Pál Király (1880–1965) was a Hungarian engineer and weapons designer.
In 1902 he earned a degree in mechanical engineering, and later joined the Austro-Hungarian army, where he rose up to the rank of Artillery Captain by the end of World War I. Pál was employed by SIG Group from 1921-1924, where he and Gotthard End designed the SIG KE7.
[1] Király is best known for development of lever-delayed blowback firearms, and being employed by the Danuvia company in the 1930s and 1940s to design and produce weapons for the Royal Hungarian Army.
After he moved to the Dominican republic, he designed the .30 Kiraly-Cristobal carbine, which was essentially a copy of his earlier work, specifically the 44M (an improved 43M).
[2][3][4] Pál moved to the Dominican Republic in 1947, where he worked for the Armería San Cristóbal Weapon Factory and designed the Cristóbal Carbine.