K2 assault rifle
5.56 mm assault rifleThe K2 is the legacy rifle line at the center of the company's small-arms identity and the main catalog entry attached to this builder facet.
Sources: SNT Motiv history, SNT Motiv defenseManufacturer catalog
Daewoo Precision Industries
Daewoo Precision Industries was a South Korean defense and industrial manufacturer whose small-arms line became the K-series family now associated with SNT Motiv. In this catalog it anchors the legacy builder facet for the K2 assault rifle and related Korean infantry weapons.
1 weaponsDaewoo Precision Industries began in December 1981 and entered small-arms development in 1982, when the company history says it developed Korean small-caliber firearms for the Ministry of National Defense. That legacy line later moved through S&T Daewoo, S&T Motiv, and the current SNT Motiv identity.
For this catalog, the builder matters because the K2 rifle lineage and related K-series infantry weapons are tied to the Daewoo small-arms production base that later became one of South Korea's most recognizable firearms brands.
Notable Systems
K2C carbine
S&T Motiv's 2013 export coverage describes the K2C as a K2-based carbine developed by the company and sold alongside other small arms.
Sources: S&T Motiv firearms exportsK1A submachine gun
The same 2013 export coverage says the company supplied K1A submachine guns, showing the breadth of the K-series small-arms line under the later corporate name.
Sources: S&T Motiv firearms exportsManufacturer History
Daewoo Precision Industries is founded
SNT Motiv's history page says Daewoo Precision Industries Co., Ltd. was founded in December 1981.
Sources: SNT Motiv history
Small-caliber firearms development begins
The company history says Daewoo Precision Industries developed small-caliber firearms for the Ministry of National Defense in January 1982.
Sources: SNT Motiv history
Spun off from the Daewoo Precision Industries structure
The history page records a February 2002 spinoff of Daewoo Precision Industries Co., Ltd. as part of the company's reorganization.
Sources: SNT Motiv history
Renamed S&T Daewoo
SNT Motiv's corporate history says the company was renamed S&T Daewoo Co., Ltd. in September 2006.
Sources: SNT Motiv history
Renamed S&T Motiv
The same history page says the company became S&T Motiv Co., Ltd. in March 2012.
Sources: SNT Motiv history
Renamed SNT Motiv
SNT Motiv's history page says the company adopted the SNT Motiv Co., Ltd. name in February 2021.
Sources: SNT Motiv history
Public English sources now use SNT Motiv for the continuing company, so this profile keeps Daewoo Precision Industries as the legacy catalog facet and normalizes later S&T/SNT names as aliases and lineage context. A rights-clear reusable image was verified via Wikimedia Commons, so the profile includes one K2 rifle image rather than a generic logo or facility photo.
Manufacturer Sources
- SNT Motiv historyPublisher: SNT Motiv | Note: Supports Daewoo Precision Industries founding, small-caliber firearms development, the 2002 spinoff, and the rename history from Daewoo Precision Industries to S&T Daewoo, S&T Motiv, and SNT Motiv. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- SNT Motiv defensePublisher: SNT Motiv | Note: Supports the company's K-series small-arms focus and its role as a professional firearms manufacturer. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- S&T Motiv firearms exportsPublisher: SNT Motiv | Note: Supports the later company's K2C, K1A, and K4 export context and shows the continuing small-arms line descending from the Daewoo Precision Industries lineage. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
- Daewoo K2 rifle 1.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a CC BY 3.0 photograph of a Daewoo K2 rifle at the War Memorial of Korea, which directly illustrates the builder's K2 lineage. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
Produced weapons
Category
Infantry Weapons
Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.