KB-P-790
Light machine gun
KB-P 790 | |
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Type | Light machine gun |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Production history | |
Designer | Degtyarev Garanin |
Manufacturer | KBP |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | 7.62×39mm |
Caliber | 7.62mm |
Barrels | 1 |
Action | Lever-delayed blowback |
Maximum firing range | 1000 m |
Feed system | Belt |
Sights | Iron |
The KB-P 790 (Дегтярёва Гаранина инд. КБ-П-790) is a light machine gun prototype of Soviet origin. The weapon uses a delayed blowback operation and is chambered in the 7.62×39mm round.
Also known as the Degtyarev-Garanin, it was one of the four competitors in the contest for replacing the RPD. Ultimately it lost to Kalashnikov's RPK.
References
- Сергей Монетчиков, РУССКИЕ ОРУЖЕЙНИКИ: Создатель единого пулемета, Bratishka issue of July–August 2003 (in Russian)
- Юрий Пономарёв "Битва трёх «К»", Kalashnikov magazine, 2010/6, pp. 76–85 (in Russian)
See also
- Garanin machine guns
- List of Russian weaponry
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Delayed blowback firearms
- AA-52
- Benelli B76
- Cristóbal Carbine
- Danuvia 43M
- Dlugov
- FAMAS
- FN Five-seven
- FNAB-43
- Garanin
- MAC-58
- Sterling 7.62
- ST Kinetics CPW
- TKB-517
- AVB-7.62
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