KB-P-790

KB-P 790
Type	Light machine gun
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Production history
Designer	Degtyarev Garanin
Manufacturer	KBP
Specifications
Cartridge	7.62×39mm
Caliber	7.62mm
Barrels	1
Action	Lever-delayed blowback
Maximum firing range	1000 m
Feed system	Belt
Sights	Iron

The KB-P 790 (Дегтярёва Гаранина инд. КБ-П-790) is a light machine gun prototype of Soviet origin. The weapon uses a delayed blowback operation and is chambered in the 7.62×39mm round.

Also known as the Degtyarev-Garanin, it was one of the four competitors in the contest for replacing the RPD. Ultimately it lost to Kalashnikov's RPK.

References

• Сергей Монетчиков, РУССКИЕ ОРУЖЕЙНИКИ: Создатель единого пулемета, Bratishka issue of July–August 2003 (in Russian)
• Юрий Пономарёв "Битва трёх «К»", Kalashnikov magazine, 2010/6, pp. 76–85 (in Russian)

See also

• Garanin machine guns
• List of Russian weaponry