Browning wz. 1928
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| general information | |
| Military designation: | Browning wz. 1928 |
| Country of operation: | German Empire |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów |
| Development year: | 1928 |
| Manufacturer country: | Poland |
| Production time: | 1930 to 1944 |
| Weapon Category: | Machine gun |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 1100 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | about 9.00 kg |
| Sight length : | 742 mm |
| Barrel length : | 611 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : | 7.92 x 57 mm |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 20 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Bar magazine |
| Cadence : | 600 rounds / min |
| Fire types: | Single, continuous fire |
| Closure : | Tilt block closure |
| Charging principle: | Gas pressure charger |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Browning wz. 1928 (wz. = Wzór, Polish for pattern) was a machine gun . It served as the standard orderly weapon of the armed forces of Poland before the Second World War . The weapon was used by the Wehrmacht as a booty weapon and continued to be produced. There it was called IMG 28 (p) . The weapon is based on the Browning Automatic Rifle but has been adapted to the Mauser 7.9 × 57 mm caliber .
literature
- Gwóźdź, Zbigniew; Zarzycki, Piotr (1993). Polskie Konstrukcje broni strzeleckiej. Warsaw, SIGMA NOT. ISBN 83-85001-69-7 .
- Nowakowski, Tomasz (1996). "Ręczny karabin maszynowy Browning wz. 28". Nowa Technika Wojskowa. 5. ISSN 1230-1655.
- Jońca, Adam; Zasieczny, Andrzej (2003). 7.92 mm ręczny karabin maszynowy wz. 1928 Browning. Bellona & CB. ISBN 83-11-09687-2 .