RPD

Summary

RPD is a weapon model^[1]. RPD ranks in the top 4% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,004 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• RPD's image is recorded as LMG-RPD-44.jpg^[3].
• RPD's instance of is recorded as weapon model^[4].
• RPD's subclass of is recorded as light machine gun^[5].
• RPD's designed by is recorded as Vasily Degtyaryov^[6].
• RPD's Commons category is recorded as RPD^[7].
• RPD's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[8].
• +1944-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RPD^[9].
• RPD's participated in conflict is recorded as Cold War^[10].
• RPD's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04jzrq^[11].
• RPD's service entry is recorded as +1948-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• RPD's ammunition is recorded as 7.62×39mm^[13].
• RPD's topic's main category is recorded as Category:RPD^[14].
• RPD's Commons gallery is recorded as RPD^[15].
• RPD's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ручной пулемёт Дегтярёва'}^[16].

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Designation and Status

RPD's instance of is recorded as weapon model^[4].

History and Context

+1944-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RPD^[9].

Why It Matters

RPD ranks in the top 4% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,004 views/month).^[2] RPD has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] RPD is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]