Also known as: РПК, RPK, RPK-47
The RPK (Russian: Ручной пулемёт Калашникова "Kalashnikov hand-held Machine Gun") is a 7.62×39mm Soviet Light Machine Gun designed by Mikhail Kalashnikov in early 1960s, in order to supplant the earlier RPD (Machine Gun). Its design is based on the AKM. The RPK has a longer barrel, distinct clubfoot-shaped buttstock and a Bipod.
See also
External links
- Wikipedia: RPK