North Korean Type 58 AK

North Korea was one of several recipients of Soviet military technological aid during the Cold War, being provided the design package and manufacturing assistance for both he SKS and AK47 rifles. The AK was adopted by North Korea in 1958, in the Type 3 milledreceiver style. This was just shortly before the Soviet Union would introduce its stampedreceiver AKM, having spent nearly 10 years developing and perfecting the sheet metal fabrication expertise required (the o