RPK

Summary

RPK is a weapon model^[1]. RPK ranks in the top 2% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,916 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• RPK's image is recorded as Machine Gun RPK.jpg^[3].
• RPK's instance of is recorded as weapon model^[4].
• RPK's manufacturer is recorded as Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant^[5].
• RPK's subclass of is recorded as Kalashnikov light machine gun^[6].
• RPK's designed by is recorded as Mikhail Kalashnikov^[7].
• RPK's Commons category is recorded as RPK^[8].
• RPK's country of origin is recorded as Soviet Union^[9].
• +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RPK^[10].
• RPK's participated in conflict is recorded as Vietnam War^[11].
• RPK's participated in conflict is recorded as Angolan War of Independence^[12].
• RPK's participated in conflict is recorded as Angolan Civil War^[13].
• RPK's participated in conflict is recorded as Mozambican Civil War^[14].
• RPK's participated in conflict is recorded as Mozambican War of Independence^[15].
• RPK's participated in conflict is recorded as Ethiopian Civil War^[16].
• RPK's participated in conflict is recorded as Nicaraguan Civil War^[17].
• RPK's participated in conflict is recorded as Soviet-Afghan War^[18].
• RPK's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04g3v0^[19].
• RPK's service entry is recorded as +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z^[20].
• RPK's ammunition is recorded as 7.62×39mm^[21].
• RPK's Commons gallery is recorded as Ручной пулемёт Калашникова^[22].
• RPK's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Ручной пулемёт Калашникова'}^[23].

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Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1961-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RPK^[10].

Why It Matters

RPK ranks in the top 2% of weapon_model entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,916 views/month).^[2] RPK has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] RPK is known by 37 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]