Beryl assault rifle

E14041

The Beryl assault rifle is a Polish-designed 5.56×45mm NATO service rifle widely used as the primary infantry weapon of Poland’s armed forces.


Statements (36)
Predicate Object
instanceOf assault rifle
service rifle
action gas-operated
rotating bolt
basedOn AK-pattern rifle design
caliber 5.56 mm
cartridge 5.56×45mm NATO
category 5.56×45mm NATO assault rifles
Weapons of Poland
chamberingStandard NATO
countryOfOrigin Poland
designer Łucznik Arms Factory
features flash suppressor
optics mounting rail
polymer furniture
side-folding stock
feedSystem 30-round detachable box magazine
fireModes fully automatic
safe
semi-automatic
three-round burst
hasVariant Beryl Commando
Mini-Beryl
export Beryl variants
introduced late 1990s
manufacturer Fabryka Broni Łucznik-Radom
primaryRole standard infantry rifle
rateOfFire approximately 700 rounds per minute
replaced AKM in Polish service
Kbkg wz. 1960
serviceEntry 1997
standardIssueFor Polish infantry units
usedBy Polish Armed Forces
Polish Land Forces
usedIn Iraq War (by Polish forces)
War in Afghanistan (by Polish forces)

Referenced by (9)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
FB Beryl ("kbs wz. 1996 Beryl")
FB Beryl ("Beryl M762")
hasVariant
Beryl Commando ("Beryl rifle platform")
Mini-Beryl ("Beryl rifle family")
platform
Beryl Commando ("FB Beryl assault rifle")
basedOn
Mini-Beryl
derivedFrom
Beryl Commando ("Beryl rifle family")
partOfSeries
Polish Army
standardEquipment
Kbkg wz. 1960
supersededBy

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