Type 59

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Type 59 may refer to: *Type 59 tank, a Chinese main battle tank *Type 59 pistol, a Chinese copy of the Makarov pistol *Type 59 machine gun, a Chinese copy of the SGMT coaxial machine gun *Type 59 frag grenade, a Chinese copy of the RGD-5 grenade *Type 59 anti-personnel mine, a Chinese copy of the POMZ-2 stake mine *Type 59 anti-tank mine, a Chinese copy of the TM-46 anti-tank mine *Type 59 and Type 59-1 field gun, Chinese copies of the Soviet 130 mm towed field gun M1954 (M-46) *Type 59 57 mm anti-aircraft gun, a Chinese copy of the Soviet 57 mm AZP S-60 anti-aircraft gun *Type 59 100 mm anti-aircraft gun, a Chinese copy of the Soviet KS-19 anti-aircraft gun *Type 59 Marksman, a Chinese self-propelled anti-aircraft vehicle based on the British Marksman anti-aircraft system *Bugatti Type 59, a racing car of the 1930s

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