CODE – 02-140-956

NAME – M56

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Yugoslavia

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1956

CALIBER – 7.62x25mm Tokarev

OVERALL LENGTH – 59.1 cm (23.25 in) Stock folded, 87 cm (34.25 in) Stock open

BARREL LENGTH – 25 cm (9.84 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 4 Grooves, Right-hand twist

BULLET DIAMETER – 7.90 mm (0.311 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 5.64 g (87 grains)

MUZZLE VELOCITY – 500 m/s (1640 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 705 j (520 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 2.98 kg (6 lb 9 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 3.57 kg (7 lb 13.9 oz) loaded with 35 rounds

SIGHTS – Open, iron, adjustable, Front sight – Blade, Rear sight – Flip type with square notches, Leaf for 100 and 200 meters (109 and 219 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 200 meters (219 yards)

OPERATION – Blowback, fires from open bolt

TYPE OF FIRE – Selective, Semi and Full automatic

RATE OF FIRE – 40 rpm Semi. 120 rpm Full automatic

CYCLIC ROF – 600 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 35 round box magazine, double column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.21 kg (7.4 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.59 kg (1 lb 4.8 oz) loaded with 35 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Five 35-round magazines (175 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 2.95 kg (6 lb 8.1 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Crvena Zastava, Kragujavac, Yugoslavia

STATUS – Obsolescent

SERVICE – Yugoslavian military. Still found in Serbian military hands