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Vis wz. 35 Radom
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)
- Manufacturer: Fabryka Broni Radom
- 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 | |
| Monsieur Gangster | Lino Ventura | Fernand Naudin | Suppressed | 1963 |
| Modesty Blaise | Monica Vitti | Modesty Blaise | 1966 | |
| Terence Stamp | Willie Garvin | |||
| Fothergill´s men | ||||
| The Second Wind (Le Deuxième Souffle) | Lino Ventura | Gustave "Gu" Minda | 1966 | |
| 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 |
| Death of a Corrupt Man (Mort d'un pourri) | Alain Delon | Xavier 'Xav' Maréchal | 1977 | |
| The Fall of Italy (Pad Italije) | Partisan´s prey | 1981 | ||
| Avalon | Malgorzata Foremniak | Ash | 2001 | |
| Jerzy Gudejko | Murphy | |||
| Typhoon | Jung-Jae Lee | Lieutenant Kang Se-Jong | 2005 | |
| Manhunt (Oblawa) | Marcin Dorocinski | Cpl. 'Wydra' | 2012 |