Type 56-1 assault rifle7.62x39mm under-folding-stock assault rifleBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 56-1 is the under-folding-stock member of China's Type 56 Kalashnikov-pattern rifle family, chambered for 7.62x39mm ammunition and built for compact carriage by infantry and irregular forces. In the Yemen Civil War, arms-trafficking investigations and interdiction records link batches of Type 56-1 rifles to Iran-backed supply channels for Houthi-aligned forces.Built by archive
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Type 56-1 assault rifle7.62x39mm under-folding-stock assault rifleBuilt in: ChinaThe Type 56-1 is the under-folding-stock member of China's Type 56 Kalashnikov-pattern rifle family, chambered for 7.62x39mm ammunition and built for compact carriage by infantry and irregular forces. In the Yemen Civil War, arms-trafficking investigations and interdiction records link batches of Type 56-1 rifles to Iran-backed supply channels for Houthi-aligned forces.