Type 58 assault rifle (NVA) of North Vietnam forces between 1964 and 1975. It was used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the militia Basij of Iran against the Army and the Republican Guard of Iraq in the Iran–Iraq War (1980–88). In Nicaragua the Sandinista Popular Army used Type 58 weapons against the Contras in the Sandinista Revolution (1980–90). Type 58 assault rifle The Type 58 is an assault rifle made in North Korea derived from the Soviet AK-47 designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It uses a 7.62×39mm cartridge. It is the longest version of the rifle at 890 mm, while the AK-47
AK-12 have an interchangeable barrels, that can easily be removed. It has a combat weight of , a full length of , a cyclic rate of fire of 700 rounds per minute (RPM), an accuracy range of and uses a standard 96-round drum magazine. It is also compatible using magazines from the AK-74 and RPK-74. The AK-308 is an assault rifle/battle rifle under development in 2018 upon request of non-Russian potential clients. It is based on the AK-103 and AK-12 and chambered for 7.62×51mm NATO/.308 Winchester. The basic Kalashnikov assault rifle design intended for intermediate cartridges has been stretched and strengthened