Daewoo K1A1: A Hybrid AR-15 and AR-18
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- Опубликовано: 25 июл 2024
- During and after the Korean War, the South Korean military was armed with American weapons - M1 Garands, M1 Carbines, M3/M3A1 Grease Guns, and so on. In the 1970s they wanted to modernize their equipment, and looked to the US. South Korea purchased M16A1 rifles form Colt, and the Daewoo conglomerate obtained a license to manufacture them. Around the same time, they began a development program to produce a new array of Korean domestic small arms. The first result was the K1, a 5.56mm carbine (designated a submachine gun) to replace the Grease Gun.
The K1 used the AR15 gas system and AR15 fire control system, but couples with a right-side charging handle and a bolt carrier and recoil spring setup similar to the AR18, negating the need for a recoil spring in the stock and allowing the use of a wire collapsing stock. In its military form, it had a 10.4 inch barrel, and had both semiauto and full auto fire settings. The K1 remains in South Korean service today in the K1C form, updated to allow mounting of optics and other accessories.
In the 1980s and early 90s, the K1 was imported into the United States under several different names, including the K1A1, MAX-1, and (in the case of the rifle in today’s video) AR-110C. All had barrels lengthened to 16 inches to avoid the NFA, and were semiautomatic only.
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I once owned a Daewoo Matiz. That was one hell of a weapon. Every time I drove it I thought someone was gonna die
It’s a suicide weapon dude
lol I approve as a Korean. That is now chevy spark since GM acquired Daewoo motor co.
😲
@@goyangi2014 Then they made Spark EV with 400 ft-lb motor. It's the most torque motor of any similarly priced car in history. And yes, torque steer will make you feel like someone's going to die.
That is true
Hi, i'm just big fan of your work and i really happy about this video.
I'm working in Republic of Korean army as fire arm repairer sergeant.
I just want give you quick feedback and tip for anyone own this gun.
First of all, what you mentioned range adjustment at the rear sight is actually windage adjustment that engraved numbers on it is for zeroing purpose.
And every korean firearms are named sequence adopted by army and developed so very first developed original korean firearm is designated as the K1
And next improvement is K1A that changed flash hider, recoil spring assembly
And actually you mentioned K1c is just K1A with picatinny hand guard made from Dong-iin optical
And quick tip of using this gun.
This gun is working perfectly with M193 round if use SS109 round with this gun, the bullet tip will flip while flying to target(same rifling thread m16a1. The K2 rifles rifling is smiler with the m16a2)
And safety problem of this gun is if you're very unlucky, recoil spring assembly that holding rear of this gun very rarely chance to pop out into shooter's eye(this problem is fixed at K1A, but i don't know why this model is not fixed) so i'm gonna advice for shooting this gun, just grab this gun properly.
If you or anyone want ask any question about this gun. I will happily help.
And again, thanks for your work!
YoonTae wan this is some really interesting input! Thanks man
Ian mentioned that Daewoo doesn't manufacture guns anymore, do you have a surplus of parts or do other companies continue to manufacture parts for these guns?
How does it feel that South Korea and North Korea may actually sign a real peace treat now
Derkman96 the company named S&T motive(that company take over the Daewoo Precision) is now maker of small firearms
Hawkeye 47 that is all korean's hope wherever they living. As korean, i hope north are open their border. But as a soldier, we need to be ready for any sitation.
Rumor has it this gun makes you invisible to cameras
Also makes you Virgin
Arty Theta nice r6s reference
FUCKING VAGISIL MAINS
80-90s early version of k1 smg has trumpet shaped muzzle, and when it fires,flame was so huge that blind the user.invisible to target......those problems are solved..
최재덕 wow that's crazy. Thanks for sharing :)
I am a ROK Marine and I have used this rifle. Actually, K1 was created to fill the need for shorter barrel, compact version of firearm compared to M16A1 that was widely being used in Korea back then. Essentially, it was made as a SMG (and accidentally ahead of the time by keeping 5.56 on SMG instead of typical 9mm). It is widely used in armored, engineers, recon, SpecOps, etc MOS that requires working in tight space or in stealth. There has been many voices in SpecOp and Recon community in Korea about need for a new rifle. They issued us mod kits to put rails and foregrip and all that accessory but now transitioning to a whole new rifle. They are currently issuing newly built K2C (Carbine).
From my experience, I liked my K2 better than K1. Both are very reliable. I never had my K2 fail on me even after being under water, mud, desert sand, snow, etc. And it is dead accurate. K1 suffers a bit in accuracy compared to K2 but it is still a great SMG that can even be put in carbine category and compete with carbines. Problem I had was the less stable buttstock thingy on K1. But a lot of guys in recon and special forces replace the default buttstock with modern retractable ones.
Fun fact : you can use K1 upper on K2 lower vice versa. It works perfectly fine.
K6 is the HMG. K4 is the automatic grenade launcher. :)
I was issued a K1 when I was an officer in the ROK Marine Corps. It was decent, but the weapon was very old.
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wild bill yeah 9999 ammo count definitely going to give the enemy cancer
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damn lol😂
1:14 Exatcly. the South Korean military uses "K" the same way the US military uses "M".
I had a K2. Damn good rifles. Simple, durable, reliable. If they we're imported today, they'd be an excellent buy.
You were in the ROK military?
@@user-rg3cy8kc1p They were legal to buy in the US before the import ban.
I had this one,the k1. Payed $300 new in box. Early 90s. Great little gun. Wish I kept it.
South Korea makes some great stuff, from rifles to cars!
Seeing an AR with a traditional bolt handle on the side of the gun makes me happy.
Centreline charging always made sense to me, It's very sealed up because it doesn't need a giant slot, no messing around about which hand to use, nothing to get in the way on the side of the gun, no reciprocating parts (I know that is either good or bad depending on perspective).
All that said I have zero time on ARs, so for those that do, what is it about the side charger that you prefer/what am I missing about the central handle?
AgamemnonTWC personally I just find the big horizontal charging handle super sexy
James Healy My criticisms of it are mainly that it's weird to charge without dismounting from the shoulder and, though there are replacement handles that remove this issue, the handle is awful. It's uncomfortable, hard to grip, and small. The small part especially contributes to the problem of being unable to charge without dismounting the rifle, because it's nearly impossible in my experience to get a good grip on just one side of it, but it's very awkward to get the hand around both sides without pulling the gun away. I know that can be resolved by an aftermarket handle, but in its stock form it sucks. It's just a terribly unergonomic charging handle for the gun that everyone claims is the ultimate ergonomic tacti-cool rifle. Why bother with super ergonomic grips and safeties and stocks and what have you if you still have to deal with a charging system that, in use, feels more like a badly designed bolt action than a modern rifle?
I have not tried it, but from looks alone I'd honestly prefer the original charging system, where there was a handle on top that looked like a second trigger (like a FAMAS if I remember right). The issue then is that you may not be able to get a gloved finger in the guard to charge it in very cold weather, which I believe is why it was changed in military service. But, ergonomically, that isn't a bad method in my opinion. However, that also necessitates some structure on the top of the rifle, which means your sights will be higher, the gun effectively taller, and it'll be weird to mount modern optics on it (which I believe is why the carry handle/charger guard has largely been left off of modern AR variants).
However, considering I'm right handed as are the vast majority of the people I know, I don't mind one bit having a nice big knobby handle on the right side of the rifle. If I was left handed or designing something for military use where left handers would have to use it, I'd probably be happier to deal with the drawbacks of the AR charging handle, but as a right handed person who finds the charging of nearly every other military rifle perfectly comfortable, the AR's annoys me.
Laird Cummings Interesting. It probably comes from having shot mostly older rifles (I've honestly shot much more black powder than smokeless), but the right hand just feels to me like the natural hand for charging.
AgamemnonTWC
As a righty who isn't a soldier, I much prefer charging with my non-trigger hand like on HKs and FALs. But for soldiers and people moving with the weapon at the ready keeping your fore-grip hand supporting the fotward weight of the weapon is much more realistic than the mechanically disadvanteged trigger hand.
Vigil would be so proud of you...
His father wasnt
I hear that their toasters are just as intense.
@@ethanpike428 Korean batman
k1-carbine(but koreans called SMG)
k2-rifle
k3-SAW
k4-40mm grenade machine gun
k5-9mm pistol
k6-50cal. heavy machine gun
k7-suppressed SMG
Xk8-canceled bullpup rifle
xk9--canceled 9mm SMG
xk10-??
k11-OICW
k12-7.62mm GPMG
hedgehog 21 xk10 was compact version of xk9, like mp5k. It also cancelled
k14 added
jinho kim 그러고 보니 그걸 빼먹었네요..ㅎㅎ 사실 xk13도 있었죠 25mm급 공중폭발탄 기관총인데 k11에 작용된 기술의 연장으로 개발하는 거였지만 왜인지 취소됨...
The K7 is a smg in call of duty ghost!😀
저도 뜬근없이 k-1올라왔길레 댓글보는데 역시 한국분들 많이 보시는군요 ㅋㅋ 배1하시는 분들 넘어온건가?
My father was fond of (Career LAPD retired Captain) collecting military firearms during the 70s, 80s and stopped around the time of the ban in California in 1989 (California was first then the feds followed a few years later).
He bought this model (K1) and about a week later he bought a K2 (1988). He purchased both at a store in Long Beach California called GEMCO. It was like a Walmart type store but you had to be a member. The rifles now resides in Arizona in my brother's safes.
To add, My dad also bought a Valmet 76 at that same GEMCO and I commented on it on that upload.
I wish I had got an HK93, a Tec 9, and a SPAS12.
@@EricFoFo78 i got a spas 12 but it had to be brutalized to be uk legal (24 inches long minimum)
That's a sweet looking gun, has that cold war look to it.
Kinda because it is
“Actions speak louder than words”.
말보다는 행동이지
John Czaplinski Vigil = amazing
"It's too quiet."
"Okay"
"Don't feel so bad" *gets spotted*
Cool gun. All the daewoo’s are cool. There are simply no spares to keep them running
Machine gun DAD. There was a company making spares. Look around.
I once owned a Daewoo brand CRT computer monitor back then, 25 yrs ago maybe? It really SUCKSSSSS.
Course it sucks, it wasn't a Sony, GoldStar or Mitsubishi.
sorryociffer you are correct. There is a vocal sub group of Daewoo collectors in the US. Parts aren’t that big a deal generally.
Marky
This was Daewoo Precision Industries, later S&T Daewoo and now S&T Motiv.
I am Korean. As a Korean, I am glad that Dangsan reviewed the gun. It would be nice to review a lot of Korean guns, and thank you very much for reviewing the Korean guns.
What's dangsan?
@@taewNG got it, but still, whats dangsan lol
@@taewNG ah, okay
@@delamoviesweapon make Company
"You just got killed by a Daewoo Lanos"
Blows foot off with a shotgun *gross*
Haha i was waiting for this
@@Fmjeezus Thug Liiife
Great video! Tho i have to point out a few errors. Unlike the K-2, the K1A1 cannot adjust ranges. What Ian is showing you there is the dial for zeroing the sights left and right. Also, the aperature sight with the big hole is for night-time shooting. Or at least thats what they tell you its for in the korean military
Yeah, I meant windage and not elevation.
Man, something about the Daewoos always feels really pleasant. They always seem to strike just the right balance of elements. Would love to get my hands on a couple. Thanks Ian!
Hey Ian great video. I'm stationed in Korea and work with ROK military. Interesting fact is the first K1s had M3 style muzzle cones then swapped to CAR-15 style muzzle boosters later. They tend to only issue them to squad leaders, MPs and vehicle crews. I always wondered why the weapon isn't imported again without the wire stock and with the original upper as a pistol.
Laird Cummings in theory it could be imported from overseas just like draco AK pistols are imported.
Their K5 handgun is imported as the Lionheart LH9.
S&T is looking for sales to keep production running so much to even sell to the Iraqi military. When these were imported in the 80s they were 300USD I could see them being imported as pistols today for around 700USD. The startup costs are already paid for unlike other more exotic guns like the SCAR. There is a market for people wanting to buy guns that aren't AK or ARs.
It's not that they aren't just a gun that isn't an AR, the K1 and K2 have good reputations as dependable guns and one of the few guns from East Asia Americans can own with the ban on Norinco guns and Japan not selling sporter versions of their military small arms such as the Type 84. I doubt these guns wouldn't move seeing how well CZ Brens and other alternative guns can't even stay on shelves.
Be still, my heart. This was one of my grail guns. Back in the early '90s, they seemed to be the answer to perceived AR shortcomings. I thought they were piston guns (external, that is...)
when i was in army, many soliders wants k1a more than k2. because k1a is lighter than k2. but because of k1's butt plate, k1a's accurancy is lower than k2. so i like k2 more than k1a
Thank you very much!
I am looking forward to K1A1's review for a long time!
It’s kind of spooky that I was recommended this video today. I just saw the Mexican AIC police getting lunch in the oxxo store while I was there, and one of them had a K1A1, and I remember thinking, what the hell is that? Now I know!
so K is the korean M. :)
tierfuehrer2 more or less yep. The numbers at the back used to signify the order in which they were developed....tho after the K-6 (licensed M2) it seems like they completely abandoned that ordering system
The K9 Thunder is a South Korean self-propelled 155 mm howitzer.
Jun Imai beat me to it!
Jun Imai g is for germany, g3, g36
In Canada we use C C7, C8
I'm from the UK, and I noticed something weird when Daewoo was advertising in the 90s.
They were trying to become a household name, and because most people weren't familiar with them at the time, they used to have a pronunciation guide in their adverts.
I used to buy Guns & Ammo magazine, and I noticed that the pronunciation guide was different in the US than it was in the UK.
In the UK, it would say 'Daewoo (day-oo), but in the US, it would say 'Daewoo (day-woo).
I always wondered why they wanted Americans to pronounce the 'w', but wanted it to be silent for British people.
I'm sure their marketing department had their reasons.
Great video Ian. I loved this and K-2 when I used to play Combat Arms many years ago. I am also glad to see you doing a video every other day.
I was stationed in Korea twice. I always assumed these rifles used an ak style piston. Learned something new. Fun fact, officers in Korea still use the 1911 instead of the m9.
Josh Samuelson the lionheart lh9 is a commercial version of their current pistol.
GunFun ZS learned 2 new things today then. Maybe it's just the reserves that use the old .45 then as I remember seeing them at military exercises.
I heard we had some 1911 for ye-bi gun(reserve force, like national guard? of korea).but most of forces use k5 pistol this days.
Thanks for the first hand and first hand-ish input.
1911 looks pretty and works well, thier is no reason why they wouldn't want to use it
You can do a drive-by in a Daewoo car with a Daewoo gun with music playing on a Daewoo stereo. I suppose you could even wear a Daewoo tee shirt and a Daewoo hat.
And you can make a stock trading account at Mirae Assest Daewoo.
+Daewoo apartment
The K2... I used to have one of those.. back in the day..
Great simple design. one can certainly see the AR18 influence! Good video.
I like it. Thanks for sharing it with us Ian :)
Best rifle I ever owned. Wish I still had it.
Damm i use it when i was medic.
Everyone envied me when training time because it was much lighter than the K2 rifle.
Really interesting gun, fascinating as always Ian!
Thanks for Uploading.
This looks like so much fun, i wish we had a stateside version
I would love to see more 5.56 platorms become popular, maybe their prices could be as low as the ARs
I love forgotten weapons. There is a sense of professionalism in Ian's knowledge about the subject matter that far outweighs other channels about guns. Anyone familiar with his background? Is he a historian?
I love this! It should bee good in the mud test but still has the springs inside, perfect!
That cleaning kit and hanguard setup are straight off the FAL. Neat.
Roof Koreans weapon of choice
Glorious
roof koreans had K2 lol Which was my service rifle. K1 was made as an accidentally ahead of time 5.56mm SMG. K2 is the full standard assault rifle
@@pleasetredonme it was more of 'lets mix AK and M16, and Oh ShIt it works'
Roof Koreans > South Koreans > North Koreans.
From the age of Roof Koreans, they probably used Garands.
I know that bag on the side is probably to catch brass, but I prefer to imagine that its there to keep the gun warm and toasty...
Tater tots
This is on my gun wishlist, I’ve wanted this thing for so long
This is one of the firearms on my wish list and has been for years.
I used this gun in the Korean army and it is very safe.This gun is a gun made for special combat
The Ar15 pistol before they were they were cool.
Daewoo also makes a line of retro style kitchen appliances, and an all in one breakfast maker that's basically just a toaster oven with a hot plate on top and a coffee maker on the side. I always figured that if I ever buy a Daewoo, it'll probably be that one.
First time I ever saw one was when I was on TDY from Misawa AB to Daegu AB. I saw the ROKAF MP’s armed with these rifles and I really had no idea what they were until went online a looked them up. Over all cool cool rifle. Hope to own one day and as always great video Ian really enjoyed what you bring to the firearms table.
a daewoo always reminds me of Dugan Ashley!!
Legend has it, when the city's burning, the shops will still be standing and there will be Koreans on the roofs defending them. This must be their weapon of choice.
wow so many memories...
i used the K-2 and m203 and m16 when i was in the army :)
brings lots of memories
Sold a few of these in the 90's, almost bought one myself. Got good feedback
When I was in the korean army, I was taught that the larger aperture for the iron sight was for the night since your pupil expands in the dark
The Korean word for conglomerates like Daewoo is 財閥 (jaebol), similar to Japan's Zaibatsu like Mitsubishi and such.
Well done video
i was in the Korean army until last year (south Korea, of course). and i trained with K1A.
i'm glad to see that gun on youtube.
A review of Thompson variants would've been perfect for Valentine's Day.
The 1 to 5 on the rear sight doesn't indicate range adjustment from 100 to 500 meters. Those are just references in the windage drum and it appears to be a copy from the M16/M16A1 as does the 5 notch front sight. The apertures appear to be somewhat copied from the low light sight system used on the M16/M16A1 which would have used a 4 notch front sight post with tritium vial visible on 2 sides.
Yep, I meant windage and goofed.
I saw one of these at a gun show in Houston. I wanted to get one so I returned on Sunday to learn that they only had two left. I asked them how they sold them so fast and they told me that HPD bought almost all their stock. Still have mine to this day. It is a badass gun.
Fantastic rifle. I owned one of these in the 1980's. Bought it new for $350.00 from a shop in Texas. I sold it a couple of years later. Wish I never did that. I've been looking for another one ever since.......
I have one for sale if you are interested.
Ian you're making me miss my Kimber-import DR-200 even though the finish was prone to scratches and the safety was annoying.
tawm Now they produce enhanced K-2 with fully machined parts and nice anodized finish but safety lever still annoys soldiers. Haha but I wouldn’t mind have one. The gun shoots half MOA with PMC ammos.
Koreans are one-step away from inventing m416 in the 60’s. If they use the AR-18 piston and the AR-15 bolt.
so true!!
Same with the taiwanese t65.
Man, I miss Daewoo. First thing I bought from them was a VCR, didn't last as long as the JVC I replaced it with. Second thing I got that was designed by Daewoo was my 2013 Chevrolet Captiva sportwagon ( fleet sales only ). That was a very useful little crossover. The Captiva started life as the Saturn 'Vue', and was mashed together with the Holden 'Captiva', then updated by Daewoo for GM to use to fill fleet sales contracts for a Vue sized crossover/ small suv.
I used both K1 and K2 when I was serving in the military. The biggest advantage of K1 was that it was light when marching. I was a infantryman, so I used to shoot and march a lot. I borrowed K2 during the shooting training only. K2's hit rate was much better, and it was only possible to get 7 days off if all the targets were hit.
"The magazine release on this side...works...just like a mag release..." xD
Out of curiosity Ian, have you had a chance to look at the Swedish AK5 (licensed copy of the FN FNC if I recall manufactured by Bofors) I would love to see you do a video on that if the opportunity were to ever arise.
Arphalia he's already done a FN FNC video a few years ago, its pretty much the same gun with the triggerguard being the only big difference.
The only way to get your hands on an AK5 is through the Swedish military, as far as I know they haven't surplused any of them or sold them abroad, he might handle one at a museum tho.
Shooting one is pretty much not possible, I suspect Ian is the wrong kind of PR as far as the Swedish armed forced is concerned.
I've only fired them because my brother was in the army.
I got to fire one of these last weekend. Really nice little rifle, except the hand guard was so wobbly it felt like it was barely hanging on. Was shooting better with this than most ARs with irons or with red dots that I’ve used. Really snappy little rifle
Simplicity!
I love that gun.
Thanks for reviewing it! For fricks sake, when will the Airsoft Industry finally make an Airsoft version of this gun 😭😭😭 ?! I’ve been looking for years.
i used it when i was rok army's apc driver...
와 한국인
One of the very few guns I have first hand experience with on this channel, as this was the gun issued to my unit back when I was doing my mandatory service. HQs "administration" troops had these, and practiced with them. I kinda preferred it over the K2 rifle I trained with at boot camp.
Brings back memories of living in Arizona. Man, they loved the Woo over there.
I hope they make guns better than they make cars.
Dog of Wisdom daewoo cars suck so bad
getting major FAL vibes from it
All it needs is a sexy charging handle. But very Cold War.
Both the K1 and K2 borrowed some aesthetics from the FNC, namely the handguard, so you're not too far off.
That take down latch is beautiful, i wish ARs had that!
Daewoo are the godess of rifles. Still trying to get my hands on the k2!
Come on Ian! We all know the storage compartment in the handle is for Skittles! Smh.
That rifle looks like it needs a bit of lubrication. Internals looked as dry as a chalk board.
Probably because it hasn't been used. And cleaned for auction
The K-1&2 both work quite well for their intended purpose. Both are reliable accurate and user freindly
K stands for weapon series designed and made in Republic of Korea. K-1 is the first South Korean made SMG. After that Dawoo introduced various K series such as K-2(Standard Rifle for ROK Armed Forces), K-3 (Machinegun inspired from FN Minimi),K-7( 9mm silenced submachinegun)etc.
Does this mean that there will be a video about the K2 coming up?
Yeah, it only tool 3 years!
Do a review on Daewoo TVs and microwaves
Including shooting them with a Daewoo rifle
Love your videos! The sights are very m16a1.
Got a rare opportunity to shoot a K2 in South Korea in the 80's when I as stationed there. Very cool rifle.
This video is long over daewoo, but just in time to represent the hosting country of the Winter Olympics.
That pun.
I miss Dugan :(
Now this is verry interesting. I did not know daewoo made both a DI and a long stroke gas piston version of this gun, verry cool!!!
thank you!
Good lord Ian, It is 4am. Why are you uploading Videos right now? Furthermore, why am I watching said videos?
Ian no sleep
Lmao, It's merely 8pm in Korea.
Zashra its 2 pm in my country xD
I always thought it's for us Central Europeans to enjoy Forgotte Weapons after lunch?
4 am? Not where I live
Korea has had good engineers for some time.
and photographers too.. if you checkout some of the videos and pictures their military releases, the quality is unbelievable.
I love the videos.
재미있게 질봤습니다!
Interesting video!
When I was in Korea, a ROK gate guard had a K1 that had safe, semi, full auto,
AND three round burst.
Daewoo, faster than a cow
I had a Max II for a while. It went through recoil spring guide assemblies because the heat treat of the rod (or spring guide... or both) was not done correctly. The part that drives the op-rod galled the rod to the point that it would seize. It wasn't too big a deal when a replacement assembly was only $27. Now, it will cost you $100+, if you can find them at all.
My first grown-up job was doing PC tech support for a (now-long-defunct) subsidiary of Daewoo Telecom. I can only hope that Daewoo Precision Industries Ltd. has higher quality control standards. :)
내가 쓰던 총을 미국인이 리뷰하고 있네. 2년 동안 물고 빨고 했던 나보다 200배는 더 잘 아는 거 같아서 신기하다.
참 좋구만~~
Interesting gas key and stacking of it
I used this whenever I worked with the ROK Army while stationed in Korea, it’s a badass little thing that’s lightweight and easily handleable