Daewoo Precision Industries K5
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A commercial version of the K5 9mm service pistol.
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| Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
| Place of origin |  South Korea |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1989 - Present |
| Used by | See Users |
| Wars | Global War on Terrorism Iraq War |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Daewoo Precision Industries |
| Designed | 1984–1988 |
| Manufacturer | Daewoo Precision Industries |
| Produced | 1989–present |
| Variants | See Variants |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 800 g |
| Length | 190 mm |
| Barrel length | 105 mm |
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| Cartridge | 9×19mm Parabellum |
| Caliber | 9 mm |
| Action | Semi-automatic |
| Effective firing range | 50 m |
| Feed system | 12- or 13-round magazine, 13-round magazine is capable of holding 14 rounds.[1][2][3] Also accepts 10-, 13-, 14- or 15-round S&W 5906 magazines, but they will protrude out from the magazine well.[4] |
| Sights | Iron sights |
The Daewoo Precision Industries K5 is a 9×19mm semi-automatic pistol produced by S&T Daewoo of South Korea.[5]
The K5 was produced in 1989. It is recoil operated and uses a conventional Browning-type locking system. It is mostly carried by Commissioned Officers in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
Contents
Design
The K5 is a compact, lightweight pistol with an unconventional trigger mechanism called "fast action". The frame is made with forged 7075-T6 aluminum alloy with a matte anodized finish, while the slide is constructed out of forged 4140 steel with a matte finish.
The "fast action" trigger mechanism allows the hammer to be decocked while still keeping the mainspring compressed. A light pull on the trigger causes the hammer to flick back, after which the pistol would behave in conventional single-action (SA) mode.
The pistol can also be fired in conventional single- and double-action (DA) modes. The "fast action" (also known as Triple Action, and most recently known as Double Action Plus+) mode allows the trigger travel of DA mode and the trigger weight of SA mode. This allows a more accurate first shot due to the lighter weight of the trigger. It is also safer due to the longer trigger travel required to fire the pistol. The factory magazines hold 13 rounds. Smith & Wesson 59-series magazines are known to be compatible with the DP51 but will protrude slightly.
The pistol also has an ambidextrous safety and three-dot sights. It is also equipped with a firing pin block which (as its name implies) blocks the firing pin from moving forward unless the trigger is pulled.
Commercial Sales
The K5 was marketed commercially in the United States between the early to late 90's through various importers, including FirstShot, Inc., Kimber of America, Inc., B-West Imports, Inc., and Davidsons, Inc. as the DP51, with a compact version known as the DP51C and .40 S&W caliber version known as the DH40. It is most recently reintroduced through collaboration between Daewoo (now S&T Motiv) and Lionheart Industries of Redmond, WA in 2011 as the LH9, LH9C, and LH9 MKII (amongst other variants), featuring numerous updates including a redesigned hammer, wider slide serrations with added serrations to the front of the slide, redesigned grips, Cerakote finish, and optional Picatinny rail (as the MKII). The internal design and basic functions remain identical to the original and all the parts interchange between the original and the Lionheart variants.
Variants
- XK5: Experimental prototype.
- K5: Standard mass-produced variant.
- DP51: Commercial version of K5.[2]
- DP51S: Semi-compact version with compact slide and full-sized frame.
- DP51C: Compact version of DP51.[2]
- DH40: Commercial version of K5 chambered in .40 S&W.[2]
- DH45: Commercial version of K5 chambered in .45 ACP.
- LH9: Updated Version of the DP51 introduced by Lionheart Industries in 2011.
- LH9C: Compact version of the LH9.
- LH9 MKII: LH9 equipped with integral picatinny rail.
- DP51: Commercial version of K5.[2]
Users
Bangladesh: SWADS[6]
Guatemala: Purchased in 2011.[7]
Indonesia: Purchased in 2011.[7]
Israel:[8]- Republic of Korea: Standard sidearm.[2]
References
- ↑ Southby-Tailyour, 372.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ Hogg, 66.
- ↑ http://www.guns.com/2012/12/12/daewoo-dp-51-k5/
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://www.bdmilitary.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=324&Itemid=138
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ https://www.facebook.com/idfonline/videos/1091771084179094/?theater
Bibliography
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