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Grand Power Ltd., Slovakia · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 1.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Grand Power K100larger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source179 mm (7.0 in)-228 mm (9.0 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Grand Power K100 | M60 machine gun |
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol[source] | General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun[source] |
| Place of origin | Slovakia[source] | United States[source] |
| Designer | Jaroslav Kuracina[source] | — |
| Designed | 1994–1996[source] | 1952–1957[source] |
M60 machine gunlarger figure on 3 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
1,105 mm (43.5 in)[source]
Height
Single source133.5 mm (5.3 in)-140 mm (5.5 in)[source]
Caliber
Single source7.62 mm (0.308 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source550–650 rounds/min[source]
Muzzle velocity
Single source2,800 ft/s (853 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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Grand Power s.r.o.[source] |
Saco Defense U.S. Ordnance[source] |
| Produced | 2002–present[source] | 1957–present[source] |
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| Variants | K100 Tactical, K100 Mark 6, K100 Mark 7, K100 Mark 12, K100 DAO, K100 QA, K100 Target, X-CALIBUR, GPC9, K100 Whisper, K102 R, K105 R, P1[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Cartridge | 4 mm Flobert Short 6 mm Flobert 6 mm ME Flobert .22 long rifle .380 ACP 9×19mm Parabellum 9×18mm Makarov .357 SIG .40 S&W 10mm Auto .45 ACP[source] | 7.62×51mm NATO[source] |
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| Action | Short recoil operated, rotating barrel[source] | Gas-operated , short-stroke gas piston, opened rotating bolt[source] |
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| Feed system | 10,12,14 or 15-round detachable box magazine[source] | Disintegrating belt with M13 Links[source] |
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| Sights | Fixed, front blade and adjustable rear notch 160 mm (6.3 in) sight radius[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| In service | — | 1960–present[source] |
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| Used by | — | See Users[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Dominican Civil War Cambodian Civil War Moro conflict The Troubles Lebanese Civil War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese War Salvadoran Civil War Operation Urgent Fury Operation Just Cause Persian Gulf War Operation Gothic Serpent War in Afghanistan Iraq War Cambodian–Thai border stand-off Colombian armed conflict Insurgency in the Philippines Bougainville conflict Myanmar conflict various others[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | US$6,000 (M60E3)[source] |
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