The WKW Tor or ''Wilk'' (Wolf) is a modern anti-materiel and/or sniper rifle produced in Poland by the Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów factory. The nickname "WKW Tor" stands for Wielkokalibrowy Karabin Wyborowy
or Large Caliber Sniper Rifle.
Its military designation in the Polish army is known as the Tor. This rifle was developed between 2000 and 2004 and the first selected units in the
Polish army
The Land Forces () are the land forces of the Polish Armed Forces. They currently contain some 62,000 active personnel and form many components of the European Union and NATO deployments around the world. Poland's recorded military history stre ...
apparently received Wilk/Tor rifles in around 2005 onwards.
The WKW Wilk/Tor anti-materiel and/or sniper rifle makes use of a manually operated rotary bolt action weapon of
bull-pup
A bullpup firearm is one with its firing grip located in front of the breech of the weapon, instead of behind it. This creates a weapon with a shorter overall length for a given barrel length, and one that is often lighter, more compact, conce ...
layout. It is fed from detachable box magazines and is fitted with a folding and adjustable bipod and an adjustable rear monopod. Standard sighting equipment is a Schmidt & Bender X3−12 P/MII telescope sight which is placed on Picatinny rails above the receiver.
Gallery
File:Tor zdjecie 489 5985.jpg, Three Tors 12.7 mm in a shooting range
File:Vietnamese Soldier Using a WKW Wilk.jpg, Vietnamese soldier using a WKW Wilk
Users
*: Ca. 80 examples bought.
*: Ca. 15 examples bought.
*: Unknown amount donated by Poland.
*: Ca. 50 examples bought.
See also
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List of bullpup firearms
The following is a list of firearms designed in a bullpup (i.e., action behind firecontrol/trigger group) configuration.
References
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Bullpup firearms
A bullpup firearm is one with its fir ...
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List of sniper rifles
This article is a listing of major precision rifle variants used by snipers from around the world.
A hunting or precision rifle equipped with a telescopic optic has been long described as a sniper rifle. Below is the list of precision rifles us ...
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Barrett M95
The Barrett M95 is a bolt-action rifle chambered in .50 BMG (12.7×99mm), and manufactured by Barrett Firearms Company. It has been adopted by a number of militaries around the world.
Overview
The M95 is an improved version of the earlier Barre ...
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Gepard
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KSVK
The KSVK 12.7 (russian: Крупнокалиберная Снайперская Винтовка Ковровская (''Krupnokalibernaya Snayperskaya Vintovka Kovrovskaya''); en, Large-Caliber Kovrov Sniper Rifle) or Degtyarev sniper rifle is ...
References
.50 BMG sniper rifles
Bolt-action rifles of Poland
Bullpup rifles
Sniper rifles of Poland
Anti-materiel rifles
Military equipment introduced in the 2000s
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