Yesterday we looked at the standard Polish service rifle, the wz.96 Beryl. Today we have the carbine version, the Mini-Beryl. Specifically, we have an early example, predating several of the mid-life improvements that were made by the time the first major contract for the Mini-Beryl was placed.
Semiauto pistol
RIA: Radom’s Vis 35: Poland’s Excellent Automatic Pistol
In the 1920s Poland began looking for a new standard military pistol, and tested a variety of compact .380s. The representative from FN brought along an early iteration of the High Power (along with their […]
Book review
Book Review: VIS Radom, by William York
Today we’re looking at VIS Radom: A Study and Photographic Album of Poland’s Finest Pistol, by William J. York. The Radom is not a as well known as other pistols of the era (like the […]
Submachine Guns
Mors wz.39 SMG
I’m very happy to present another guest article by Leszek Erenfeicht today, on a very rare and quite unusual Polish submachine gun from the years just prior to WWII. As always, Leszek does a great […]
You mentioned that this carbine came from Radam. Is this the same factory that produced the P-35?
Great video, keep up the great work.
Cf. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FB_%22Łucznik%22_Radom
Thank you, I own a VIS P-35 that my father in law carried home after WW-2. It is a great handgun and shoots great.
“(…)Radam. Is this the same factory that produced the P-35(…)”
It is RADOM as can be seen at Pistole 35(p) specimens, for example https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Radom_(6825677274).jpg
Uhm… something wrong happened to link I post, copy and paste into browser address bar to see photo.
Thanks DAWEO,
I have owned a VIS P-35 for close to 50 years. My Father-in-law brought it back from WW-2. When he first showed it to me, I just thought of it as an inferior copy of a 1911. Man was I wrong. It is totally reliable and shoots great. I probably haven’t shot it in over 20 years, but I still get it out once and a while and clean it and remember my Father-in-law. It has the original holster and extra magazine.
I can see pretty good fit and finish. Apparently Polish industry updated its mfg. machinery park by that time.
I think the Polish AKMs fit and finnish has been better than most except maybe the East Germans. Theses currently look top notch. https://www.wbprogow.com/
“Jack’s Rifles” look really good – respect. Thanks for showing.
“Apparently Polish industry updated its mfg. machinery park by that time.”(C)
Since what year, 1968?
Polish AKMs were still more carefully crafted than the original back then.
https://image.ibb.co/gFOkOk/IMG_9133.jpg
https://ww2.ru/upload/iblock/da6/may11-024.jpg
And now. 😉
Ian, sorry to correct you, but this is not “double-you-zee”
Polish ‘wz’ sounds like ‘voo-zet’
(I know it’s strange, but that’s how it sounds)
ppor. turpin