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Kbsp wz. 38M

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The kbsp wz. 38M is a 7.92mm semi-automatic rifle designed by Jozef Maroszek and used in small numbers by the Polish Army during the 1939 Polish Campaign of the Second World War. Designed between 1934 and 1937 and produced from 1938 to 1939 at Warsaw's Arsenal No. 2 with barrels from the State Rifle Factory, it used a gas-operated action with a tilting bolt lock, chambered the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge in a ten round internal box magazine, weighed 4.5 kilograms, and measured 1,134 millimeters overall. Only about 150 were built before the German invasion halted production, making it an early self-loading rifle design that saw combat use despite its very limited numbers. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Caliber
7.92x57mm Mauser 1
Service Status
Retired 1
Weapon Class
Semi-automatic rifle 1
Introduced YearSourced to the subject's own account
1938 2
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Rifle 1
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Source Wikipedia: Kbsp wz. 38M

Used In

World War II, Wars
Source Wikipedia: Kbsp wz. 38M
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1. Wikipedia: Kbsp wz. 38M
  • service status
    92mm semi-automatic rifle used in small numbers by the Polish Army during the Polish Campaign of World War II
  • Caliber attribute (kbsp-wz-38m)
    2 with barrels from the State Rifle Factory, it used a gas-operated action with a tilting bolt lock, chambered the 7.92x57mm Mauser cartridge in a ten round internal box magazine, weighed 4.5 kilograms, and measured 1,134 millimeters overall.
  • Used In: World War II, infobox wars field: 'World War II'
  • Operated By: Wehrmacht, Infobox, used_by field
    Infobox used_by field: PolandGermany (captured)
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2. Kbsp wz. 38M (Wikidata)
WikidataWikidata Q4354018 (P729 service entry): 1938
Quote, Wikidata Q4354018 (P729 service entry): 1938
Service entry (Wikidata property P729): 1938.
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Wikidata: Kbsp wz. 38M
Wikidata Q4354018, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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