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Kbsp wz. 38M - 7.92x57mm Mauser

The Karabin samopowtarzalny wzór 38 Maroszka (Kbsp wz. 38M, English: Self-repeating rifle Model 38M) is an experimental Polish semi-automatic battle rifle. It was designed by Polish engineer Józef Maroszek in 1934 for a Polish self-loading rifle trial. His prototype design was selected as the third place, and development continued. In 1935, Maroszek redesigned the rifle with his team in six weeks, five prototypes were produced in 1937 for testing, and 55 units were ordered for troop trials in 1938, to be delivered in 1939. However, the outbreak of WW2 in 1939 and the simultaneous invasion of Poland by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany cuts off any further developments of the rifle.

In the United States, this rifle was the subject of a controversy when federal agents seized an example of this rifle owned by Virginian gun owner Kristopher Gasior on behest of the Polish government, who claimed that the rifle was still the property of the Polish government while Gasior asserted it was a war trophy bought into the United States legally. The rifle was eventually bought back by the Polish government for $25,000, and they later sent a thank-you letter to Gasior for his “valuable contribution to preserving Polish historical memory and to honoring Polish heroes and freedom fighters by saving and preserving this unique rifle.”

Specifications

(1938 - 1939)

Type: Battle Rifle
Caliber: 7.92x57mm Mauser
Length: 44.6 in (113.4 cm)
Barrel Length: 24.6 in (62.5 cm)
Feed System: 10-round non-detachable box magazine (fed with 5-round K98k stripper clips)
Fire Mode: Semi-automatic

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Notation	Release Date
Call of Duty: WWII	Karabin	Depicted with detachable magazine	2017
Battlefield V	Karabin 1938M	Added in the third week of the "Defying the Odds" chapter (2019)	2018
Land of War: The Beginning			2021
Enlisted			2021

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-The Kbsp wz. 1938M was a 7,9 mm semiautomatic rifle used by the Polish Armed Forces, specially during the Invasion of 1939.
+[[File:Kbsp wz. 38M.jpg|thumb|right|451px|Kbsp wz. 38M - 7.92x57mm Mauser]]
+The '''K'''ara'''b'''in '''s'''amo'''p'''owtarzalny '''wz'''ór '''38 M'''aroszka ('''Kbsp wz. 38M''', English: ''Self-repeating rifle Model 38M'') is an experimental Polish semi-automatic battle rifle. It was designed by Polish engineer Józef Maroszek in 1934 for a Polish self-loading rifle trial. His prototype design was selected as the third place, and development continued. In 1935, Maroszek redesigned the rifle with his team in six weeks, five prototypes were produced in 1937 for testing, and 55 units were ordered for troop trials in 1938, to be delivered in 1939. However, the outbreak of WW2 in 1939 and the simultaneous invasion of Poland by the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany cuts off any further developments of the rifle.
-[[File:Kbsp_wz_1938M-drawing.jpg|thumb|right|600px|The Kbsp. wz.38M. - 7,9mm]]
+In the United States, this rifle was the subject of a controversy when federal agents seized an example of this rifle owned by Virginian gun owner Kristopher Gasior on behest of the Polish government, who claimed that the rifle was still the property of the Polish government while Gasior asserted it was a war trophy bought into the United States legally. The rifle was eventually bought back by the Polish government for $25,000, and they later sent a thank-you letter to Gasior for his “valuable contribution to preserving Polish historical memory and to honoring Polish heroes and freedom fighters by saving and preserving this unique rifle.”
-=History=
-The rifle was designed by a Polish engineer Józef Maroszek (1904-1985). He was known mainly as a designer of Polish anti-tank rifle wz.1935 "Ur". Maroszek was one of the three winners of Poland’s 1934 self-loading rifle trials. Several prototypes and pre-production samples of his rifle were manufactured from 1936 to 1938.<ref>Gwozdz & Zarzycki 1993, p.173</ref> After a Polish army order was received, small scale production began in 1938. It is believed only about 150 rifles of this pattern were completed before the German invasion of Poland. Production was not resumed under the German occupation. The wz.38M rifles were manufactured by the Zbrojownia Nr. 2 (Arsenal No.2) in Warsaw (Praga). Barrels were supplied by the [Panstwowa Fabryka Karabinow (State Rifle Factory) in Warsaw.
-The highest serial number observed is 1054 (it is assumed numbering started from "1001", not counting the prototypes and pre-production examples). The decision was made to begin serial production of the rifle at the ''Fabryka Broni'' (the Arms Factory) in Radom in 1938. However, it is unclear if any rifles of this pattern left the Radom factory before the German invasion (all the surviving examples display "Zbr.2" markings). Maroszek stated he had seen a group of German soldiers armed with wz.38M rifles in occupied Warsaw. This is perhaps the only indication Maroszek rifles were reissued to Nazi forces.
-The rifle is gas operated with the gas tube located under the barrel. It features a tilting bolt. The ten-round non-detachable magazine is loaded from Mauser stripper clips. The safety lever is located on the right side of the receiver, just above the trigger. The rifle has a Mauser-style tangent leaf rear sight graduated from {{convert|300|to|2000|m|yd|abbr=on}}. The bayonet lug accepts a standard Polish issue wz.29. The stock is in two pieces, and the rifle has two sling swivels.
-Today, this is probably the most difficult to find military rifle on the collector market. There are only nine known examples in collections around the world (1. Polish Army Museum, Warsaw, Poland, deactivated; 2. Central Armed Forces Museum, Moscow, Russia; 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. private collections in the USA; 9. private collection in Germany). Some time ago, there were rumors of a wz.38M being on display at the Museum of War, Beijing, China (unconfirmed). The known serial numbers are: 1017, 1019, 1027, 1030, 1040, 1048, 1054. (The Russian museum and the Ohio collection rifles serial numbers are unknown.)
-In April 2017, serial number 1048 was acquired at auction by the Polish government for $69,000.
 ==Specifications==
+(1938 - 1939)
--1939
+*'''Type:''' Battle Rifle
+*'''Caliber:''' 7.92x57mm Mauser
-Type : Self-loading rifle
+*'''Length:''' {{convert|mm|1134}}
+*'''Barrel Length:''' {{convert|mm|625}}
-Caliber : 7,9mm
+*'''Feed System:''' 10-round non-detachable box magazine (fed with 5-round [[Karabiner 98k|K98k]] stripper clips)
+*'''Fire Mode:''' Semi-automatic
-Length : 1,134 cm (44,6 in)
+==Video Games==
-Barrel Length : 625cm (24,6 in)
-Feed System : Mauser stripper clips
-Fire Modes : Semiautomatic
-== Video Games ==
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+|-
+| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || Karabin || || Depicted with detachable magazine || 2017
+|-
+| ''[[Battlefield V]]'' || Karabin 1938M || || Added in the third week of the "Defying the Odds" chapter (2019) || 2018
+|-
+| ''[[Land of War: The Beginning]]'' || || || || 2021
+|-
+| ''[[Enlisted]]'' || || || || 2021
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-| ''[[Call of Duty: WWII]]'' || Karabinek || || || 2017
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+[[Category:Gun]]
+[[Category:Battle Rifle]]

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