Granatnik wz.36

Granatnik wz.36

Type Grenade launcher
Place of origin  Poland
Service history
In service 1936 - 1939
Used by Polish Army
Wars World War II
Production history
Produced 1936-1939
Number built 3,850
Specifications
Weight 8 kg (18 lb)
Length 64 cm (2 ft 1 in)

Caliber 46 mm (1.81 in)
Rate of fire 15
Muzzle velocity 30 - 110 m/s
(98 - 360 ft/s)
Effective range 100 - 800 m
(110 - 870 yds)

The Granatnik wz.36 was a Polish grenade launcher designed in originally in 1920 as "wz.30" and later modified in 1936. It entered service in 1936 becoming the standard grenade launcher of the Polish Army; it was still in use during the German invasion of Poland in 1939.