VIS 35 PISTOL

The VIS 35 pistol designed by Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypiński is a personal weapon for self-defence and combat at ranges up to 50 m. It is a self-loading pistol with a movable barrel, locked slide and short recoil of barrel. It was manufactured from 1936 to 1939 in Factory of Weapons in Radom for the armament of Polish Army officers and non-commissioned officers. During the Second World War the invader was carrying on its production and VIS 35 was intended for the armament of the Third Reich Army. Now based on archiv documentation of 1937, production of VIS 35 has been restarted in small lots mainly for collectors and as a weapon of honour.

Technical data:

• Cartridge (calibre, type): 9 x 19 mm Parabellum
• Cartridge weight: 12 g
• Bullet weight: 8 g
• Muzzle velocity Vo: 355 m/s
• Muzzle energy Eo: 504 J
• Magazine capacity: 8 rounds
• Number of magazines: 2 pcs
• Principle of operation: short barrel recoil
• Mode of fire: single shot only
• Method of locking: barrel skewing
• Firing mechanism: single action, external hammer
• Safety catch: external, grip one
• Aiming devices: open, aperture type, adjusted to 25 m range

Dimensions:

• Lenght: 205 mm
• Height: 135 mm
• Width: 32 mm
• Lenght of barrel: 115 mm
• Sight radius: 160 mm

Weights:

• Pistol with empty magazine: 1.025 kg
• Empty magazine: 0.07 kg

Standard equipment:

• Chrome plated barrel, the other parts black oxicated, grip plates are black