Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar

Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar

The wz. 2005 Jantar
Type Bullpup Assault rifle
Place of origin  Poland
Production history
Designer WAT
Designed 2005
Manufacturer Łucznik Arms Factory
Number built 1
Specifications
Weight 3.8 kg (Jantar-M)
Length 743 mm
Barrel length 457 mm

Caliber 5.56x45mm NATO
Action Gas-operated, rotating bolt
Muzzle velocity 920 m/s
Feed system 30-round box magazine

The 5.56 mm Kbk wz. 2005 Jantar is a Polish experimental assault rifle. It is configured in a bullpup layout, and was designed by the state-owned Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna, based on the Kbk wz. 1988 Tantal rifle chambered to 5.56x45mm_NATO.

The "Jantar" is a prototype to test the advantages of the bullpup configuration, which proved to be a more accurate layout for burst-shooting of carbines ("karabinek"). The project was not intended for production, but to gain experience to be applied in the modernisation program of the Polish military.

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