Daewoo K7

S&T Motiv (formerly Daewoo Telecom / Daewoo Precision Industries) · Submachine-Gun · In Service · 2001

Weight (empty)3380 g (119.2 oz)
Overall Length790 mm (31.10")
Barrel Length134 mm (5.28")
Magazine Capacity30 rounds
Action TypeBlowback
Firing MechanismHammer Fired
Muzzle Velocity305 m/s (1001 fps)
Muzzle Energy346 J (255 ft·lbf)
Effective Range150 m (164 yd)
Frame MaterialAluminum

Primary Caliber: 9x19mm Parabellum

The Daewoo K7 is an integrally suppressed 9x19mm submachine gun developed by Daewoo Telecom (now S&T Motiv) in collaboration with the Korean Defense Agency for Technology and Quality, entering service in 2001. Based on the lower of the K1A carbine but reworked to a simple blowback action, it features a permanently attached integral suppressor surrounding a ported barrel, allowing subsonic-velocity fire without an external silencer. Designed as an indigenous Korean alternative to the H&K MP5SD.

Country of Origin: South Korea

Designer: Defense Agency for Technology and Quality (DTaQ) and Daewoo Telecom (development 1998-2000)