VIS vz. 35

Weapon description

VIS vz. 35, manufactured by Fabryka Broni Radom, calibre 9 mm Luger, made in 1944, eight-shot (magazine capacity).

This is the sixth variant of this type of weapon, a pistol produced in Radom, Poland under German occupation. This type of weapon belonged to a series of serial numbers from Z8400 – H8900 produced between the months of 10/1943 and 8/1944. The gun has the correct markings for this type of weapon. The pistol is marked on the left side of the breech with the inscription F.B.RADOM VIS Mod.35. Pat.Nr.15567., reflecting the manufacturer’s designation, the type and model of the weapon /VIS/WiS/ – the first letters of the surnames of the designers Wilniewczyc and Skrzypinski, as well as the number of the patent applied for.

Behind the inscription are stamped – German army tormentation mark in the form of an eagle with HK, as well as the acceptance mark of a stylised eagle with the personal number 623 of the responsible acceptance officer at the factory in Steyr, Austria. In front of the inscription on the breech, as well as below it on the weapon body, there is an acceptance mark of a stylised eagle with the number 77 of the German officer who carried out the acceptance at the factory in Radom. Partial acceptance of the parts was carried out at Radom and final acceptance of the assembly, including the barrel, was carried out at the Steyr plant. The serial number is stamped on the right side of the gun body above the trigger guard and the eagle 77 acceptance mark is also next to it.

VIS vz. 35 has the standard brown bakelite grip panels with a herringbone in the centre with the letters F,B in a triangle indicating the first letters of the maker’s name. The magazine is all-metal and marked on the bottom with the German eagle acceptance mark number 189.