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Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów

Defunct Polish arms manufacturer

Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów (English: State Rifle Factory, often abbreviated FK) was a Polish arms manufacturer active between the two World Wars. Founded in 1919 as the successor to the pre-World War I Gerlach i Pulst company, Fabryka Karabinów became part of the state-owned Państwowe Wytwórnie Uzbrojenia conglomerate in 1927.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1897Founded1
  • HeadquartersWarsaw1

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Fabryka Wyrobów Precyzyjnych im. gen. Świerczewskiego ok. 1975
Photo: T. Hermańczyk, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów (English: State Rifle Factory, often abbreviated FK) was a Polish arms manufacturer active between the two World Wars. Founded in 1919 as the successor to the pre-World War I Gerlach i Pulst company, Fabryka Karabinów became part of the state-owned Państwowe Wytwórnie Uzbrojenia conglomerate in 1927.2

Timeline

  1. 2008Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1897Founded Founded1

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