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==Norinco Type 56 assault rifle== | ==Norinco Type 56 assault rifle== | ||
| − | Used by the Taliban in Afghanistan. | + | Used by the Taliban in Afghanistan. A number of Red Army soldiers were also seen armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles (since the film was made in China, the production crew didn't have access to genuine Russian-made Kalashnikov rifles and had to use Chinese ones instead) during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan |
[[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") - 7.62x39mm]] | [[Image:ChineseType56.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56 (fixed stock variant) with under-folding bayonet ("pig sticker") - 7.62x39mm]] | ||
[[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm. This particular gun lacks the "pig sticker" bayonet seen on the model above, which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s, but much rarer on the export versions.]] | [[Image:Type56Standard.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Norinco Type 56 (Imported into the U.S. as the Norinco AKS-47 or AKS-47 Sporter) - 7.62x39mm. This particular gun lacks the "pig sticker" bayonet seen on the model above, which was standard on PLA-issue Type 56s, but much rarer on the export versions.]] | ||
Revision as of 15:03, 13 May 2009
The firearms that were seen in the 2007 movie The Kite Runner include the following...
Norinco Type 56 assault rifle
Used by the Taliban in Afghanistan. A number of Red Army soldiers were also seen armed with Norinco Type 56 rifles (since the film was made in China, the production crew didn't have access to genuine Russian-made Kalashnikov rifles and had to use Chinese ones instead) during the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan
