The RPK (Russian: Ручной пулемёт Калашникова/РПК, romanized: Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova, English: "Kalashnikov's hand-held machine gun"), sometimes inaccurately …

The RPKM or RPK-203 (GRAU Index: 6P8M) is a Russian light machine gun developed from the AK-103, RPK-200, and RPK. The RPKM features polymer furniture, a folding stock like the …

Feb 3, 2021 · The RPK is a gas operated, magazine fed, air cooled, shoulder or hip fired selective fire rifle. It shares a long-stroke gas piston and a rotating bolt with the AK. Both AK and RPK …

Dec 1, 1997 · The RPK in all its guises is the most widely distributed—but certainly not the best—LMG available in the world today. It is too light to provide good controllability for full-auto …

Current production 7,62×39 RPKM light machine gun.

May 16, 2023 · Designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov, the RPK is a light machine gun that shares many parts and features with the AK-47/AKM series of rifles including interchangeable …

The RPK, or Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova, is a Soviet made light machine gun based on the AK platform. It was designed in the late 1950s by Mikhail Kalashnikov. It was made to replace …

It is a belt-fed, open bolt, fully automatic light machine gun with a rotating bolt and a long-stroke gas piston. [1] With an empty weight of 5.2-5.5 kg, the RPL-20 rivals the weight of an RPK-74 …

Mar 15, 2022 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Izhmash RPK (Ruchnoy Pulemyot Kalashnikova) Light Machine Gun (LMG) including pictures.

NOTE: Some films use the Valmet M78 to impersonate the RPK. please see the Valmet M78 page for differences between these two weapons. The Zastava M72 is also on the M70 series …