Technical Specifications

Type	Assault rifle · Carbine
Country of origin	South Korea
Designer	Agency for Defense Development · Daewoo Precision Industries
Designed	1977–1982
Produced	1980–present
In service	1981–present
Wars	Persian Gulf War · War in Afghanistan · Iraq War · 1992 Los Angeles Riots
Used by	See Users
No. built	180,000
Variants	See Variants
Weight	2.87 kg (w/o magazine)
Length	838 mm (stock extended) · 653 mm (stock retracted)
Barrel length	263 mm (10.4in)
Caliber	5.56 mm
Cartridge	.223 Remington (pre 2014 production) · 5.56×45mm NATO (post 2014 production)
Action	Gas-operated, rotating bolt (direct impingement)
Feed	Various STANAG magazines.
Muzzle velocity	820 m/s (KM193) · 790 m/s (K100)
Rate of fire	750–900 rounds/min
Range	250 m (KM193) · 400 m (K100)

Data from Daewoo Precision Industries K1 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY-SA 4.0 — shotgunlee.

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