in PAVN and Viet Cong use.

			===Sources===
			* [https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/sites/default/files/resources/North-Korean-Small-Arms-and-Light-Weapons_Recognition-Guide_EN.pdf North Korean Small Arms and Light Weapons: Recognition Guide \| Small Arms Survey]
			* [https://royalarmouries.org/collection/object/object-271206 Centrefire automatic rifle - Type 58 (Kalashnikov AK47) \| Royal Armouries]
			* [https://smallarmsreview.com/north-korean-small-arms-democratic-peoples-republic-of-korea/ North Korean Small Arms (Democratic People’s Republic of Korea) \| Small Arms Review]
			* [https://smallarmsreview.com/ak-rifle-of-the-democratic-peoples-republic-of-north-korea/ AK Rifle of the Democratic People’s Republic of (North) Korea \| Small Arms Review]
			* [https://www.forgottenweapons.com/north-korean-type-58-milled-ak/ North Korean Type 58 Milled AK \| Forgotten Weapons]

	North Korea manufactured the Type 58 in two factories (Factory 61 and Factory 65) and produced full wood-stock and under-folding-stock variants. The AK rifles were later supplemented by [[Type 63]] and [[SKS]] rifles for the Labor-Farming Red Guard.
	~~<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_58_assault_rifle SOURCE]~~
	~~<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230312213305/https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/rifles/north-korean-ak-rifles/ SOURCE]~~
	~~<br>[https://www.forgottenweapons.com/north-korean-type-58-milled-ak/ SOURCE]~~
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	File:North-Korea-Type-58-3.jpg		File:North-Korea-Type-58-3.jpg\|Type 58 markings and receiver details
	File:North-Korea-Type-58-4-400x400.1534357721.jpg\|North Korean ~~Soldiers~~ with the Type 58		File:North-Korea-Type-58-4-400x400.1534357721.jpg\|North Korean soldiers with the Type 58
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Skizmophonic at 07:09, 5 November 2024

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Skizmophonic at 04:12, 4 November 2024

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	\|58식자동보총\|\|7.~~62x39~~\|\|[[North Korea]]\|\|1958\|\|Factory 61/65\|\|16.3 in (41.5 cm)\|\|35 in (88 cm)\|\|weapon_type58		\|58식자동보총\|\|[[7.62x39mm]]\|\|[[North Korea]]\|\|1958\|\|Factory 61/65\|\|16.3 in (41.5 cm)\|\|35 in (88 cm)\|\|weapon_type58
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Skizmophonic at 01:23, 12 October 2024

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	\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Type58.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[Type 58]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon type58.svg\|500px]] \|\| [[File:Class_Assault.png\|50px]] <b>[[Assault]]<br> \|\| 30 / 90		\|[[File:Flag_vc_new.png\|50px]]<br><strong>[[VC]]</strong>\|\| [[File:Type58.png\|500px]]<br><b>[[Type 58]]</b> \|\| [[File:Weapon type58.svg\|500px]] \|\| [[File:Class_Assault.png\|50px]] <b>[[Assault]]<br> \|\| 30[[+1]] / 90
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Skizmophonic at 06:44, 10 October 2024

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	\| 38 \|\|×2.52 = 95.76\|\|×1.2 = 45.6\|\|×1.15 = 43.7\|\|×0.8 = 30.4\|\|×0.75 = 28.5\|\|YES\|\|NO \|\| Seconds\|\| Seconds		\| 38 \|\|×2.52 = 95.76\|\|×1.2 = 45.6\|\|×1.15 = 43.7\|\|×0.8 = 30.4\|\|×0.75 = 28.5\|\|YES\|\|NO \|\|2.433 Seconds\|\| 3.2 Seconds
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	! rowspan=2 \| [[Bayonet]]		! rowspan=2 \| [[Bayonet]]
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	\| 38 \|\|×2.52 = 95.76\|\|×1.2 = 45.6\|\|×1.15 = 43.7\|\|×0.8 = 30.4\|\|×0.75 = 28.5\|\|YES\|\|NO		! Partial!! Empty
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			\| 38 \|\|×2.52 = 95.76\|\|×1.2 = 45.6\|\|×1.15 = 43.7\|\|×0.8 = 30.4\|\|×0.75 = 28.5\|\|YES\|\|NO \|\| Seconds\|\| Seconds
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HISTORY

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	The Type 58, a licensed copy of the AK-47 with a milled receiver, featured identifying marks like a five-point star and was exported to countries such as Cuba and [[Vietnam]] in the 1960s. While the weapon had a firing rate of 600-650 RPM, its quality varied from average to poor, and early models lacked bayonet lugs.		The Type 58, a licensed copy of the AK-47 with a milled receiver, featured identifying marks like a five-point star and was exported to countries such as Cuba and [[Vietnam]] in the 1960s. While the weapon had a firing rate of 600-650 RPM, its quality varied from average to poor, and early models lacked bayonet lugs.

	North Korea manufactured the Type 58 in two factories (Factory 61 and Factory 65) and produced full wood-stock and under-folding-stock variants. The AK rifles were later supplemented by Type 63 [[SKS]] rifles for the Labor-Farming Red Guard.		North Korea manufactured the Type 58 in two factories (Factory 61 and Factory 65) and produced full wood-stock and under-folding-stock variants. The AK rifles were later supplemented by [[Type 63]] and [[SKS]] rifles for the Labor-Farming Red Guard.
	<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_58_assault_rifle SOURCE]		<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_58_assault_rifle SOURCE]
	<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230312213305/https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/rifles/north-korean-ak-rifles/ SOURCE]		<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230312213305/https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/rifles/north-korean-ak-rifles/ SOURCE]

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			File:North-Korea-Type-58-4-400x400.1534357721.jpg\|North Korean Soldiers with the Type 58
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	! rolspan=2 \| [[Weight]]		! rolspan=2 \| [[Weight]]
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	\|[[]]\|\|[[Assault Rifle]]\|\|Auto+Semi\|\|600 RPM\|\|7.47° & 1.35° [[ADS]]\|\|0.940\|\|715 m/s\|\|7.9 g (121.91 gr)\|\|3.1 kg (6.83 lbs)		\|[[Type 58]]\|\|[[Assault Rifle]]\|\|Auto+Semi\|\|600 RPM\|\|7.47° & 1.35° [[ADS]]\|\|0.940\|\|715 m/s\|\|7.9 g (121.91 gr)\|\|3.1 kg (6.83 lbs)
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	\|FN\|\|7.62x39\|\|[[North Korea]]\|\|D8\|\|~~ARM~~\|\| in ( mm)\|\| in ( mm)\|\|weapon_type58		\|58식자동보총\|\|7.62x39\|\|[[North Korea]]\|\|1958\|\|Factory 61/65\|\|16.3 in (41.5 cm)\|\|35 in (88 cm)\|\|weapon_type58
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	~~DESCRIPTION GOES HERE~~		The Type 58 AK is a North Korean copy of the Soviet [[AK-47]], manufactured starting in 1958. It was produced with minimal modifications, retaining the design of the original AK-47. North Korean-supplied Type 58 rifles were used by the North Vietnamese Army and Viet Cong forces, alongside Soviet and Chinese variants of the AK-47, contributing to the communist forces' firepower during the conflict.

	=HISTORY=		=HISTORY=
	~~TEXT GOES HERE~~		After the Korean War (1950–1953), North Korea, allied with the [[Soviet Union]], received military support that enabled the production of the Type 58 assault rifle, which began in 1958 using initially Soviet components. Around 800,000 Type 58s were produced before manufacturing shifted to the Type 68 in 1968 due to the increasing complexity of making the Type 58.
	<br>[ SOURCE]
			The Type 58, a licensed copy of the AK-47 with a milled receiver, featured identifying marks like a five-point star and was exported to countries such as Cuba and [[Vietnam]] in the 1960s. While the weapon had a firing rate of 600-650 RPM, its quality varied from average to poor, and early models lacked bayonet lugs.

			North Korea manufactured the Type 58 in two factories (Factory 61 and Factory 65) and produced full wood-stock and under-folding-stock variants. The AK rifles were later supplemented by Type 63 [[SKS]] rifles for the Labor-Farming Red Guard.
			<br>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_58_assault_rifle SOURCE]
			<br>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230312213305/https://www.tactical-life.com/firearms/rifles/north-korean-ak-rifles/ SOURCE]
			<br>[https://www.forgottenweapons.com/north-korean-type-58-milled-ak/ SOURCE]
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Skizmophonic at 04:22, 4 October 2024

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