What is SKS?
[[image:Simonow SKS 45 noBG.jpg|thumb|250px]] '''SKS''' is a [[Soviet Union]] made [[Semi-automatic firearm|semi-automatic]] [[rifle]]. It was [[design]]ed in 1943 by [[Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov]]. In the 1950s it was replaced with the [[AK-47]]. The SKS remained in second-line service for decades. It is still used as a [[ceremonial weapon|ceremonial arm]] today. The SKS is currently popular in the [[civilian]] [[Military surplus|surplus]] market in many countries. This includes the [[United States]], [[Canada]], and [[New Zealand]]. It was one of the first [[weapon]]s designed to use the M-43 [[7.62×39mm]] [[Cartridge (firearms)|round]], which was also used later in the AK-47.<ref>Patrick Sweeney, ''The Gun Digest Book of the AK & SKS: A Complete Guide to Guns, Gear and '' (Iola, WI: Gun Digest Books, 2008), p. 101</ref> == References == {{Commonscat|SKS}} {{reflist}} [[Category:7.62 mm rifles]] [[Category:Rifles of the Cold War]] {{military-stub}}