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{{short description|Polish assault rifle}} {{more citations needed|date=May 2012}} {{Infobox weapon | name = Beryl | image = Beryl wz96C.png | image_size = 300 | caption = The rifle cal. 5.56 wz. 96 Beryl. | origin = [[Poland]] | type = [[Assault rifle]] <!-- Type selection -->| is_ranged = Yes <!-- Service history -->| service = 1997–present | used_by = See ''[[#Users|Users]]'' | wars = * [[War in Afghanistan (2001–present)|War in Afghanistan]] * [[Kosovo Conflict]] * [[Iraq War]] * [[EUFOR Tchad/RCA]] * [[Boko Haram insurgency]] <!-- Production history -->| designer = | design_date = 1995–1996 | manufacturer = [[FB "Łucznik" Radom|FB Radom]]<br>[[Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria]] | unit_cost = $1,570 | production_date = 1997–present<ref>https://fabrykabroni.pl/oferta/produkty-na-rynek-wojskowy/karabinki/beryl-m762</ref><ref>https://fabrykabroni.pl/oferta/produkty-na-rynek-wojskowy/karabinki/wz-96-beryl</ref> | number = | variants = * [[FB Mini-Beryl]] * Kbk wz. 2003 * Beryl IPSC * Beryl Commando * Beryl M762 * Beryl M545 <!-- General specifications -->| spec_label = | weight = {{convert|3.35|kg|lb|2|abbr=on}}<br />(without magazine) | length = {{plainlist| * {{convert|943|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />(stock extended) * {{convert|742|mm|in|abbr=on}}<br />(stock folded)}} | part_length = {{convert|457|mm|in|abbr=on}} | width = | height = <!-- Ranged weapon specifications --> | cartridge = * [[5.56×45mm NATO]] * [[7.62×39mm]] - Beryl M762 * [[5.45×39mm]] - Beryl M545 | action = [[Gas-operated reloading|Gas-operated]], [[rotating bolt]] | rate = 700 rounds/min | velocity = {{convert|920|m/s|0|abbr=on}} | range = | max_range = 600 m | feed = *20-, or 30-round detachable [[box magazine]] *[[AK-47]] magazines (Beryl M762) *[[AK-74]] magazines (Beryl M545) | sights = Rear sight notch on a sliding tangent, front post }} The '''karabinek szturmowy wzór 96 "Beryl"''' (English: ''assault rifle pattern 1996 "Beryllium"'', abbreviated '''kbs wz. 96''') is a Polish 5.56mm [[assault rifle]], designed and produced by the [[FB "Łucznik" Radom|Fabryka Broni Radom]]. The rifle replaced the [[5.45×39mm]] [[FB Tantal]] and [[7.62×39mm]] [[AKM]] rifles as the standard-issue service rifle of the Polish Armed Forces.
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