The wz designation being used with all Polish arms, standing for wzór (model).Īt the time, the VIS was generally regarded as one of the best military pistols available when series production started at the State Armory in Radom in late 1935, while the following year it was adopted as the standard weapon of Polish infantry and cavalry officers. Originally referred to as the WiS (an acronym of the Polish designers' names), the pistol was renamed VIS, meaning "power" in Latin. 35 VIS was first tested in 1931 in Poland. Note: Pics of rifle provided courtesy of member "Claven2".īorrowing design characteristics and features of pistols designed by John Browning and Dieudonne Saive such as the M1911 and the Hi-power, the Radom wz. (16 picture virtual tour) Observations: (by "Claven2") Vis (weapon) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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