The RPK Light Machine Gun
in Pictures

This section has many high detail pictures of the RPK light machine gun. Virtually every section of the weapon has been photographed and described. To go to a specific part of the weapon simply click on the desired section below. Some of these pages may take a little while to load.

   

The Front and Rear Iron Sites

The RPK has a sight system very similar to the other Kalashnikov designs.  One major difference is that the RPK has a small knob and windage adjustment.  This allows the rear site to be more carefully calibrated.  The rear site can be adjusted out to 1000 meters.  The front site is almost identical to the other AK variants.

 

 

The RPK Sling Attachment Points

The sling of the RPK is identical to other AK-47 series slings.  Both of its attachment points are located on the left side of the rifle.  The rear sling swivel can be seen in the top right picture.  Below are two photos of the front sling mount.  The integral bi-pod can be seen in the bottom right photo, while it has been folded forward in the bottom left picture.
   

 

 

The RPK Stock and Handguards

One of the more distinctive features of the RPK series are the unusual stock and handguard.  Both of these are holdovers from the earlier RPD machine gun and allow the user to get a better grip on the rapidly firing weapon.

The cleaning kit is the same as those found in the SKS and AK-series.  It is placed in a small spring-loaded compartment in the butt of the rifle.

These pictures are of the right side of the weapon.

 

 

The Receiver

Here are a variety of close-up pictures of the receiver of the RPK.  The selector in the top two photos show the weapon with the selector in the safe position.  The other two possible positions are Semi-Automatic and Full-Automatic.  The trigger and pistol grip and identical to other Kalashnikov designs and can be seen in the bottom left picture.  While the picture on the bottom right shows the inside of the magazine well and the top of the 75 round drum.
  

 

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