different calibers, 7.62×39mm, 5.45×39mm and 5.56×45mm NATO. Uniquely had milled receivers. A folding stock variant is known as the LMG-F. : RPK-201 variant. : RPK-74 variant is still in use by the Georgian Army and special forces. : Locally known as "BB-Kalash". Also manufactured locally as Al Quds : RPK-74 : RPK-74 variant is used by the Grup Gerak Khas (GGK) of the Malaysian Army. : Armed and Security Forces of Mali. : Type 64. : Built by Fabrica de Arme Cugir SA as the Puşcă Mitralieră model 1964 ("model 1964 light machine gun") and later, a 5.45mm version based on the PA md. 86—the Mitralieră md. 1993 ("model 1993 light machine gun"). : RPK-74, RPK-74M and RPK-16 : Manufactured locally as the Zastava M72. Transnistria Lord's Resistance Army : RPK-74 and RPK, also used by separatists : Used during the Iraq War Former users : Manufactured locally as the LMGK (Leichtes Maschinengewehr Kalashnikov) : Manufactured locally as the Zastava M72. See also PK machine gun PKP Pecheneg machine gun M249 light machine gun IWI Negev QJY-88 FN Minimi ČZW-762 Nikonov machine gun IP-2 Valmet M78 Zastava M77 RPL-20 References Rottman, Gordon. (2011) The AK-47: Kalashnikov-series Assault Rifles. Osprey Publishing External links Юрий Пономарёв "Битва трёх «К»", Kalashnikov magazine, 2010/6, pp. 76–85 (in Russian, covers the design competition) Manual-Kalashnikov-1973 Soviet RPK Manual Covering Operation and Repair EnemyForces.com Modern Firearms – RPK Modern Firearms – RPK-74 Kalashnikov.guns.ru Technical data, instructional images and diagrams of the RPK-47M 5.45×39mm machine guns 7.62×39mm machine guns Cold War firearms of the Soviet Union Light machine guns Infantry weapons of the Cold War Kalashnikov derivatives Long stroke piston firearms Machine guns of the Soviet Union Kalashnikov Concern products Squad automatic weapons Vyatskiye Polyany Machine-Building Plant products Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1961