Daewoo K1 / K2

Specifications

• Type: Assault Rifle
• Caliber: 5.56x45mm
• Capacity: 30 round box magazine
• Fire Modes: Safe/Semi/Full Auto (750 RPM)

The Daewoo assault rifles are the standard issue rifles for the South Korean Military and Police forces. The K1/K1A short carbines were developed first, the full sized K2 assault rifle was developed later. The K1A was the upgraded version of the K1 carbine (developed as a submachine gun to replace the M3 Grease gun for the South Korean Military). The K1A is considered a submachine gun, despite the fact that it fires an intermediate cartridge (5.56mm Nato/.223) like the full sized assault rifle.

• K1/K1A Carbine - telescoping wire stock, short barrel, 1 in 12 rifle twist - 5.56mm
• K2 Rifle - Folding full sized stock, 16" barrel, 1 in 7.3 rifle twist - 5.56mm

While some people regard the K1 as just a shorter version of the K2, they are somewhat different internally. The K1 (which came first) uses a gas impingement system like the AR15/M16 rifles. The K2 full sized rifle has a gas piston system, just like the AK47 rifles.

Unlike most people's misconception, the K1/K1A is NOT a carbine version of K2. First, the K1/K1A was made before the K2. And also, most parts (Including the firing pin) are not interchangeable except the bottom stock. And most of all, Daewoo S&T has recently released K2 Carbine version along with K3 Para version and K-12, 7.62X51mm machine gun to replace the M60.

See Also: Daewoo K7, a submachine gun developed from the K1 and K2

The Daewoo Assault rifles were used in the following:

Daewoo K1

Daewoo K1A1 (shortened version); buttstock in extended position - 5.56x45mm NATO

Daewoo K1A1 - .223 Remington

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
RoboCop	Allan Graf	Sal's bodyguard	.	1987
RoboCop 2	.	Detroit Police officers	With 90-round drum magazines and M16A1 flash-hiders	1990
"Guard Post, The"	.	South Korean MP soldier	Airsoft Replica made by Dong-San Model Co.	2008
Fire of Conscience	Kai Tan	Blade	.	2010
Fire of Conscience	Laiqun Jin	Lao Er	.	2010

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The Kill Point	.	"Mr. Pig"	Semi-automatic K1A carbine	2007

Video Games

Game Title	Mods	Notations	Release Date
Counter-Strike Online	.	K1A Submachine Gun, with plastic and dragon finishes	2008
Combat Arms	.	.	2008

Daewoo K2

Daewoo K2 Assault rifle - 5.56x45mm NATO

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Guard Post, The	.	South Korean MP soldiers	.	2008

Television

Show Title / Episode	Actor	Character	Note	Air Date
The A-Team (Season 4)	Dwight Schultz	Captain H.M Murdock		1983-1987
Ultimate Weapons / CQB		soldiers	archive footage	2009-2011

Video Games

Game Title	Mods	Notations	Release Date
Operation 7	.	.	2006
Combat Arms	.	.	2008
Modern Warfare 2	.	no usable	2009
Soldier Front	.	.	?
SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs	.	.	?

DR-200

Daewoo DR-200 (semi-auto civilian version in .223 Remington), without magazine; note the "post-1994 ban" thumbhole non-folding buttstock, required by American Federal laws at the time, but is no longer required as of 2004.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Curse of the Komodo	Paul Logan	Drake	.	2004

See Also

• S&T Daewoo - A list of all firearms manufactured by S&T Daewoo.