Photos RPK/RPK-74 and its derivatives in action

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Phot Credit: Unknown Commando

Afghan Army Soldier with Romanian Model-1964 (RPK)
*Minus Buttstock and bipod, so much for accurate fire...

 

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Afghan Police officer with USSR RPK.
NOTE: Hungarian AMD-65 (AKMS) muzzle brake!

 

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Photo compliments: Volk01

Romanian Model-1964 (RPK)

 

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Photo compliments: Conhoon

Belarus paratrooper with USSR RPK-74.

 

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Photo compliments: Stormovik

Russian soldier armed with RPKS-74 and AKS-74 rifles.

 

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From the Warsaw Pact past...almost 30 years since it dissolved.

East German soldier aims 1MGK (USSR RPK) while on field exercise.

Photo compliments: daru

Romanian squad in the field. A rarely seen Romanian-made, folding stock version of the Model-1964 (RPK).
It is not the Model-1991 (RPK-74) since this one is in 7.62x39mm, which model is this known as by the Romanians?

*Not sure why the Romanians picked this type of folding stock for a squad automatic weapon!? Since you fire this weapon in the prone position from the bipod, in sustained firing mode. Which will wear your cheek down!

 

[droopy]

I think they are supposed to be somekind of para/mountain troops variant. So it would make it shorter.

 

[daru]

Photo compliments: daru

Romanian squad in the field. A rarely seen Romanian-made, folding stock version of the Model-1964 (RPK).
It is not the Model-1991 (RPK-74) since this one is in 7.62x39mm, which model is this known as by the Romanians?
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*Not sure why the Romanians picked this type of folding stock for a squad automatic weapon!? Since you fire this weapon in the prone position from the bipod, in sustained firing mode. Which will wear your cheek down!

As Droopy mentioned, is a custom modified RPK used mostly by some Mountain troops or paratroopers. In this case of Mountain Troops, since they need to move through rough terrain, lots of vegetation, might need to climb on or rapel down on rocks and high cliffs, a shorter weapon is more comfortable to wear and use.

The recoil isn't any bigger than a normal AKM assault rifle, actually smaller due to the bipod and longer barrel/bit heavier rifle so its quite bearable

 

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A former Mujahedeen keeps watch at a check post as he holds a weapon to support Afghan forces in their fight against Taliban, on the outskirts of Herat province, Afghanistan, July 10, 2021.

USSR RPK

Taliban fighters have taken large swathes of Afghanistan in the past two weeks. Photo: AFP / Aref Karimi

Lead fighter with USSR RPK and three with USSR (or PRC) RPD light machine guns.

 

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Photo compliments: Conhoon

Belarus soldier with Russian RPK-74M

Soviet/Russian RPKS-74

 

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Yugo M72B1 Under folder

 

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Russian private military contractors during a 2017 deployment to Syria. The image shows 2 heavily armed contractors with an RPK-74, as well as an AKM fitted with a GP-25 UBGL.

 

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