North Korean special forces protecting Kim Jong-un use domestically made guns with spiral magazines holding up to 100 bullets.
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| A North Korean special forces soldier wearing a special gun stands guard in the capital Pyongyang during the country's 7th Congress of the Workers' Party. This special weapon looks quite similar to an AK gun, but uses a completely different magazine. Sina quoted Chinese military experts as saying that this is a spiral magazine, which can hold more bullets than a traditional AK magazine. |
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| In the photo are Kim Jong-un's bodyguards wearing camouflage uniforms when the North Korean leader visited a military unit. On their shoulders are special guns, rarely seen in photos of the North Korean military. The gun uses a spiral magazine and is only equipped for special forces and Kim Jong-un's bodyguards. North Korea has not yet released any documents about this special magazine. According to estimates on military news sites, the spiral magazine first appeared in 1998, holding 75-100 bullets. |
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| Two North Korean assault rifle variants using spiral magazines are believed to mimic the technology of the US Calico M960 rifle. |
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| Working model of a North Korean-made spiral magazine. |
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| Guns using spiral magazines often use small-caliber bullets, suitable for close-range combat in urban areas, requiring overwhelming firepower through rapid fire and multiple bullets. |
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| An assault rifle manufactured in North Korea. It uses both spiral and conventional magazines. The spiral magazine is mounted on the top of the barrel, between the sight and the front sight. The conventional magazine is mounted in the grip, close to the trigger. |
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| Currently, the North Korean army mainly uses Chinese-made AK guns. |
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| The most common model used by the North Korean military is the AK-74 model 1988 and 1998, made in China. In addition, North Korean soldiers also use the AKS-74, a miniature version of the AK-74, also made in China based on Russian technology. See also: Kim Jong-un's trusted bodyguard revealed |
According to VNE
