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Small arms1971–present
Heavy machine gun
NSV machine gun is a heavy machine gun originating in Soviet Union. It was built by West-Kazakhstan machine building company JSC (ZKMK). Reported operators include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, India, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, North Korea, North Macedonia, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Korea, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam.
Technical data
Heavy machine gun
Soviet Union
1971–present
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G.I. Nikitin, Y.М. Sokolov, V.I. Volkov
Central Design Bureau of Sports and Hunting Weaponry , Tula , 1969
West-Kazakhstan machine building company JSC (ZKMK)
1971–present
NSVT
25 kg (55.12 lb) (gun only) 41 kg (90.39 lb) on tripod 11 kg (24.25 lb) (50-round belt)
1,560 mm (61.4 in)
12.7×108mm 12.7×99mm NATO (For Polish WKM-B)
12.7 mm
Gas-operated
700–800 rounds/min
845 m/s (2,772 ft/s)
1500 m vs. air (maximum) 2000 m vs. ground targets
50-round belt
Iron sights
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Djibouti
Eritrea
Estonia
Finland
Georgia
India
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Namibia
North Korea
North Macedonia
Poland
Russian Federation
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
South Korea
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
NSV
Длина ствола , мм 1100
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.56 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.56 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.56 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.56 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.56 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
NSV machine gun equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Comoros
Croatia
Czechia
Djibouti
Egypt
Eritrea
Estonia
FinlandNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Standard support weapons". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Georgia
India
Indonesia
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Latvia
Lithuania
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Namibia
North Korea
North Macedonia
PolandApproximate count for WKM-B · WKM-B WKM-Bz. Service scope: Polish Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: ~450 8. Origin: Poland. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Russia
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
South Korea
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
VietnamArmenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Djibouti, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, India, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Namibia, North Korea, North Macedonia, Poland, Russian Federation, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, South Korea, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
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