Kbk wz.29
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The Karabinek wz.29 - (Polish: carbine model 29) was a Polish
bolt-action short rifle based on the German Kar98AZ. Identifying attributes include a 98/05 style mast bayonet lug ending directly beneath the front sight, and winged protective ears to either side of the front sight blade. Cavalry models featured a turned-down bolt handle, and early versions had a stacking hook near the end of the stock on the right side.
), Austrian (mainly Mannlicher M1895
) and German (Mauser M1898
) Along with the Blue Army
soldiers French rifles appeared (Berthier
and Lebel
). The guns were placed in the United Kingdom (Lee Enfield) and Japanese (Arisaka
)
As a result, at the end of Polish-Soviet War
in 1921 the Polish army was armed at the approximately 24 types of guns and 22 rifles firing different ammunition. Since such a combination of design and supply of weapons impede training, has since 1919 carried out work on the choice of one type of rifle. Finally, after the award of the Council of Ambassadors to Poland by the Gdansk branch plants Mauser, was admitted to the Military Rifle Gew98 (German version of the Mauser wz.98) as wz.98. Machinery factory in Gdansk to Warsaw to the newly created National Rifle Factory. Production at new plants started in July 1922.
Two years later production rifles wz.98 stopped. Analysis of the Experiences of World War I
and the Polish-Bolshevik war made the military decided to put in place a rifle gun. The basis for its development became a German Kar98a (Kar98AZ). Polish rifle wz.98 differed from him only a minor technical details.
Operation wz.98 rifle units showed that infantry weapons in the weapon was originally proposed for the gunners and sappers is not a good solution. The greatest flaw was weak in the bayonet mount rifle wz.98 (kbk difficult to use in melee combat, bayonets are often departed from the nest when faced with hard objects such as bones) and the excessive recoil (insufficient weight). Therefore it was decided to develop a new model with features intermediate weapon between the gun and the hook (so-called short gun).
Construction works were completed in 1929. The new rifle had wz.29 vehicle based on the rifle wz.98. The new bed was shortened, the anvil (the grandmother) to cutting the lock on the flask and ground wz.29 bayonet and barrel to a new alloy and reinforced wytrzymalszego castle chamber of the fixing barrel and locking latch. It also introduces a number of minor design changes in certain parts of the lock, allowing increased dimensional tolerance (kbk wz.29 all parts are fully interchangeable.) There were two versions of the rifle, the lock handle infantry and cavalry of the simple lock with handle folded down.
Production of new weapons was launched in 1930 at the National Arms Factory in Radom. In Warsaw Armory No. 2 was rebuilt as a standard feature of kbk kbk wz.29 wz.98. Despite starting in 1936 wz.98a production of rifles, carbines wz.29 production continued until September 1939. Produced a total of approximately 264 000 kbk wz.29 (including a large part of export - no signs wz.29 factories, mines sold. To Spain and Afghanistan).
During the September campaign kbk wz.29 arms were comparable with the German Karabiner 98k
. After the war, the defense they were armed guerrillas. Acquired copies wz.29 rifle were also taken to arms by the Wehrmacht
as the Gewehr 298 (p).
Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
bolt-action short rifle based on the German Kar98AZ. Identifying attributes include a 98/05 style mast bayonet lug ending directly beneath the front sight, and winged protective ears to either side of the front sight blade. Cavalry models featured a turned-down bolt handle, and early versions had a stacking hook near the end of the stock on the right side.
Design History
After regaining independence, the Polish Army were armed with Russian rifles (MosinMosin-Nagant
The Mosin–Nagant is a bolt-action, internal magazine-fed, military rifle invented under the government commission by Russian and Belgian inventors, and used by the armed forces of the Russian Empire, the Soviet Union and various other nations....
), Austrian (mainly Mannlicher M1895
Steyr-Mannlicher M1895
The Steyr-Mannlicher M1895 rifle is a bolt-action rifle, designed by Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlicher that used a refined version of his revolutionary straight-pull action. It was nicknamed the "Ruck-Zuck" by Landsers...
) and German (Mauser M1898
Gewehr 98
The Gewehr 98 is a German bolt action Mauser rifle firing the 8x57mm cartridge from a 5 round internal clip-loaded magazine that was the German service rifle from 1898 to 1935, when it was replaced by the Karabiner 98k. It was hence the main rifle of the German infantry during World War I...
) Along with the Blue Army
Blue Army
The Blue Army, or Haller's Army, are informal names given to the Polish Army units formed in France during the later stages of World War I. The army was created in June 1917 as part of the Polish units allied to the Entente. After the Great War ended, the units were transferred to Poland, where...
soldiers French rifles appeared (Berthier
Berthier rifle
The Berthier rifles and carbines were a family of bolt-action small arms in 8mm Lebel, used in the French Army from the 1890s to the beginning of World War II...
and Lebel
Lebel Model 1886 rifle
The Lebel Model 1886 rifle is also known as the "Fusil Mle 1886 M93", after a bolt modification was added in 1893. It is an 8mm bolt action infantry rifle which entered service in the French Army in April 1887...
). The guns were placed in the United Kingdom (Lee Enfield) and Japanese (Arisaka
Arisaka
Arisaka is a family of Japanese military bolt action rifles, in production from approximately 1898, when it replaced the Murata rifle, until the end of World War II in 1945...
)
As a result, at the end of Polish-Soviet War
Polish-Soviet War
The Polish–Soviet War was an armed conflict between Soviet Russia and Soviet Ukraine and the Second Polish Republic and the Ukrainian People's Republic—four states in post–World War I Europe...
in 1921 the Polish army was armed at the approximately 24 types of guns and 22 rifles firing different ammunition. Since such a combination of design and supply of weapons impede training, has since 1919 carried out work on the choice of one type of rifle. Finally, after the award of the Council of Ambassadors to Poland by the Gdansk branch plants Mauser, was admitted to the Military Rifle Gew98 (German version of the Mauser wz.98) as wz.98. Machinery factory in Gdansk to Warsaw to the newly created National Rifle Factory. Production at new plants started in July 1922.
Two years later production rifles wz.98 stopped. Analysis of the Experiences of World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and the Polish-Bolshevik war made the military decided to put in place a rifle gun. The basis for its development became a German Kar98a (Kar98AZ). Polish rifle wz.98 differed from him only a minor technical details.
Operation wz.98 rifle units showed that infantry weapons in the weapon was originally proposed for the gunners and sappers is not a good solution. The greatest flaw was weak in the bayonet mount rifle wz.98 (kbk difficult to use in melee combat, bayonets are often departed from the nest when faced with hard objects such as bones) and the excessive recoil (insufficient weight). Therefore it was decided to develop a new model with features intermediate weapon between the gun and the hook (so-called short gun).
Construction works were completed in 1929. The new rifle had wz.29 vehicle based on the rifle wz.98. The new bed was shortened, the anvil (the grandmother) to cutting the lock on the flask and ground wz.29 bayonet and barrel to a new alloy and reinforced wytrzymalszego castle chamber of the fixing barrel and locking latch. It also introduces a number of minor design changes in certain parts of the lock, allowing increased dimensional tolerance (kbk wz.29 all parts are fully interchangeable.) There were two versions of the rifle, the lock handle infantry and cavalry of the simple lock with handle folded down.
Production of new weapons was launched in 1930 at the National Arms Factory in Radom. In Warsaw Armory No. 2 was rebuilt as a standard feature of kbk kbk wz.29 wz.98. Despite starting in 1936 wz.98a production of rifles, carbines wz.29 production continued until September 1939. Produced a total of approximately 264 000 kbk wz.29 (including a large part of export - no signs wz.29 factories, mines sold. To Spain and Afghanistan).
During the September campaign kbk wz.29 arms were comparable with the German Karabiner 98k
Karabiner 98k
The Karabiner 98 Kurz was a bolt action rifle chambered for the 8x57mm IS/7.92×57mm IS cartridge that was adopted as the standard service rifle in 1935 by the German Wehrmacht. It was one of the final developments in the long line of Mauser military rifles...
. After the war, the defense they were armed guerrillas. Acquired copies wz.29 rifle were also taken to arms by the Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
as the Gewehr 298 (p).