KB-P-790
KB-P 790 | |
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Type | Light machine gun |
Place of origin | Soviet Union |
Production history | |
Designer | Degtyarev Garanin |
Manufacturer | 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
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