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
