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Measured figures
collapsed
Single source34.5 in (876.3 mm) collapsed[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Barrett REC10 | KPV heavy machine gun |
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| Type | Designated Marksman Rifle[source] | Heavy machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Soviet Union[source] |
| Manufacturer | Barrett Firearms Manufacturing[source] | Degtyarev Plant[source] |
| Action | semi-automatic[source] Direct impingement; semi-automatic |
1,980 mm (78.0 in)[source]
Barrel length
Single source1,346 mm (53.0 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600 rpm[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source1,005 m/s (3,297 ft/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Short recoil operation[source] |
| In service | — | 1949–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See operators[source] |
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| Wars | — | Korean War Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Rhodesian Bush War Western Sahara War Angolan Civil War South African Border War Soviet–Afghan War Libyan–Chadian conflict Iran–Iraq War Gulf War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Iraq War Lebanese Civil War First Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War Second Libyan Civil War Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi–Yemeni border conflict (2015–present)[source] |
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| Designer | — | Semyon Vladimirov[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1944[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1949–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | KPVT[source] |
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| Cartridge | — | 14.5×114mm[source] |
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| Feed system | — | 40-round belt[source] |
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| Sights | — | iron or optical[source] |
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