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[[Image:PistoletWZ35 RADOM.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Pistolet WZ. 35 VIS - 9x19mm - L side]]
[[Image:PistoletWZ35 RADOM.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm - L side]]
[[Image:Vis-Vz-35-rs.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Pistolet WZ. 35 VIS - 9x19mm - R side]]
[[Image:Vis-Vz-35-rs.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm - R side]]
The '''Pistolet WZ. 35 VIS''' (aka RADOM) is a high end semiautomatic pistol developed and built by Poland prior to the years of World War II. When the Germans invaded, they took the tooling and moved it to the Steyr plant where they continued the production and issue the same pistol to their own troops.  Many English and American Gun sources refer to the pistol as the "Polish '''RADOM''' Pistol" primarily because it was designed and built initially at the state armory in ''Radom'', Poland, however this designation is '''not recognized''' by other European sources and most importantly, the Poles themselves don't call their own handgun 'Radom'.  However, its moniker as the "Radom Pistol" is so widespread, that it is necessary to list it in the title for search purposes.
The '''Vis wz. 35''' (Vis meanig "''force''" in Latin) is a high-end semiautomatic pistol developed and built by Poland prior to the years of World War II. It's designers, Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypinski, took their inspiration from John Moses Browning's [[M1911]] pistol. In 1935 the pistol was adopted as a standard handgun in Polish army, and sent to production in [[Fabryka Broni Radom]] - state armory in the city of Radom, Poland. After German invasion in 1939, Germans continued production of Vis pistol and issued it to their own troops, as the '''Pistole P35(p)'''. They also decided to move barrel production to [[Steyr]] plant in Austria, with plans to make whole pistols there, because Radom's workers were known to make guns for Polish resistance.<br />
In American and English sources this pistol is known as '''Radom''', mainly because of the place of it's birth. This moniker is '''not recognized''' by other European sources and most importantly, the Poles themselves, but it is so widespread, that it became ''de facto'' pistol's name and is listed in the title for search purposes.


'''The Polish Pistolet WZ. 35 VIS pistol has been seen in the following''':
==Specifications==
(1936 - 1945)
 
* '''Manufacturer:''' [[Fabryka Broni Radom]]
 
* '''Type:''' Pistol
 
* '''Caliber:''' 9x19mm
 
* '''Weight:''' {{convert|kg|0.95}} unloaded
 
* '''Length:''' {{convert|mm|205}}
 
* '''Barrel length:''' {{convert|mm|115}}
 
* '''Capacity:''' 8 rounds
 
* '''Fire Modes:''' Semi-Auto
 
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==Film==
==Film==

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Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm - L side
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Vis wz. 35 - 9x19mm - R side

The Vis wz. 35 (Vis meanig "force" in Latin) is a high-end semiautomatic pistol developed and built by Poland prior to the years of World War II. It's designers, Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypinski, took their inspiration from John Moses Browning's M1911 pistol. In 1935 the pistol was adopted as a standard handgun in Polish army, and sent to production in Fabryka Broni Radom - state armory in the city of Radom, Poland. After German invasion in 1939, Germans continued production of Vis pistol and issued it to their own troops, as the Pistole P35(p). They also decided to move barrel production to Steyr plant in Austria, with plans to make whole pistols there, because Radom's workers were known to make guns for Polish resistance.
In American and English sources this pistol is known as Radom, mainly because of the place of it's birth. This moniker is not recognized by other European sources and most importantly, the Poles themselves, but it is so widespread, that it became de facto pistol's name and is listed in the title for search purposes.

Specifications

(1936 - 1945)

  • Type: Pistol
  • Caliber: 9x19mm
  • Weight: 2.1 lbs (1 kg) unloaded
  • Length: 8.1 in (20.5 cm)
  • Barrel length: 4.5 in (11.5 cm)
  • Capacity: 8 rounds
  • Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

The Vis wz. 35 Radom and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title Actor Character Notation Date
Ivan Nikulin: Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin - Russkiy Matros) Stepan Kayukov Daddy 1944
Some Like It Hot Mike Mazurki Mob henchman Anachronistic 1956
Canal (Kanal) Kazimierz Dejunowicz Capt. 'Zabawa' 1957
Ashes and Diamonds Zbigniew Cybulski Maciek Chelmicki 1958
Modesty Blaise Monica Vitti Modesty Blaise 1966
Terence Stamp Willie Garvin
Fothergill´s men
Kelly's Heroes Len Lesser Sgt. Bellamy Used as a substitute for the M1911A1 1970
Clint Eastwood Pvt. Kelly
Hornets' Nest Rock Hudson Capt. Turner Suppressed 1970
The Fall of Italy (Pad Italije) The partisan´s prey 1981
Avalon Malgorzata Foremniak Ash 2001
Jerzy Gudejko Murphy
Manhunt (Oblawa) Marcin Dorocinski Cpl. 'Wydra' 2012
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