The folding stocks were made from steel stampings, except for very early production. The 56-1В (underfolder) was the Chinese AK with the Soviet pattern underfolding metal stock. The spike-type bayonet was favored by the Chinese because of the knife-type bayonetвЂ™s blade having difficulty penetrating heavy clothing the type often worn by soldiers fighting in cold climates. Many of the ChineseВ Type 56В AKs (fixed stock) were fitted with permanently attached folding triangular-shaped spike bayonets. There were a very limited number of stampedВ Type 56В AKs supplied to North Vietnam during their war with the U.S. The ChineseВ Type 56В AKs with the forged/milled receivers were the most commonly encountered AK variant used by the North Vietnamese soldiers and Viet Cong guerillas. One plausible reason for the export of older milled AKs was the new stamped receiver TypeВ 56В models were replacing the milled variant in the Chinese Army service. Hope this helps some.ДЄ large number of TypeВ 56В milled AKs were exported to North Vietnam to assist that country in its war with South Vietnam and the United States. There may be new info that researchers have discovered that isnвЂ™t revealed in these books or other forum members may have additional info contained in other references or first hand experience. Below are references to the following books:ДЄK47В The Complete Kalashnikov Family of Assault Rifles, 1988 Here is some information pulled from another sight and some info from four different books, geared towards the military variant. BLUF: We first need to determine what type of weapon that you have.

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