This video provides an in-depth look at the North Korean Type 73 machine gun, a weapon heavily influenced by Czechoslovakian designs and conceptually similar to the Soviet PK. Notably, the Type 73 can utilize both magazines and belts, a unique feature achieved through a modified top cover for its 30-round box magazines. The description details the magazine's unusual backward cycling and claw-type extractor. The video also touches on the Type 73's adoption in 1973, its relatively short service life before being replaced by the Type 82, and its recent reappearance in the Middle East and North Africa, likely linked to Iran-Iraq War era sales. The presenter thanks the French IRCGN for access to a rare specimen.
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