Serial production started in 1936 and in the course of three years the Polish army was equipped with almost 50,000 pieces," the press release added. In February 1932, the pistol received Polish patent number 15567 and then a decision was taken to adopt it to the armaments of the Polish Army as an eight-round 9mm automatic pistol (.). 1931 from the first letters of its creators' surnames, which was later changed to Vis - from the Latin word 'vis' (strength). Notice the right side grip of the Radom carries the word VIS while the left side grip carries the letters FB, standing for Fabryka Broni, in which the. "The pistol was made up of 48 elements and received the designation Wis wz. Prototype models were made in 1930 at the Warsaw Rifle Factory." All of these seem to be three lever pistols, so 1940ish perhaps S.
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"The FB Vis 35 pistol was designed by the famous Polish engineers Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypiński at the beginning of the 30s. Gents, Do we know when the Radom Model 35 pistols with E prefix serial numbers (with WaA77) were manufactured The early E prefix pistols seem to be mixed into those with shoulder stock cuts while later ones without cuts still have slide legends without the added P.35 (p) markings. "The weapon is recognised as one of the best Polish constructions," the release continued. "Each of the pistols has a commemorative engraving, presenting the pennant of the 1939 cavalry of the Second Polish Republic and the insignia '100 YEARS INDEPENDENT.' In addition, each pistol is marked with an individual serial number, in the range of 201801 - 201850," according to the communique. Reissue Vis: Like Reissue prototype but with square sight notch instead of triangle and walnut grip instead of plastic.
On the occasion of Poland's 100th anniversary of regaining independence, arms maker Łucznik has created a limited edition commemorative FB Vis pistol based on original pre-war documentation, the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ) has announced.Ī PGZ communique stated that the Łucznik gun factory in Radom (central Poland), a unit of PGZ, had produced a limited edition of 50 pistols. Reissue Vis prototypes: In august 1992 two exact copies of the Vis were manufactured by Z.M.
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