KB-P-790

KB-P 790
Type Light machine gun
Place of origin Soviet Union
Production history
Designer Degtyarev
Granarin
Manufacturer KBP
Specifications
Cartridge 7.62×39mm
Caliber 7.62mm
Barrels 1
Action Lever-delayed blowback
Maximum firing range 1000 m
Feed system Belt
Sights Iron

The KB-P 790 (Дегтярёва Гаранина инд. КБ-П-790) is a light machine gun prototype of Soviet origin. The weapon uses a delayed blowback operation and is chambered in the 7.62×39mm round.

Also known as the Degtyarev-Garanin, it was one of the four competitors in the contest for replacing the RPD. Ultimately it lost to Kalashnikov's RPK.

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