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Small arms1961–present
General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun
PK machine gun is a general-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Degtyaryov Plant.
Technical data
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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| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.203 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.203 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.203 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
General-purpose machine gun Medium machine gun
Soviet Union
1961–present
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Mikhail Kalashnikov
1961
Degtyaryov Plant
1961–present
See Variants
9 kg (19.84 lb) (with integral bipod)
1,203 mm (47.4 in)
605 mm (23.8 in)
7.62×54mmR
Gas-operated , long-stroke piston , open , rotating bolt
600–800 rounds/min 700–800 rounds/min (PKT/PKTM)
825 m/s (2,707 ft/s)
1,000 m (1,094 yd) (100–1,500 m sight adjustments)
3,800 m (4,156 yd)
Non-disintegrating metal link belts in 100, 200 or 250-round ammunition boxes
Tangent iron sights and Warsaw Pact rail for optical, night-vision, thermal, and radar sights
Afghanistan
Algeria
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Croatia
Cuba
Czech Republic
Democratic Republic of Congo
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
Georgia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Libya
Mali
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Mozambique
North Korea
North Macedonia
Palestine
Philippines
Poland
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Sierra Leone
Sudan
Serbia
Slovenia
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
Turkmenistan
Turkey
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
PK machine gun equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belarus
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
China
Croatia
Cuba
Czechia
Egypt
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
Georgia
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Hungary
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Moldova
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
North Korea
North Macedonia
Pakistan
Palestine
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Republic of the Congo
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Serbia
Sierra Leone
Slovenia
Somalia
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Syria
Tajikistan
Türkiye
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zambia
ZimbabweAfghanistan, Algeria, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, China, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, Georgia, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Libya, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Montenegro, Mozambique, North Korea, North Macedonia, Palestine, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Serbia, Slovenia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
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