Browning wz. 1928
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The Browning wz.1928 is a Polish version of the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle. It was used as a light machine gun by the Polish Military and Polish Resistance Forces during World War II.
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Browning wz.1928 | |
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Type | Automatic rifle Light machine gun |
Place of origin | Poland |
Service history | |
In service | 1930–1945 |
Used by | See Users |
Wars | Spanish Civil War World War II |
Production history | |
Designed | 1928 |
Manufacturer | Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów FN Herstal |
Produced | 1930–1939 |
No. built | ~24,000 |
Variants | wz.37 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 9 kg (20 lb) (empty) |
Length | 1,110 mm (44 in) |
Barrel length | 611 mm (24.1 in) |
Cartridge | 7.92×57mm Mauser |
Caliber | 7.92 mm |
Action | gas operated |
Rate of fire | 600 round/min |
Muzzle velocity | 853 m/s (2,800 ft/s) |
Feed system | 20 rounds |
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Chosen after a competition between similar weapons, the BAR design was modified by FN Herstal to Polish requirements and then licence production was in Poland.