CODE 03-097-935

NAME – Wz 35 Antitank Rifle

NAME (NATIVE) – Wz pponc 35 kb

COMMON NAMES – Maroszek

COUNTRY OF ORIGIN – Poland

DATE OF MANUFACTURE – 1935

CALIBER – 7.92x107mm

OVERALL LENGTH – 178 cm (70.08 in)

BARREL LENGTH – 120 cm (47.24 in)

RIFLING (TYPE & TWIST) – 6-Groove, Right hand twist

LOAD – 7.92x107mm DS Full Jacketed Armor Piercing

BULLET DIAMETER – 8.20 mm (0.323 in)

BULLET WEIGHT – 12.80 g (197.5 grains)

 MUZZLE VELOCITY – 1219 m/s (4000 fps)

MUZZLE ENERGY – 9515 j (7018 ft/lb)

WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 9.10 kg (20 lb 1 oz)

WEIGHT (LOADED) – 10 kg (22 lb 0.7 oz) with 4 rounds in magazine

TYPE OF MOUNT – Integral folding bipod

WEIGHT OF MOUNT – 0.5 kg (1 lb 1.6 oz)

SIGHTS – Open, Iron, Fixed, Front Sight Inverted V-blade, Rear sight – V-notch set at 300 meters (328 yards)

EFFECTIVE RANGE – 300 meters (328 yards)

OPERATION – Manual, bolt action

TYPE OF FIRE – Repeating

RATE OF FIRE – 8 rpm

FEED DEVICE – 4 round removable box magazine, single column, single feed

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (EMPTY) – 0.65 kg (1 lb 6.9 oz)

FEED DEVICE WEIGHT (LOADED) – 0.9 kg (1 lb 15.8 oz) with 4 rounds

BASIC AMMUNITION LOAD – Six 4-round magazines (24 rounds)

LOAD WEIGHT – 5.4 kg (11 lb 14.5 oz)

MANUFACTURER – Panstwowa Fabriyka Karabinow, Poland

STATUS – Obsolete

SERVICE – Polish military, Captured specimens used by German and Italian military