The Zastava M59/66 PAP is a Yugoslav licensed derivative of the Soviet SKS semi-automatic rifle, popularly nicknamed papovka. It functions identically to the SKS but adds a permanently attached grenade launcher spigot that doubles as a muzzle brake, with some examples fitted with a folding grenade-launcher sight. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Source Wikipedia: Zastava M59/66
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Source Wikidata: Zastava M59/66
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1. Wikipedia: Zastava M59/66
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Limited production of the SKS commenced in 1961 at Preduzeće 44 (Enterprise Facility 44), which was located in Kragujevac and had undergone an unprecedented expansion in 1953 to better accommodate mass production of various weapons.
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7.62×39mm
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1961-present
Used In: Ogaden War, Wikipedia article text
Second-line units of the Ethiopian Ground Forces used large numbers of the M59/66 alongside original Soviet SKS carbines during the Ogaden War.
View the Source2. Wikidata: Zastava M59/66
Wikidata Q11735459, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
Zastava M59/66 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q11735459 (P729 service entry): 1960Quote, Wikidata Q11735459 (P729 service entry): 1960
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1960.
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