The WKW Tor (Thorium) 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 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 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
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Three Tors 12.7 mm in a shooting range -
Vietnamese soldier using a WKW Wilk
Users
Poland: Ca. 80 examples bought.
Saudi Arabia: Ca. 15 examples bought.
Ukraine: Unknown amount donated by Poland.[1]
Vietnam: Ca. 50 examples bought.
See also
- List of bullpup firearms
- List of sniper rifles
- AMP Technical Services DSR-50
- Barrett M95
- Gepard
- KSVK
- ZVI Falcon
References
- ^ "Україна отримала польські снайперські гвинтівки "WKW Wilk"" [Ukraine military receives Polish Sniper rifles WKW Wilk] (in Ukrainian). mil.in.ua. Retrieved 2022-06-14.
