Even though the RPD machine gun saw service in some of the most inhospitable climates on Earth, the gun was not without its criticisms. Many users point to the drum magazine as a weakness in ...

The RPD was also produced in China as the Type 56 and Type 56-1, and in North Korea as the Type 62 light machine gun. Even today and despite its shortcomings, the RPD remains in active service ...

The RPD’s pedigree goes back to 1921, when Vasily A. Degtyaryov began work on an easily-manufactured gas-operated light machine gun, which was adopted by the Red Army in 1928.

On April 7, shortly after ATF bought at least eight machine gun components from the sailor — including receivers for Polish PPS-43, Russian RPD and Polish PPSH machine guns — agents put an end ...

RPD light machine gun. The Ruchnoy Pulemyot Degtyaryova (Degtyarov Hand-Held Machine Gun), RPD light machine gun was designed by Vasily Degtyaryov in 1943 and, while some made their way to the ...

The RPD is a gas-operated, belt-fed light machine-gun developed by the Russians during World War II, but never saw full production or service before that war ended.