Karabin lotniczy wz. 37

Karabin lotniczy obserwatora wz. 37
Typeaerial, flexible machine gun
Place of originPoland
Service history
In service1937 to 1949
Used bySee Users
WarsWorld War II
Production history
Designed1937
ManufacturerPaństwowa Fabryka Karabinów
Produced1937 to 1939
No. built339-24,000
Specifications
Mass7 kg (15 lb) (empty)
Length1,110 mm (44 in)
Barrel length611 mm (24.1 in)

Cartridge8x57mm IS
Caliber7.92mm
Actiongas operated
Rate of fire1100 round/min
Muzzle velocity853 m/s (2,800 ft/s)
Feed system91 rounds

The karabin lotniczy obserwatora wz. 37 (Polish for "observers aviation rifle pattern 1937") is an aerial machine gun, a development of the ręczny karabin maszynowy wz. 28. It was designed as a manually operated machine gun for defensive firing positions on board combat aircraft of Polish Military Aviation.