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{{Short description|Polish defence company}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:FB "Łucznik" Radom }}
{{Infobox company
| name             = Fabryka Broni „Łucznik” – Radom Sp. z o.o.
| logo             = Logo Fabryka Broni.png
| type             = [[Private company limited by shares|Private]]
| predecessor      = Zakłady Metalowe „Łucznik” SA
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| key_people       = {{unbulletedlist
| Adam Suliga ([[CEO]])
| Maciej Borecki}}
| industry         = [[Arms industry]]
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| products         = [[Firearms]]
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| equity           = {{PLN|89.618&nbsp;million|link=yes}}
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| parent           = [[Polish Armaments Group|Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa]]
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| foundation       = 1922
| location_city    = [[Radom]]
| location_country = [[Poland]]
| location         = ul. Aleksego Grobickiego 23
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| homepage         = {{URL|https://fabrykabroni.pl}}
}}
'''Fabryka Broni "Łucznik" – Radom''' ({{IPA|pl|ˈwutʂnik|lang}})—also known as ''Fabryka Broni Radom''  or ''Zakłady Metalowe "Łucznik"''{{efn|Łucznik/Radom Armory/Metalworks}}—is a Polish [[defence industry]] enterprise from [[Radom]] that produces [[firearm]]s. The enterprise is part of the [[Polish Armaments Group|Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa]] SA.
In the past, it used to produce non-military equipment, most notably [[sewing machine]]s and [[typewriter]]s, but those branches were deemed unprofitable and dropped in 2000.
==History==
The company was founded in the [[Second Polish Republic]] to produce arms for the [[Polish Armed Forces]].
In 1925, the main building, steel hardening shop, power plant, boiler room, woodshop, bath, and the workers’ houses were erected. On 31 December 1927, production was launched when, by an act signed by then Director of the plant Msc.Eng. Kazimierz Ołdakowski, the plant was officially taken over from the local government and became part of the [[Państwowe Wytwórnie Uzbrojenia]] concern. Ołdakowski insisted that his workers received free health care.  He also arranged for child care services and regular leisure time, and built gymnasiums, theaters, gardens and housing for his workers. During his directorship, the [[Vis pistol]] (pistolet wz. 35 Vis) was developed.
During [[World War II]], it was captured and operated by the Germans.
After World War II, the factory was renamed ''Zakłady Metalowe im. gen. "Waltera"'' (General [[Karol Świerczewski|''Walter'']] Metal Works). It received the factory code number of 11; to prevent confusion with an earlier Factory #11, the number received a single circle around it to differentiate it. In 1990, the factory returned to its old name ''Zakłady Metalowe "Łucznik"'' (Metal Works "Łucznik"), "łucznik" meaning 'archer'. It became a state-owned company ([[S.A. (corporation)|SA]]). On 13 November 2000, the company was declared bankrupt, however, on 30 June 2000 a company ''Fabryka Broni "Łucznik" – Radom'' (Arms Factory Łucznik – Radom) was created by ZM Łucznik and the Industry Development Agency which took over arms production.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://fabrykabroni.pl/en/o-firmie/o-nas/ |title=About us |website=Fabryka Broni |access-date=April 4, 2021}}{{dead link|date=November 2024}}</ref>
==Products==
[[File:MSB (both).png|thumb|[[FB MSBS]] assault rifle]]
[[File:02014 Kbs wz 1996 Beryl noBG(2).jpg|thumb|[[FB Beryl]] assault rifle]]
[[File:VIS 100.jpg|thumb|[[VIS 100]] semi-automatic pistol]]
===Original designs===
* [[FB MSBS]] – 5.56&nbsp;mm modular [[assault rifle]] (in production, 7.62S/N versions in development), adopted by Polish armed forces as Grot
* [[FB Beryl]] M762 – 7.62&nbsp;mm assault rifle (in production)—basically AKM (7,62x39 cartridge, same barrel length) with Beryl features—around 2000 delivered to Nigeria, civil variant available
* [[FB Mini-Beryl]] – 5.56&nbsp;mm carbine (in production)
* [[FB Beryl]] – 5.56&nbsp;mm assault rifle (in production)
* [[FB Onyks]] – 5.45&nbsp;mm carbine
* [[FB Tantal]] – 5.45&nbsp;mm assault rifle
* Radom Sport – Beryl derivative for civilian market
* Radom Hunter – AKM derivative for civilian market
* [[FB Glauberyt]] – 9&nbsp;mm submachine gun (in production)
* [[FB PM-63]] – 9&nbsp;mm Makarov submachine gun
* [[PR-15 Ragun|FB Vis 100 "Ragun"]] – 9&nbsp;mm pistol
* [[FB MPS]] – 9&nbsp;mm pistol (in development)
* [[FB MAG]] – 9&nbsp;mm pistol
* [[FB Wanad]] – 9&nbsp;mm Makarov pistol
* [[FB P-64]] – 9&nbsp;mm Makarov pistol
* [[FB Vis|FB Vis '35]] – 9&nbsp;mm pistol
* wz. 44 – 26.5mm flare pistol
* wz. 78 – 26.5mm flare pistol
===Licensed weapons===
* [[Walther PPS]] pistol (in production)
* [[Walther P99]] pistol (in production)
* [[Mosin–Nagant]] (1951–1955)
* [[TT pistol|PW wz.33]] (1947–1956) 7,62x25mm TT-33 pistol
* [[PPSh-41]] (1951–1953?)
* [[PPS submachine gun|PPS-43]] and PPS-43/52 (1951–1955)
* [[AK-47]] and AKM (1957–1992, 1997–2000)
* [[Degtyaryov machine gun|DP-28]] and DPM (1952–1955)
* [[RPD machine gun|RPD]] (1958–1961)
* [[Kbk wz. 1929|Kbk wz. 29]] (1930–1939) [[Gewehr 98]] derivative
* [[Kb wz. 98a]] (1936–1939) Gewehr 98 derivative
==See also==
* [[Państwowa Fabryka Karabinów]]
== Explanatory notes ==
{{Notelist}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Fabryka Broni Łucznik}}
* {{Official website}}
{{FB firearms}}
{{Authority control}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucznik Arms Factory}}
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[[Category:Polish Limited Liability Companies]]