Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index The SKS is a rifle invented in Russia by Simonov in 1945. It is of a much heavier construction than the AK-47 and is used extensively by Chinese police and military forces. Later versions included variable gas port controls, and selective fire. The rifle uses ammunition clip style loading and has a buttstock cleaning kit with cleaning rod running under the barrel. The SKS is easily field stripped and reassembled with no tools. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.