Type 88: North Korea's Very Own AK-47 Rifle Is Everywhere
North Korea’s arms industry may be poor and backward, but it's still full of surprises. Here's What You Need to Remember: The cylindrical magazines were larger the traditional 30-round “banana” magazines and estimated to carry between 100 and 150 rounds. That’s up to five times more firepower than conventional magazines. How reliable this new magazine is anyone’s guess, but one thing is for sure: it will certainly be heavier. One of the largest armies in the world has adopted one of the most unusual variants of the AK-series of assault rifles. The North Korean People’s Army Type 8...
Source: nationalinterest.org