The Liberation Army of South Vietnam, also recognized as the Liberation Army and informally referred to by Americans as the Viet Cong, was an irregular and regular military force established as the no
A T-54B MBT being exhibited in LASV colors and identification. It was practically operated by the Northern headquarters PAVN; however, PAVN conducted most military operations in the Southern territories under the LASV name.
A selection of weaponry in NLF service
Uniform and personal arms of an NLF guerrilla
A Liberation Army of South Vietnam (LASV) soldier carrying his AK-47 rifle, standing beneath an NLF flag.
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The SKS is a semi-automatic carbine designed by Soviet small arms designer Sergei Gavrilovich Simonov in the 1940s.
Liberation Army of South Vietnam
…M16A1, M14 American assault rifle captured from U.S. and ARVN forces. SKS semi-automatic carbine, also known as Simonov M1 Garand…
A Russian variant SKS from the collections of the Swedish Army Museum
SKS with the magazine closed (top) and open. The magazine release is circled. The release gets pulled back to open the built-in magazine.
An SKS with a blade-type bayonet in its closed (folded back) and open positions.
A field-stripped SKS carbine (disassembled into major components for cleaning).