Baghdad, the capital of Iraq, suddenly appeared in the black market of weapons-a type 68 pistol. Many people may not know this weapon. It is the second standard pistol built by North Korea in 1968 (the first is Type 64), based on the Soviet Tokarev pistol (TT-33). .
is different from the complete imitation of Type 64. North Korea has modified the Type 68 to a certain extent, such as adjusting the angle of the grip to match the figure of the North Korean soldier and improving the efficiency of man and machine. The big black star on the
grip is clearly visible. This is a major feature of the TT-33 pistol. The 68-style is currently on the Baghdad black market at an asking price of US$1,300 (about 8879 yuan). For reference,
is also on the black market in the Middle East. The price of the Mosin Nagan rifle is US$209, the PPSh-41 submachine gun (Bobosha) is US$250, the Steyr AUG A1 rifle is US$1,000, and the AK-103 rifle is 2400 US dollars. Dollar.
Can the price of a pistol be worth the advanced rifle produced in Austria? Of course not, the pistol itself is not worth the price. The main reason is that North Korean weapons are too rare. Even in the black market in the Middle East, "the rare thing is more expensive" is the truth. The fewer the number of a weapon, the price will naturally increase.
Regardless of North Korea being relatively closed, in fact, there were a few years when a large number of military weapons were exported, so North Korean weapons can occasionally be seen in the Middle East. The
73 type light machine gun appeared in the hands of a Syrian government soldier. This is a weapon developed by North Korea in 1973. It is based on the Soviet PKM general machine gun. The maximum rate of fire is 700 rounds per minute. The actual performance is not bad, but the problem is that the gun is too heavy. It is a light machine gun of more than 10 kg. Fortunately on the ground, if you carry it to fight sports warfare, it is definitely a very physical test. Why did
73 light machine guns appear in Syria? The reason has to be traced back to the 1980s. At that time, the situation in the Middle East was chaotic. The general environment was the Middle East war, while the minor environment was the Iran-Iraq War. Iraq and Iran fought fiercely because of their contradictions. With the military level of the two countries,
can't actually support such a fierce war. For this reason, they all spent money to buy a large number of weapons from other countries. North Korea took this opportunity to export various military products to Iran, including Type 73 machine guns, Type 68 pistols, Type 58 rifles and so on.
North Korea earns foreign exchange from orders, while Iran has weapons. However, with the development of the times, Iran has also developed its own military-industrial system, and these old equipment have also been sealed up until they were aided to the Syrian government forces in recent years and reappeared on the battlefield. The
Minigun (mini-gang) machine gun is a weapon discovered by the US intelligence agency on the black market in Southeast Asia in 1995. The buyer claims to be from North Korea. It is not difficult to see from the appearance of
that this is a weapon imitated from the Gatling machine gun, which can be airborne, fixed, or hand-held. In the United States, the M134 machine gun belongs to the portable Gatling, also known as the "Minigun". The Americans don't bother to give this imitation weapon a name, directly named "Minigun-2 (Minigun-2)."
According to the test, the maximum rate of fire of the Mini Gang 2 can reach 3,600 rounds per minute, which is not as good as the genuine M134, but it is also a very powerful weapon. In terms of technical content, the processing difficulty of the six-barrel machine gun is obviously more difficult than other weapons. High, if it is really produced by North Korea, it can also reflect the progress of North Korean military industry in the 1990s.
