Wz. 35 anti-tank rifle

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The karabin przeciwpancerny wz. 35 (abbreviated kb ppanc wz. 35) is a Polish 7.92 mm anti-tank rifle that was used by the Polish Armed Forces during the 1939 Polish Campaign of World War II and later by several Axis armies. It was designated wzór 35 for its design year, 1935. It was also known by its codename "Uruguay", after the country (kb Urugwaj or kb Ur) and by the name of its designer, Józef Maroszek. The weapon was a top secret project of the Polish Army, and neither German nor Soviet intelligence was aware of it. It was a bolt-action rifle, fed from a 4-round box magazine.

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