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Daewoo Precision Industries K1

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The Daewoo Precision Industries K1 is a family of South Korean selective-fire assault rifles developed by the Agency for Defense Development and manufactured by Daewoo Precision Industries and Dasan Machineries. It entered service with the Republic of Korea Armed Forces in 1981. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
5.56x45mm NATO 1
Caliber
.223 Remington 1
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Selective-fire assault rifle 1
Introduced Year
1981 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
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Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K1
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K1
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Manufactured By

Daewoo

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Source Wikidata: Daewoo Precision Industries K1
SNT Motiv

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Source Wikidata: Daewoo Precision Industries K1
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Daewoo Precision Industries K1
  • Lead section
    It entered service in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces in 1981.
  • Infobox: cartridge
    .223 Remington (pre 2014 production) 5.56×45mm NATO (post 2014 production)
  • Infobox: service
    1981-present
  • Lead section
    The Daewoo Precision Industries K1 is a family of South Korean selective-fire assault rifles developed by Agency for Defense Development (ADD) and manufactured by Daewoo Precision Industries (now SNT Motiv) and Dasan Machineries (since 2016).
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox: wars
    Persian Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War 1992 Los Angeles Riots
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox: wars
    Persian Gulf War War in Afghanistan Iraq War 1992 Los Angeles Riots
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2. Wikidata: Daewoo Precision Industries K1
Wikidata Q483003, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Daewoo Precision Industries K1 (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q483003 (P729 service entry): 1981
Quote, Wikidata Q483003 (P729 service entry): 1981
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1981.
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