Technical Specifications

Type	Assault rifle (K2 & K2C1) · Carbine (K2C)
Country of origin	South Korea
Designer	Agency for Defense Development · Daewoo Precision Industries
Designed	1972–1983
Produced	1982–present
In service	1985–present
Wars	Gulf War · United Nations Operation in Somalia II · War in Afghanistan · Iraq War · Syrian Civil War
Used by	See Users
Variants	See Variants
Unit cost	US $727.00
Weight	K2: · 3.4 kg (w/o magazine) K2C: · 3.3 kg (w/o magazine) K2C1: · 3.6 kg (w/o magazine)
Length	K2: · 980 mm (extended) · 730 mm (folded) K2C: · 880 mm (extended) · 790 mm (retracted) · 630 mm (folded) K2C1: · 1014 mm (extended) · 940 mm (retracted) · 730 mm (folded)
Barrel length	K2 & K2C1: · 465 mm · K2C: · 310 mm
Cartridge	5.56×45mm NATO · .223 Remington
Action	Gas operated, Rotating bolt (long-stroke piston)
Feed	Various STANAG Magazines.
Muzzle velocity	915 m/s (K100) · 875 m/s (K101) · 964 m/s (KM193) · 75.3 m/s (K200 & KM433 grenades)
Rate of fire	700–900 rounds/min
Range	600 m (K100, K2 & K2C1) · 500 m (K100, K2C) · 460 m (KM193)
Maximum range	3,300 m (K100) · 2,653 m (KM193)

Data from Daewoo Precision Industries K2 (Wikipedia, 2026-09-22). Text licensed under CC BY-SA. Image: CC BY 3.0 — Shotgunlee.

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