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Fabryka Broni

Wz.35 VIS Semiautomatic Pistol (aka the Radom Pistol)

The Model of 1935 semiautomatic pistol by Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypiñski is a personal defense handgun, capable of accurate firing to ca. 50 m. It is a short-recoil operated pistol with breech locked by tilting barrel. Manufactured between 1936 and 1939 at the Fabryka Broni in Radom, it was a standard sidearm of the company-grade officers, NCOs and specialist enlisted personnel in the Polish Army. The manufacturer legend o­n the slide, struck beside Polish Eagle, gave this excellent-quality sidearm its sobriquet of „the Radom pistol”, making it a best known FB product ever, even though o­nly under 50 000 „Eagle Radoms” were made prior to the outbreak of WW2. The design was found sound enough by the Germans to carry o­n production throughout the war (with some 350 000 pistols made), deleting the Eagle from the slides, but retaining manufacturer’s and patent legends.

THIS MODEL IS NO LONGER MANUFACTURED AND OFFERED FOR TRADE

TECHNICAL DATA:
• Caliber: 9 mm x 19 Luger
• Muzzle velocity: V0=355 mps
• Muzzle energy: E0= 504 J
• Magazine capacity: 8 rounds
• Number of magazines per pistol: pre-WW2 – 3, then – 2
• Operating principle: short recoil
• Firing mode: semiautomatic-only
• Locking action: barrel tilting
• Trigger and firing mechanism: Single Action with external hammer
• Safeties: automatic grip-safety plus hammer decocking lever
• Sights: iron, rear: V-notch set to 25 m, driftable for windage, front: solid, inverted V

Measurements:
• Length: 205 mm 
• Heigth: 135 mm 
• Width: 32 mm 
• Barrel length: 115 mm 
• Sighting radius: 160 mm 

Weights:
• Empty with magazine: ca. 1025 g 
• Magazine, empty: ca. 70 g