S&T Motiv K14 vs Type 56 assault rifle

S&T Motiv K14 — licensed reference photograph

ASmall arms

S&T Motiv K14

Sniper rifle

Credit

Mztourist · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

Type 56 assault rifle — licensed reference photograph

BSmall arms

Type 56 assault rifle

Assault rifle

Credit

ATF.gov, an official site of the U.S. Department of Justice https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:RRT877 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

S&T Motiv K14Length

1.15 m

Length source ↗

Type 56 assault rifleType 56

0.882 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

S&T Motiv K14larger figure on 1 of 1

Range+129%

Type 56 assault riflelarger figure on 0 of 1

None

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

16 of 74 rows sourced on both sides

1.15m

882mmType 56

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.15 m

Length

Single source

1,150 mm (45 in)^[source]

0.764 m

QBZ-56C w/ stock extended

Single source

0.557 m

QBZ-56C w/ stock folded

Single source

0.882 m

Type 56

Single source

0.874 m

Type 56-1/56-2 w/ stock extended

Single source

0.654 m

Type 56-1/56-2 w/ stock folded

Single source

Type 56: 882 mm (34.7 in) Type 56-1/56-2: 874 mm (34.4 in) w/ stock extended, 654 mm (25.7 in) w/ stock folded. QBZ-56C: 764 mm (30.1 in) w/ stock extended, 557 mm (21.9 in) w/ stock folded.^[source]

7kgw/ sight & empty magazine

3.9kgType 56-2/56-4

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

5.5 kg

w/o sight & magazine

Single source

7 kg

w/ sight & empty magazine

Single source

5.5 kg (12 lb) (w/o sight & magazine) 7 kg (15 lb) (w/ sight & empty magazine)^[source]

2.85 kg

QBZ-56C

Single source

3.8 kg

Type 56

Single source

0.8kmEffective; Effective firing range

0.3–0.4kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

0.8 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

800 m (870 yd)^[source]

0.3–0.4 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

0.1–0.8 km

Effective; sight adjustments. Effective range

Single source

100–800 m sight adjustments. Effective range 300–400 meters^[source]

610mm

414mmType 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II

Barrel length

All recorded figures & sources

0.6096 m

Barrel length

Single source

609.6 mm (24.00 in)^[source]

0.28 m

QBZ-56C

Single source

0.414 m

Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II

Single source

Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II: 414 mm (16.3 in) QBZ-56C: 280 mm (11.0 in)^[source]

—

7.6mmCaliber

Calibre

All recorded figures & sources

7.62 mm

Caliber

Single source

7.62mm^[source]

—

650rpm

Rate of fire

All recorded figures & sources

650 rounds/min

Rate of fire

Single source

650 rounds/min^[source]

—

735m/sType 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II

Muzzle velocity

All recorded figures & sources

665 m/s

QBZ-56C

Single source

735 m/s

Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II

Single source

Type 56, Type 56-I, Type 56-II: 735 m/s (2,411 ft/s) QBZ-56C: 665 m/s (2182 ft/s)^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

S&T Motiv K14 and Type 56 assault rifle configuration
Specification	S&T Motiv K14	Type 56 assault rifle
Type	Sniper rifle^[source]	Assault rifle^[source]
Place of origin	South Korea^[source]	China^[source]
In service	2012–present^[source]	1956–present^[source]
Used by	See Users^[source]	See Users^[source]
Designer	S&T Motiv^[source]	—
Designed	2011–2012^[source]	1956^[source]
Manufacturer	S&T Motiv (2012–2021) SNT Motiv (2021–present)^[source]	State Factory 66 Norinco PolyTech^[source]
Produced	2012–present^[source]	1956–present^[source]
Cartridge	.308 Winchester^[source]	Type 56 variants - 7.62×39mm Type 84S – 5.56×45mm^[source]
Action	Bolt-action^[source]	Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]
Feed system	Standard: 5-round magazine Optional: 10-round magazine^[source]	20, 30, or 40-round detachable box magazine^[source]
Sights	Schmidt & Bender PM II (2012–2015) Focus Optech SW-3125 (2015–present)^[source]	Adjustable Iron sights^[source]
Wars	—	Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Somali Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Persian Gulf War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu conflict Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) War in Iraq (2013–2017) OLA insurgency Russo-Ukrainian war 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict^[source]
No. built	—	10,000,000+^[source]
Variants	—	Type 56 Type 56-1 Type 56-2^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Jordan	Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Albania Reported operator · Algeria Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · Benin Reported operator · Bolivia Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Brazil Reported operator · Burundi Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · Central African Republic Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Congo-Brazzaville Reported operator · Congo-Kinshasa Reported operator · Djibouti Reported operator · East Timor Reported operator · Ecuador Reported operator · Estonia Reported operator · Gambia Reported operator · India Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Iraqi Kurdistan Reported operator · Ivory Coast Reported operator · Kosovo Reported operator · Laos Reported operator · Liberia Reported operator · Mali Reported operator · Malta Reported operator · Myanmar Reported operator · Nepal Reported operator · Niger Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Russia Reported operator · Rwanda Reported operator · Sierra Leone Reported operator · Somalia Reported operator · South Sudan Reported operator · Sri Lanka Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Tajikistan Reported operator · Tanzania Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · Uganda Reported operator · Vietnam Reported operator · Yemen Reported operator · Zimbabwe

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S&T Motiv K14

Type 56 assault rifle

Type

Sniper rifle^[source]

Assault rifle^[source]

Place of origin

South Korea^[source]

China^[source]

In service

2012–present^[source]

1956–present^[source]

Used by

See Users^[source]

Designer

S&T Motiv^[source]

—

Designed

2011–2012^[source]

1956^[source]

Manufacturer

S&T Motiv (2012–2021) SNT Motiv (2021–present)^[source]

State Factory 66 Norinco PolyTech^[source]

Produced

2012–present^[source]

1956–present^[source]

Cartridge

.308 Winchester^[source]

Type 56 variants - 7.62×39mm Type 84S – 5.56×45mm^[source]

Action

Bolt-action^[source]

Gas-operated , rotating bolt^[source]

Feed system

Standard: 5-round magazine Optional: 10-round magazine^[source]

20, 30, or 40-round detachable box magazine^[source]

Sights

Schmidt & Bender PM II (2012–2015) Focus Optech SW-3125 (2015–present)^[source]

Adjustable Iron sights^[source]

Wars

—

Vietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Somali Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990–1995) Persian Gulf War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War Kivu conflict Iraqi insurgency (2011–2013) War in Iraq (2013–2017) OLA insurgency Russo-Ukrainian war 2025 Cambodia‒Thailand conflict^[source]

No. built

—

10,000,000+^[source]

Variants

—

Type 56 Type 56-1 Type 56-2^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Jordan

Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Albania
Reported operator · Algeria
Reported operator · Bangladesh
Reported operator · Benin
Reported operator · Bolivia
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Brazil
Reported operator · Burundi
Reported operator · Cambodia
Reported operator · Central African Republic
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Congo-Brazzaville
Reported operator · Congo-Kinshasa
Reported operator · Djibouti
Reported operator · East Timor
Reported operator · Ecuador
Reported operator · Estonia
Reported operator · Gambia
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraqi Kurdistan
Reported operator · Ivory Coast
Reported operator · Kosovo
Reported operator · Laos
Reported operator · Liberia
Reported operator · Mali
Reported operator · Malta
Reported operator · Myanmar
Reported operator · Nepal
Reported operator · Niger
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Qatar
Reported operator · Russia
Reported operator · Rwanda
Reported operator · Sierra Leone
Reported operator · Somalia
Reported operator · South Sudan
Reported operator · Sri Lanka
Reported operator · Sudan
Reported operator · Syria
Reported operator · Tajikistan
Reported operator · Tanzania
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · Uganda
Reported operator · Vietnam
Reported operator · Yemen
Reported operator · Zimbabwe