Though the bayonet could be rapidly deployed, it was rather cumbersome and added to the rifle’s weight. Overall, the SKS was an improvement over the Mosin-Nagant. It was prized for its ease of ...

Though the bayonet could be rapidly deployed, it was rather cumbersome and added to the rifle’s weight. Overall, the SKS was an improvement over the Mosin-Nagant. It was prized for its ease of ...

The design also features a folding bayonet as seen on some examples. The SKS-45 replaced the SVT-40 as the standard issue rifle of the Soviet Union after World War II until the adoption of the ...

Chatham-Kent police say a loaded SKS semi-automatic rifle with an overcapacity magazine, bayonet and ammunition was seized from a home in Chatham on Monday. (Chatham-Kent Police Service ...