FB Beryl wz. 96
«kbs wz. 96 Beryl»
Assault riflePoland1997In service
Polish AK-derived assault rifle, rechambered in 5.56×45 mm NATO. Standard issue of the Polish Armed Forces until the introduction of the Grot.
Assault rifle//Poland
ID — FB-BERYL-WZ96
Designation
FB Beryl wz. 96
Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom
Caliber
5.56×45 mm NATO
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- Sources
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Identity
- Designation
- FB Beryl wz. 96
- Alias
- kbs wz. 96 Beryl
- Manufacturer
- Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom
- Country
- Poland
- Year
- 1997
- Category
- Assault rifle
- Status
- In service
Ballistics
- Caliber
- 5.56×45 mm NATO
- Muzzle velocity
- 920 m/s
- Rate of fire
- ~700 rpm
- Effective range
- 500 m
- Maximum range
- 800 m
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 457 mm
- Overall length
- 742 / 943 mm
- Empty weight
- 3.6 kg
Mechanics
- Operating system
- Gas-operated, long-stroke piston
- Bolt / action
- Otturatore rotante (sistema Kalashnikov)
Feed
- System
- Caricatore proprietario / STANAG (wz. 96C)
- Standard capacity
- 30 rounds
Fire modes
SafeSemi-autoAuto
Historical profile
Developed in the 1990s following Poland's NATO accession, to align the standard caliber to 5.56×45 mm.
Based on the architecture of the earlier Tantal wz. 88 in 5.45×39 mm, retaining the Kalashnikov operating system.
Deployed in Iraq, Afghanistan and Chad by Polish contingents and extensively supplied to Ukrainian forces from 2022.
Variants
wz. 96 standardwz. 96Awz. 96Bwz. 96C (STANAG)
Main users
Poland · Nigeria · Ukraine · Latvia
Key components
- ●Stock — Shoulder rest.
- ●Receiver — Weapon body with internal mechanisms.
- ●Grip — Primary grip.
- ●Magazine — Cartridge feed.
- ●Barrel — Guides the projectile.
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