Daewoo K1 / K2

The Daewoo assault rifles are the standard issue rifles for the South Korean military and police forces. The K1/K1A short carbines were developed first, the full sized K2 assault rifle was developed later. The K1A is the upgraded version of the K1 carbine (developed as a submachine gun to replace the M3 "Grease Gun" for the South Korean military). The K1A is considered a submachine gun by the South Korean military, despite the fact that it fires an intermediate cartridge (5.56x45mm NATO/.223 Remington) like the full sized assault rifle.

• K1/K1A Carbine - telescoping wire stock, short barrel, 1 in 12 rifle twist
• K2 Rifle - Folding full sized stock, 16" barrel, 1 in 7.3 rifle twist

While some people regard the K1 as just a shorter 'carbine' version of the K2, they are somewhat different internally. The K1 (which was made first) uses a gas impingement system like the AR15/M16 rifles. The K2 full sized rifle has a gas piston system, just like the AK-47 rifles. Most parts (including the firing pin) are not interchangeable except the bottom stock. Also, Daewoo S&T has recently released a K2 Carbine version along with K3 Para version along with the K12, a 7.62x51mm machine gun to replace the M60.

The Daewoo K1 / K2 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Daewoo K1/K1A

Daewoo K1A with stock extended and 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Daewoo K1A with stock collapsed and 30-round magazine - 5.56x45mm

Specifications

(1980 - Present)

• Type: Assault Rifle

• Caliber: 5.56x45mm NATO

• Weight: 6.3 lbs (2.9 kg)

• Length: 25.7 in (65.3 cm) (stock retracted), 33 in (83.8 cm) (stock extended)

• Barrel length: 10.4 in (26.3 cm)

• Feed System: STANAG Magazines

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst/Full-Auto

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
RoboCop	Allan Graf	Sal's bodyguard		1987
RoboCop 2		Detroit Police officers	With 90-round drum magazines and M16A1 flash-hiders	1990
The Host		South Korean security forces		2006
The Guard Post		South Korean MP soldier	Airsoft Replica made by Dong-San Model Co.	2008
Fire of Conscience	Kai Tan	Blade		2010
	Laiqun Jin	Lao Er
R2B: Return to Base		South Korean pararescueman		2012
Northern Limit Line		ROKMC military policeman		2015
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula	Lee Jung-hyun	Min-Jung		2020
	Kwon Hae-hyo	Elder Kim

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The Kill Point		"Mr. Pig"	Semi-automatic K1A1 carbine	2007
Iris		IRIS mercenaries	with railed handguard	2009
Sweet Home - Season 1				2020
Happiness		ROK Armed Forces soldiers		2021
Sweet Home - Season 2				2023

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notations	Release Date
Conflict: Global Terror				2005
Alliance of Valiant Arms	"K1A1 Rail"	With railed handguard, RIS foregrip, and EOTech red dot sight		2007
Cross Fire	"K1A"			2007
Counter-Strike Online			K1A Submachine Gun, with plastic and dragon finishes	2008
Combat Arms				2008
Warface	"GU1"			2013
Rainbow Six Siege		various attachments	added in Operation White Noise	2015
Marauders	"K1 Assault"	Various attachments; default 20-round mag	Wire stock and muzzle missing by default; can be reattached as add-ons	2022

Daewoo K2

Daewoo K2 - 5.56x45mm NATO

Daewoo K2 with K201 UBGL - 5.56x45mm NATO

Specifications

(1984 - Present)

• Type: Assault Rifle

• Caliber: 5.56 x 45 mm NATO

• Weight: 7.2 lbs (3.3 kg)

• Length: 38.6 in (98 cm)

• Barrel length: 18.3 in (46.5 cm)

• Feed System: STANAG Magazines

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto/Burst/Full-Auto

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Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Guard Post		South Korean MP soldiers		2008
Northern Limit Line		South Korean navy boatcrew		2015
Train to Busan		South Korean army soldiers		2016
Time to Hunt			Seen in armory	2020
Train to Busan Presents: Peninsula		South Korean soldiers		2020
		Unit 631 members
Carter		South Korean army		2022

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The A-Team	Dwight Schultz	Captain H.M Murdock	"Wheel of Fortune"	1983-1987
Ultimate Weapons		soldiers	"CQB", archive footage	2009-2011
Wynonna Earp		Revenant thug	"Bury Me With My Guns On" (S1E09)	2016
Sweet Home - Season 1		various characters		2020
Happiness		ROK Armed Forces soldiers		2021
Duty After School				2023
Sweet Home - Season 2		various characters		2023

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notations	Release Date
Rainbow Six: Rogue Spear		Urban Operations expansion South Korea Exclusive Mission Pack		2000
Operation 7				2006
Alliance of Valiant Arms	"K2 Rail"	With railed handguard, RIS foregrip, skeletonized stock, and EOTech red dot sight or M68 Aimpoint red dot scope		2007
Cross Fire	"K-2"			2007
Combat Arms				2008
Modern Warfare 2		no usable		2009
SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs				2011
Arctic Combat				2012
Warface		railed handguard, LMT SOPMOD stock and scope riser mount		2013
Ghost In The Shell: Stand Alone Complex First Assault	K22	Various attachments		2015
Playerunknown's Battlegrounds	"K2"	railed upper receiver	added in 2021, #Update 12.2	2017

Anime

Title	Character	Note	Date
Upotte!!	Seishou Academy student		2012
The Family Circumstances of the Irregular Witch	Viola	"Irregular Fairy Tale Theater" (E08)	2023

Daewoo K2C

Daewoo K2C - 5.56x45mm NATO

Daewoo K2C1 - 5.56x45mm NATO

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Mods	Notations	Release Date
Counter-Strike Online 2				2013
Black Squad	K2C GL	Various attachments	fitted with EoTech 552 soghts	2017
Ironsight	K2C			2018

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Sweet Home - Season 1			K2C1	2020
Sweet Home - Season 2		various characters		2023

DR-200

Daewoo DR-200 (semi-auto civilian version) - .223 Remington; note the "post-1989 ban" thumbhole non-folding buttstock.

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Curse of the Komodo	Paul Logan	Drake		2004

See also

• S&T Daewoo - A list of all firearms manufactured by S&T Daewoo.
• Daewoo K7 - A submachine gun developed from the K1 and K2.