Chicom Type 56 AK Chest Rig
Chicom Type 56 AK Chest Rig
Chicom Type 56 AK Chest Rig
Chicom Type 56 AK Chest Rig
Chicom Type 56 AK Chest Rig
Chicom Type 56 AK Chest Rig

Chicom Type 56 AK Chest Rig

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Rated 5.0 out of 5
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This is considered one of the granddaddies to every modern chest rig. Produced in staggering numbers for a staggering amount of communists, it became so infamously widespread that it might've caused a giant leap in western gear. It's cheap, it's durable, and you can modify it to basically no end.

It consists of a design so simple and elegant only a red-blooded communist worker could have come up with it (along with the help of the party and their comrades). It consists of 3 main mag cells made to hold Kalashnikov-pattern standard capacity magazines, with a wooden toggle flap over each. The smaller side pockets are made to hold small oil and cleaning kits, bandages, and grenades.

Its construction consists of an olive drab cotton canvas with thicker material in the main mag flaps, and a soft nylon X-harness with a tied waist belt. That's pretty much it. It managed to help kick capitalist ass for a while until we caught up, but even today it has its own cult of diehard fans, or just people who want to LARP in the jungle.

Modding

By many, the type 56 is seen more as a platform to begin with rather than to rely on from the get go. A popular modification is to add buckle fastening to the waist belt, or to remove all the harness components entirely and sew in buckles to be used with popular off the shelf harnesses. If you don't want to go that far, many aftermarket shoulder pads will also fit the rigs harness. You can also remove the auxiliary pouches and sew in MOLLE webbing. Some punch holes in the pouches to act as drainage ports, and some even waterproof or paint the rig in their own unique style to match their surroundings.

Just as the honorable chairman would say about his benevolence, the sky is the limit here.

Specs
  • Genuine New Old Stock rigs - the only time you want to see "made in china"!
  • Olive Drab Communist Cotton Canvas Construction
  • Holds 3x standard capacity Kalashnikov pattern magazines, accepts a wide variety more with modification
  • Auxiliary medical, grenade, and cleaning kit pouches
  • Soft nylon adjustable X-harness
  • Endless modification possibilities
  • Zǎo shang hǎo zhōng guó! Xiàn zài wǒ yǒu bing chilling! Wǒ hěn xǐ huān bing chilling!
  • Little Red Book not included

Condition

Chest Rigs are in unissued condition, with only wear from being in storage. No tears, cuts, rips, missing hardware, and only minor cosmetic blems at most.

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Reviewed by Troy from P.
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Lovely Rig, Didn't REEK!

I wish I had the foresight to buy these as a child when they were 10 bucks. Anyways, it arrived on time, in good condition and while it did smell, it didn't cause the birds outside my window to die like my yugo mag pouches. Fits three ak mags well and you could put mandarin oranges in the grenade pouches. Its comfortable for me to wear at 6'2" 180 lbs, with enough adjustment left for a substantial amount of clothing, something I was worried about given the size of the average chinaman.

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Reviewed by Eric M.
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MADE IN CHINA

Very well constructed and in excellent condition. Comfortably holds three 7.62x39 AK mags in the main cells as well as smaller accessories for the other pouches.

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Xi approved

Item as advertised, great deal!

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Reviewed by Ethan
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The greatest thing to come out of china

If you're ever wanting to channel the spirit of Chairman Mao, this is your Ouija board. Bing Chilling.

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