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[[Image:Daewoo-K2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Daewoo K2 Assault rifle - 5.56mm]] | [[Image:Daewoo-K2.jpg|thumb|none|500px|Daewoo K2 Assault rifle - 5.56mm]] | ||
[[Image:Daewoo k2 2.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Daewoo K2]] | |||
[[Image:Daewoo k2 1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|same rifle, butt folded]] | |||
[[Image:Daewoo k1.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Daewoo K1A1 (shortened version); buttstock in extended position]] | |||
[[Image:Daewoo dr200.jpg|thumb|none|300px|Daewoo DR-200 (semi-auto civilian version in .223 Remington), without magazine; note the "post-1994 ban" thumbhole non-folding buttstock, required by current USA laws | |||
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The Daewoo assault rifles are the standard issue rifles for the South Korean Military and Police forces. The K1/K1A short carbines were developed first, the full sized K2 assault rifle was developed later. The K1A was the upgraded version of the K1 carbine (developed as a submachine gun to replace the M3 Grease gun for the South Korean Military). The K1A is considered a submachine gun, despite the fact that it fires an intermediate cartridge (5.56mm Nato/.223) like the full sized assault rifle. | The Daewoo assault rifles are the standard issue rifles for the South Korean Military and Police forces. The K1/K1A short carbines were developed first, the full sized K2 assault rifle was developed later. The K1A was the upgraded version of the K1 carbine (developed as a submachine gun to replace the M3 Grease gun for the South Korean Military). The K1A is considered a submachine gun, despite the fact that it fires an intermediate cartridge (5.56mm Nato/.223) like the full sized assault rifle. | ||
Revision as of 01:49, 22 December 2008
The Daewoo assault rifles are the standard issue rifles for the South Korean Military and Police forces. The K1/K1A short carbines were developed first, the full sized K2 assault rifle was developed later. The K1A was the upgraded version of the K1 carbine (developed as a submachine gun to replace the M3 Grease gun for the South Korean Military). The K1A is considered a submachine gun, despite the fact that it fires an intermediate cartridge (5.56mm Nato/.223) like the full sized assault rifle.
- K1/K1A Carbine - telescoping wire stock, short barrel, 1 in 12 rifle twist - 5.56mm
- K2 Rifle - Folding full sized stock, 16" barrel, 1 in 7.3 rifle twist - 5.56mm
While some people regard the K1 as just a shorter version of the K2, they are somewhat different internally. The K1 (which came first) uses a gas impingement system like the AR15/M16 rifles. The K2 full sized rifle has a gas piston system, just like the AK47 rifles.
The Daewoo Assault rifles were used in the following:
Films
- Thug with a Daewoo K1A short carbine accidentally shoots his own boss in RoboCop
Television
- "Mr. Pig" uses a K1A carbine towards the end of the miniseries The Kill Point