Pallad grenade launcher
The Pallad (also known as the wz. 1974) is a 40 mm Polish underslung grenade launcher, developed for use with the AKM assault-rifle and intended to replace the kbkg wz. 1960 grenade-launcher rifle. The name of the weapon reflects the Polish-language word for palladium.
| Wz. 1974 Pallad | |
|---|---|
 The wz. 74 grenade launcher mounted on a wz. 88 Tantal rifle | |
| Type | Grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | Polish People's Republic |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1974 - Present |
| Used by | Poland |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1968-1970 |
| Manufacturer | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów |
| Produced | 1970 - ??? |
| Variants | wz. 1983 Pallad-D |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 1.25 kg with mount (wz. 74) 2.3 kg (wz. 83) |
| Length | 324 mm (wz. 74) 670 mm with stock extended / 395 mm with stock collapsed (wz. 83) |
| Barrel length | 267 mm |
| Cartridge | 40x47mm |
| Action | Break action |
| Muzzle velocity | 78 m/s |
| Effective firing range | Sights adjustable up to 430 m |
| Feed system | Breech-loaded, single-shot |
| Sights | Notched short range quadrant sight (0 to 400 m), folding leaf sight graduated from 170 to 430 m |
wz. 83 Pallad D
The development of the weapon drew on concepts provided by Józef Brodacki.
The wz. 1983 Pallad D, the stand-alone version of the wz. 74, features a stock and AK-type pistol grip.
There are also variants compatible with 40x46mm NATO named GP-40 (40x46mm version of wz. 74 Pallad) and GS-40 (40x46mm version of wz. 83 Pallad-D).[1]
Users
Lithuania – 10 (5,56mm karabinek-granatnik wz. 1974) were given from Poland and in use by Lithuania before 2003
Poland – 7,62mm karabinek-granatnik wz. 1974 (limited use), 5,45mm karabinek-granatnik wz. 1974 (phased out), 5,56mm karabinek-granatnik wz.1974 and wz. 83 Pallad-D are in use by Polish Land Forces
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