has mechanically adjustable iron sights that consist of a notch on a sliding tangent and forward post. The rear sight’s drop arm has a range scale engraved with settings from 1 to 10 (corresponding to firing ranges from 100 to 1,000 m, graduated every 100 m) and a fixed setting “S” that is the equivalent to setting “4” on the range scale. Additionally, the sight assembly is fitted with a radium gas illuminated vial that enables use in low light and near dark conditions. Equipment supplied with the Tantal includes: three spare magazines, a 6H4 type bayonet with scabbard, bipod, four 15-round stripper clips (they enable rapid magazine charging), a stripper clip guide, cleaning kit, sling, magazine pouch and a lubricant bottle. The weapon's muzzle brake can also be replaced with a blank firing adaptor for use with blanks during training exercises. The wz. 88 rifle fires the intermediate 5.45×39mm round with either standard, tracer or training cartridges, all produced locally by Zakłady Metalowe "Mesko" in the town of Skarżysko-Kamienna. Variants The Tantal was used to develop the Onyks carbine, the karabinek-granatnik wz. 1974 rifle/grenade launcher combination and a “night” variant of the wz. 1988, equipped with a receiver side-rail used to mount an NSP-3 night sight (or Polish PCS-5 night sight). Kbk wz. 1990, a prototype made to fire 5.56 round, but the Polish Army wasn't interested in developing this idea. Users : 10,000 units bought from Poland in 2005/2006. Kurdistan Worker's Party : 25,000 units, partially withdrawn from service in 2005, some kept in storage. : Was donated to Ukraine by Poland in 2022. See also Kbkg wz. 1960 Kbs wz. 1996 Beryl Skbk wz. 1989 Onyks List of assault rifles Notes References External links Fabryka Broni "Łucznik" Radom home page Wz. 88 at Tantal's Collector's Source 5.45×39mm assault rifles Kalashnikov derivatives Assault rifles of Poland Weapons and ammunition introduced in 1989