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PK

7.62 mm machine gun
Class type of: general-purpose machine gun Q159495
PK
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Summary

PK is a firearm model[1].

Key Facts

  • Manufacturer: Kalashnikov Concern[2], Degtyarev plant[3]
  • Subclass of: general-purpose machine gun[4]
  • Designed by: Mikhail Kalashnikov[5]
  • Country of origin: Soviet Union[6]
  • Participated in conflict: Vietnam War[7]
  • Service entry: 1961[8]
  • Ammunition: 7.62×54mmR[9]
  • Native label: Пулемёт Калашникова[10]
  • Different from: PKM[11]

Related Entities

Kalashnikov Concern Mikhail Kalashnikov

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 16w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Different from → PKM
    Country of origin → —
    Topic's main category → Category:PK machine gun
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