What is the value of a Daewoo K1A1 rifle?

Answer 1

I just bought one for $1500 and am quite happy with it.

Very few of the K1A1 rifles were imported before being banned. Because of the low numbers available and the unusual design, these rifles will only appreciate. The reliability of the rifles is very good with many design similarities to the M16/AR15.

Buy one if you can find one! You'll love it!

Hello! I am South Korean, from the country of origin for this rifle! it is actually called DaeWoo K2, but foreigners tend to call it K1A1 rifle. K1A1 is a tank, so please don't confuse with DaeWoo K2. K2 uses the standard US Military rifle rounds, but uses the AK-47 gas chamber blow-back system, while having M16-like weapon reloading system, with an accuracy of M21. you can say AK-47+M4A1+M21=K2.

Hi, I'm an Gun collector who owns a K1A1, exported as DR100.

Actually the DaeWoo K2 wasn't developed for the South Korean Army until 1987. And was a replacement for the K1A1. The DaeWoo K1A1 Assault rifle was developed circa 1983 as a replacement for the South Korea license built M-16. Both the K1 and K2 were chambered for the 5.56x45mm NATO round until the mid 1990's when the K2 was re-chambered for the Russian 7.62x39 cartridge. The early K1's were exported as a semiautomatic called the DR-100, the K2 was exported as the DR200 chambered for the 5.56x45 NATO cartridge, and as the DR300 chambered for the 7.62x39 Russian cartridge. So while there is a main battle tank called the K1A1, it was also once the designation for a rifle.

So when looking for a K1A1 rifle, you might try looking under it's exported name DaeWoo DR100. Hope this information helps people find the rifles as they are a fun alternative to the AR-15. The only thing I didn't like about my K1A1 was the nasty habit it had of every clip or 2 it would fire a 3 round burst, which more than once wound my up in hot water with the police who, thinking the rifle was modified to fire full auto, would confiscate the weapon and take my down the station. I had my rifle confiscated more than half a dozen times for that reason, but it was always returned cleaned and oiled with the apologies of the Police Department.

My wife is military now so I no longer keep my rifle at home, it's now with my parents after it fired a 3 round burst at the base target range. It was confiscated, tested, returned with the understanding that it would no longer be allowed on base. :(

So I haven't seen my K1A1 for more than 3 months now and I miss it.