Gun Review: Century Arms Zastava N-PAP AK-47

The front port is for 45 deg barrels and the rear port is for 90 deg barrels. The AK 47 gas block combines the front sight and gas block into one assembly. We have sold thousands of these assembly’s. They have proven to be very reliable under combat conditions. The front sight is adjustable for windage with a simple screwdriver. For elevation the sight post is left purposely long so that you can zero your rifle and then use the rear sight as normal.

An SKS is a self-loading carbine assault rifle used by East European and Asian troops in Russia, Yugoslavia, Romania, Vietnam, East Germany, China, Korea and Albania through the late s.

The main reason for this folly is the false notion that the Type 53 is of inferior quality when compared to its counterparts. Nothing could be further from the truth, but this very common opinion still seems to dominate collectors circles. The quality in manufacture of the Type 53 is quite high and the Type 53’s place in history rivals any of the Model ‘s. In fact the combat use of the Type 53 may well be greater than any of the M44’s.

This article will be a brief introduction into the history and production of these little known and misunderstood carbines. Need and Production In the early ‘s the People’s Republic of China decided there was a need to develop a carbine for issue to the People’s Army. The Chinese looked to their new friends to the North, the Soviet Union, for assistance in the matter.

As the doctrine of the “Human Wave” was shared by both nations, a bayonet would be an essential item on any carbine to be issued. The Soviet Union of course offered the Model Carbine as a logical solution. The Soviets were in production of the SKS at the time, but they did not want to share this new development with the Chinese.

It is thought that Soviet machinery was sent to China for commencement of Type 53 production. The facts also seem to suggest this was also done in Eastern Europe as the Model Carbine production also began in Poland, Hungary, and Romania during the same time frame.