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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | S&T Motiv K14 | Type 58 assault rifle |
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| Type | Sniper rifle[source] | Assault rifle[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | North Korea[source] |
| In service | 2012–present[source] | 1958–present[source] |
| Used by | See Users[source] | See Users[source] |
w/o sight & magazine
Single sourcew/ sight & empty magazine
Single source5.5 kg (12 lb) (w/o sight & magazine) 7 kg (15 lb) (w/ sight & empty magazine)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source800 m (870 yd)[source]
Barrel length
Single source609.6 mm (24.00 in)[source]
Rate of fire
Single source600–650 rounds/min[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | S&T Motiv[source] | Mikhail Kalashnikov[source] |
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| Designed | 2011–2012[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | S&T Motiv (2012–2021) SNT Motiv (2021–present)[source] | Factory 61/65[source] |
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| Produced | 2012–present[source] | 1958–1968[source] |
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| Cartridge | .308 Winchester[source] | 7.62×39mm[source] |
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| Action | Bolt-action[source] | Gas-operated[source] |
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| Feed system | Standard: 5-round magazine Optional: 10-round magazine[source] | 30-round detachable AK magazines[source] |
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| Sights | Schmidt & Bender PM II (2012–2015) Focus Optech SW-3125 (2015–present)[source] | Iron sights[source] |
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| Wars | — | Vietnam War Salvadoran Civil War Nicaraguan Revolution United States invasion of Grenada[source] |
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| No. built | — | 800,000[source] |
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| Chosŏn'gŭl | — | 58식자동보총[source] |
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| Hancha | — | 五八式自動步銃[source] |
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| Revised Romanization | — | Opalsik jadongbochong[source] |
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| McCune–Reischauer | — | Op'alsik chadongboch'ong[source] |
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