Kbkg wz. 1960

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Karabinek-granatnik wz.1960
iron sights
, optional mount required for optical scope

The Karabinek-granatnik wzór 1960 (Polish: Carbine-grenade launcher model 1960), also designated PMK-DGN-60[1] or PMK-60,[2] is a Polish-made version of the AK-47 assault rifle that can fire rifle grenades.

Description

The LON-I grenade launcher is screwed onto the forward end of the

rifle barrel and locked into place by means of a spring-loaded plunger mounted in the front sight base of a modified AK-47
rifle. The sight for the launcher is mounted on the rear sight base. A valve is fitted to the right side of the gas block, allowing the gas to be shut off (preventing it from leaving the barrel via the gas port) when the grenades are fired.

When using the rifle to launch grenades, a special rubber recoil pad is used and a special 10-round magazine is inserted.[2] This magazine has a filler block that prevents it from being used with "normal" (i.e. bulleted) cartridges. There is also a regular version of this rifle as well that was not designed to shoot grenades.[3]

Operators

Map with Kbkg wz. 1960 users in blue

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b Katz, Russel, and Volstad, Armies in Lebanon (1985), p. 44, Plate G1.
  2. ^ a b c Rottman and Volstad, Warsaw Pact Ground Forces (1987), p. 53, Plate E1.
  3. ^ "Ministerstwo Obrony Narodowej - Portal Gov.pl". Archived from the original on 2011-06-06.

References

Secondary sources