Got Daewoo ?

[campperrykid]

I'm curious about the different models , parts , accessories that were imported , when they were available through the usual retail supply chain , original and recent prices , general historical info.
And of course , pic's.

[jamesob]

k1, k1a1, dr200 , dr300, k100, max series and a few others. off list are the dr 200 300 and k1a1. the k1a1is not listed but the k1 is. imported up to 1989 parts are scarce but they are nice rifles, in my opinion nicer than the ar.

[berg]

I'm curious about the different models , parts , accessories that were imported , when they were available through the usual retail supply chain , original and recent prices , general historical info.
And of course , pic's.

Didn't know there were any Daewoo C&Rs...

[Quiet]

... general historical info.

Brief history...
The Daewoo Group was the second largest conglomerate in South Korea, until the ROK government dismantled it in 1999 (Asian financial market crash, forced government to step in and reorganize).
There were 20 divisions within Daewoo, which made everything from textiles, electronics, firearms, heavy machinery, vehicles, ships and musical instruments.

Today there are seven companies that were created from the Daewoo Group.
*Daewoo Electronics (DE) - Specializing in electronics
*Daewoo Engineering & Construction - Specializing in construction
*Daewoo International Corporation - Specializing in trading and investment
*Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) - Specializing in shipbuilding
*GM Daewoo - Specializing in automobiles, majority owned by GM
*S&T Daewoo - Specializing in small arms manufacture
*Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle - Specializing in commercial vehicles, wholly owned by Tata

In regards to firearms...
Daewoo Precision Industries was the division with the Daewoo Group that was responsible for producing firearms.
They started off making licensed copies of the Colt M-16A1 (Colt supplied machinery/tooling/tech support) and went on to create & manufacture all the small arms (K1, K2, K3, K4, K5, K7 & K11) used by the ROK military.
After the collapse of the Daewoo Group, Daewoo Precision Industries was reorganized and later became S&T Daewoo.

The Daewoo handguns (DP51, DP51C, DP52 & DH40), shotguns (USAS12) and rifles (MAX1, MAX2, K1A1, K2, AR110, AR110C, DR100, DR200 & DR300) that were imported into the USA during the mid-1980s through late-1990s, were all made under the Daewoo Precision Industries company.
Kimber was the last US importer for Daewoo firearms.
The Federal AWB and the collapse of the Daewoo Group were contributing factors as to why importation ceased.

There have been no attempts to import any of the S&T Daewoo firearms and/or firearm parts into the USA.
The only handgun S&T Daewoo makes is the K5 (DP51). All the other handguns, all semi-auto only versions of the K1A, K2 and USAS12 made under Daewoo Precision Industries have been discontinued by S&T Daewoo.

[campperrykid]

Thanks for the info.
I saw some Korean manufactured M16a1's in the hands of 2nd ROK Recon Company near Camp Liberty Bell and the JSA in 1979. I suspected ( much later ) that Daewoo had been the producer.

[ledman]

I had a Daewoo TV once....once.

[Haggar85]

i saw a daewoo car parked in the parking lot of my high school. by the end of high school the paint was peeling on the dodge neon and the daewoo still had all its paint...but limited spare parts.

[campperrykid]

A little bit of thread drift / high jacking ?

[campperrykid]

Good point:

Didn't know there were any Daewoo C&Rs...

Maybe the mod's will want to move this to Centerfire Rifles at some point in time. That's up to them.

[mrkubota]

k1, k1a1, dr200 , dr300, k100, max series and a few others. off list are the dr 200 300 and k1a1. the k1a1is not listed but the k1 is. imported up to 1989 parts are scarce but they are nice rifles, in my opinion nicer than the ar.

Wow..I didn't know the k1a1 wasn't listed..
I need to find a BB for mine and bring it back home!

[campperrykid]

Unlisted?
Might be sweet if some new models started coming in. I would spring for a 16 inch carbine in a heart beat.

[a1c]

I passed my CA driver's license driving test in a rented Daewoo. The instructor didn't like it and was *****ing about the car the whole time (even though it wasn't a bad car at all). I passed.