Kucher KGK

     Notes: In the former Soviet Bloc, the Czechs were not the only country designing their own versions of Russian weapons.  In the late 1960s, Jozsef Kucher designed the KGK GPMG, which may be thought of as a sort of Frankenweapon.  The guts of the gun are those of an SGM machinegun, while the externals look much like a PK.  The stock, pistol grip, trigger pack, and bipod are from the RPD light machinegun.  The tripod used is that of the PK.  This is coupled to a quick-change fluted 31.1-inch barrel.  Most of the internals are in fact interchangeable with those of an SGM.  However, the primary GPMG of the Hungarian Army was the PK (and later PKM), which was arriving in large numbers at about the time of the KGK’s design, and the KGK was a larger, heavier gun than the PK or PKM, so the KGK was used only on a limited basis, mostly from field fortifications and vehicles. Only about 1000 KGKs were built and put into service. These were later replaced by the PKM.

Weapon

Ammunition

Weight

Magazines

Price

KGK

7.62mm Nagant

13.4 kg

25 Belt, 50 Belt, 100 Belt, 200 Belt, 250 Belt

$2710

 

Weapon

ROF

Damage

Pen

Bulk

SS

Burst

Range

KGK

5

4

2-3-Nil

9

2

6

111

Bipod

5

4

2-3-Nil

9

1

3

144

Tripod

5

4

2-3-Nil

9

1

1

222