For the village, see Jantar, Poland.
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The wz. 2005 Jantar | |
Type | Bullpup Assault rifle |
Place of origin | Poland |
Production history | |
Designer | WAT |
Designed | 2005 |
Manufacturer | Łucznik Arms Factory |
No. built | 1 |
Specifications | |
Mass | 3.8 kg (Jantar-M) |
Length | 743 mm |
Barrel length | 457 mm |
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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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