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7.62x39

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7.62x39 FMJ Cartridge - Classic AK & SKS Soviet Round The classic 7.62×39mm rifle round, the mainstay of Soviet and East Bloc semi-automatic and automatic weapons, including the Simonov SKS carbine and the Kalashnikov AK-47. Still widely in circulation around the world. Link here .

SKS

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Viet Cong Guerrilla with Classic Simonov-SKS Carbine, Vietnam War “A Viet Cong soldier crouches in a bunker with an SKS rifle,” 1968. Link here .

SKS

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SKS Soviet Carbine 7.62x39mm -- Classic Cold War Firearm! A gorgeous example of a Simonov SKS-45 Soviet carbine, produced between 1944 and 1958, licensed to many other countries in Europe and Asia. Link here .

SKS

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Soviet Simonov SKS-45 Carbine - A Cold War Classic! The Soviet SKS carbine replaced the venerated 1891/30 Mosin-Nagant toward the end of World War Two. It was in turn supplanted by the AK-47 fully-automatic rifle, but enjoys wide popularity on the surplus market. Link here .

SKS

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Classic SKS-45 Carbine - Norinco-Made - With Cartridge Pouches This version of the classic Simonov SKS-45 is made by the Chinese state arms enterprise, Norinco. Link here .

M1910

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1910 .380 ACP - John Browning's Pistol - An American Classic! John Browning’s classic 1910 model in .380 ACP was produced in Belgium by the FN gunmaker. It has influenced firearm design ever since. Link here .

BROWNING

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John Moses Browning - Greatest American Gunmaker - With His Shotgun America’s greatest gunmaker, John Moses Browning, has left an indelible mark on modern firearms. Link here .

.45 ACP

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.45 ACP - Classic 1911 John Browning Pistol Round The round that won the war? The .45 ACP round is the mainstay of the 1911 pistol, which was the standard US sidearm during the Second World War and Korean War. Link here .

M1911

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1911 Browning .45 ACP US Army Pistol - World War Two Era The iconic Browning M1911 pistol; this is a World War Two-era version. Link here : And here (alternate design):

PPSh-41

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Soviet PPSh-41 Submachine Gun - A World War Two Classic! The iconic PPSh-41 was the standard automatic weapon of Soviet forces during World War Two. It fired the 7.62×25 Tokarev pistol round. Link here .

7.62x25

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Classic Soviet 7.62x25mm Pistol Round - Tokarev The zippy 7.62×25mm pistol round was the ammunition for the Tokarev TT series and derivatives like the Yugoslav M57. Link here .

M88

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Zastava M88 Serbian Pistol - A Classic! The classic Zastava-Tokarev M88 9mm pistol is a product of the Yugoslavian/Serbian arms industry. Link here .

M57

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Yugoslav-Serbian M-57 Pistol 7.62x25mm The classic Yugoslav-Serbian military version of the Soviet Tokarev pistol. Link here .

TT-33

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Tokarev TT-33 Pistol - Classic Soviet Pistol The TT-33, designed by Fedor Tokarev, is a Soviet adaptation of John Browning’s classic M1911. Using the 7.62×25mm pistol round, it was a mainstay of the Soviet armed forces during World War Two and beyond. Link here .

TOKAREV

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Fedor Tokarev - Great Russian Firearms Designer - With His 1925 Machine Gun Fedor Tokarev (1871-1968) was one of the greatest of all Russian/Soviet weapons designers, responsible for the TT-33 pistol and the SVT-40 semi-automatic rifle, along with the Maxim-Tokarev M1925 machine gun pictured. Link  here .