Excellent write-up on the Type 63
LC! As a newer member of the board, I'm just finding all these great treasure troves of information.
I've collected three of the four (that I know of) variations of the Type 63 20rd magazines.
The top mag is the Type 63 20rd steel magazine. The middle is the Type 63 20rd black "plastic" magazine. (I'm not sure of actual material composition) The bottom magazine is a Hungarian 20rd. steel "Tanker" magazine, shown for comparison. I was trying to show the bolt hold-open feature of the Type 63 magazine.
Still looking for the "piece de resistance":
I pulled a couple of pics from the web when I was looking for info about the Type 63. I'm sure you've already run across them, LC. If so, just scrap them.
A Type 63 with underfolding stock:
And a Type 63 with the bayonet extended. I can see why they spoke so much about the use of the bayonet in that article that you translated. Looks as long as one of the old Mosin Nagant's with the bayo attached! Ouch!
While reading that translated article, I started envisioning Yoda narrating it. In translation, lost may you be.
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