K1A carbine
E398663
The K1A carbine is a South Korean-made, compact 5.56×45mm assault carbine widely used by the Republic of Korea’s armed forces and security units.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| K1A carbine canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
assault carbine
ⓘ
firearm ⓘ |
| action |
direct impingement-like system
ⓘ
gas-operated ⓘ |
| barrelLength | approximately 263 mm ⓘ |
| caliber | 5.56 mm ⓘ |
| cartridge | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| category |
carbine
ⓘ
military rifle ⓘ |
| chambering | 5.56×45mm NATO ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Korea ⓘ |
| designedFor |
close quarters combat
ⓘ
special operations units ⓘ vehicle crews ⓘ |
| feedSystem |
30-round detachable box magazine
ⓘ
STANAG magazine compatible ⓘ |
| fireModes |
fully automatic
ⓘ
safe ⓘ semi-automatic ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
K1
ⓘ
K1A1 ⓘ
surface form:
K1A1 (modernized configurations)
|
| introducedInService | 1980s ⓘ |
| manufacturer |
Daewoo Precision Industries
ⓘ
S&T Motiv ⓘ |
| muzzleDevice |
compensator
ⓘ
flash suppressor ⓘ |
| originatesFrom |
South Korea
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea
|
| overallLength |
approximately 653 mm stock folded
ⓘ
approximately 838 mm stock extended ⓘ |
| predecessor | Daewoo K1 ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated)
ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea armed forces
|
| rateOfFire | approximately 700–900 rounds per minute ⓘ |
| sightType |
iron sights
ⓘ
optical sights via accessory mounts (on later models) ⓘ |
| stockType | side-folding metal stock ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Republic of Korea Air Force
ⓘ
Republic of Korea Army ⓘ Republic of Korea Marine Corps ⓘ Republic of Korea military units ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea Military Police units
South Korean Navy ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea Navy
Republic of Korea Special Warfare Command ⓘ Republic of Korea presidential security and guard units ⓘ Republic of Korea Armed Forces (operationally associated) ⓘ
surface form:
Republic of Korea security forces
|
| usedIn | training and operational roles in the Republic of Korea armed forces ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 3.3 kg unloaded ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.