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General Purpose MGs

North Korean Type 73: A PK That Uses Both Mags and Belts

February 18, 2022 Ian McCollum 28

Many of the small arms developed in North Korea show substantial Czechoslovakian influence, and the Type 73 machine gun is no exception. Based on the concept of the Czech 52/57 light machine gun, the Type […]

Submachine Guns

North Korean M49 PPSh Submachine Gun

November 23, 2020 Ian McCollum 7

In 1949, North Korea began production of a domestic copy of the Soviet PPSh-41 submachine gun. Designated the M49, it used a blend of Russian and Chinese characteristics, but was mechanically identical to the standard […]

Semiauto pistol

Type 68 North Korean Tokarev/High Power Hybrid

May 18, 2020 Ian McCollum 23

The Type 68 is a North Korean hybrid of the Tokarev and the High Power, used as a military service pistol until replaced by the Beak-Du-San copy pop the CZ75. The general outline of the […]

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Handgun

North Korean Small Arms, DIA 1983

May 17, 2020 Ian McCollum 8

Courtesy of reader Matthew, we have this DIA (Defense Intelligence Agency) short overview of North Korean small arms to share with you. It’s appropriately timed, as tomorrow I am posting a video on a North […]

Conversion

RP46 Variations: Russian, North Korean, and US Reproduction

July 4, 2018 Ian McCollum 12

FYI, the Russian RP46 parts kit shown in this video is currently selling on GunBroker, with no reserve and a penny start: https://www.gunbroker.com/item/778500561 The RP-46 was the final iteration of the Degtyarev DP27/DPM light machine gun, […]

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Pusan Jin Iron Works 1911

October 2, 2016 Ian McCollum 23

Note: I mistakenly referred to North Korea in the video, when this was actually made in South Korea. Sorry! During (and probably for a short time after) the Korean War, a Korean facility called the […]

Select-fire Rifles

North Korean Type 58 Milled AK

September 19, 2016 Ian McCollum 42

North Korea was one of several recipients of Soviet military technological aid during the Cold War, being provided the design package and manufacturing assistance for both the SKS and AK-47 rifles. The AK was adopted […]

Semiauto pistol

North Korean Type 70 Pistol at RIA

April 9, 2015 Ian McCollum 87

The “Hermit Kingdom” of North Korea has a number of somewhat unusual military firearms that are not quite direct copies of anything else, but we very rarely get to see example of them up close. […]

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