The design work for the SKS-45 began during World War II when the Russian military began to look ... R and the semi-automatic PTRS-41 anti-tank rifle chambered in 14.5x114 mm.

The SKS was the first rifle to replace the Soviet Union’s bolt-action Mosin-Nagant of Imperial Russian vintage. It was about time too—the Mosin-Nagant had served the Tsar’s troops since 1891.

The SKS was the first rifle to replace the Soviet Union’s bolt-action Mosin-Nagant of Imperial Russian vintage. It was about time too—the Mosin-Nagant had served the Tsar’s troops since 1891.

The Soviet version of the SKS shown here has more similarity to the Romanian Type 56 than to the East German Karabiner S, apart from its distinct markings. The Karabiner S, on the other hand ...

Russian rifle could be link in string of robberies Police dubbed the suspects the "SKS bandits" after a rare Russian rifle appeared to be used in a number of connected robberies.

The gunman, James Hodgkinson, who was shot dead by law enforcement, is believed to have used an SKS 7.62-millimeter caliber rifle in the attack, a law enforcement source told CNN. Investigators ...

The SKS or "self-loading carbine Simonov," named for its Russian inventor, Sergei Simonov, was invented near the end of World War II when the Soviet army needed a gun to match the German army's ...

The type of semi-automatic weapon used in the recent fatal shooting of two Ontario police officers was also used in a series of other deadly, high-profile gun attacks in Canada, including the 2018 ...