Chinese Type 56 SKS Chest Rig

Going over a Chinese Type 56 chest rig for the SKS that was used by the Chinese military and also issued out to North Vietnamese forces. These were to be issued with the Chinese SKS, or Type 56, and had a long service and production life.

There is an AK-47 pattern chest rig also called the Type 56, but I will explore that in a later video.
The type 56 chest rig contains ten pouches with each pouch holding two stripper clips. Each stripper clip is loaded with ten rounds of 7.62x39, leading to a total loadout of 200 rounds.

This is the second iteration of chest rigs, and there are many more variations which were tailored to different rifles.

In the video I show the chest rig in more detail as well as identify how you can date your own chest rig, if you happen to have one.

This is a fairly common piece of military surplus on the American market and can be found at various places. It is an interesting piece of kit and history, though not as practical as other military surplus chest rigs that are out there.