Even so, the now-famous SKS-45 rifle and the AK-47 would not reach standard-issue status until well into the 1950s, and neither one would see service in the Korean War. The Soviets would supply ...

This incident caused the Republic of Korea (South) to go on war status ... and one of the dead had a SKS rifle -- not South Korean issue. I was still unsure what to think and who was who.

U.S. soldiers went into combat against Chinese soldiers and Viet Cong guerrillas armed with SKS rifles in the Korean and Vietnam wars, according to the NRA. Related: Alexandria mass shooter ...

U.S. soldiers went into combat against Chinese soldiers and Viet Cong guerrillas armed with SKS rifles in the Korean and Vietnam wars, according to the NRA. “The Korean and Vietnamese physical ...