| Type | General purpose machine gun |
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| Place of origin |  Soviet Union |
| Service history |
| In service | 1961–present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Vietnam War
Cambodian Civil War
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
Soviet war in Afghanistan
First Chechen War
Second Chechen War
Iraq War
War in Afghanistan (2001–present)
Cambodian–Thai border stand-off
various others |
| Production history |
| Designer | Mikhail Kalashnikov |
| Designed | 1961 |
| Manufacturer | Vyatskie Polyany Machine-Building Plant «Molot» |
| Produced | RPK: 1961–1978
RPK-74: 1974-present |
| Variants | RPKN, RPKS, RPKSN, RPK-74, RPK-74N, RPKS-74, RPKS-74N |
| Specifications |
| Weight | RPK: 4.8 kg (10.6 lb)
RPKS: 5.1 kg (11 lb)
RPK-74: 4.7 kg (10 lb)
RPKS-74: 4.85 kg (10.7 lb) |
| Length | RPK, RPKS: 1,040 mm (40.9 in)
RPKS: 820 mm (32.3 in) stock folded
RPK-74, RPKS-74: 1,060 mm (41.7 in)
RPKS-74: 845 mm (33.3 in) stock folded |
| Barrel length | 590 mm (23.2 in) |
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| Cartridge | RPK, RPKS: 7.62x39mm M43
RPK-74, RPKS-74: 5.45x39mm M74 |
| Action | Gas operated, rotating bolt |
| Rate of fire | 600 rounds/min |
| Muzzle velocity | RPK, RPKS: 745 m/s (2,444 ft/s)
RPK-74, RPKS-74: 960 m/s (3,149.6 ft/s) |
| Effective range | 100–1,000 m sight adjustments |
| Feed system | RPK, RPKS: 40-round curved magazine, 75-round drum magazine
RPK-74, RPKS-74: 45-round box magazine, 100-round plastic drum magazine, belt ammunition (with side mounted belt feed device) |
| Sights | Front: semi-shrouded front post, rear: sliding tangent with adjustable notch
Sight radius: 555 mm (21.9 in) |
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