"100 years of independence". Radomski "Łucznik" takes over the production of the legendary pistol

On the occasion of the centenary of Radom's return to independence, Łucznik produced an occasional series of VIS wz guns. 35 according to the original, pre-war documentation – said Tuesday in the release of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa (PGZ).

As we read in the press release, belonging to Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, the armaments factory "Łucznik" – Radom produced a limited series of fifty pistols.

"Each of the pistols bears a commemorative engraving representing the cavalry of the Second Republic of Poland from 1939 and the inscription" 100 YEARS OF THE INDEPENDENT. "In addition, each of the pistols has an individual serial number, included between 201801 and 201850 "- we read.

"Weapons, recognized as one of the best Polish constructions.Visual pistol wz.In the early 1930s, Piotr Wilniewczyc and Jan Skrzypiński had built the 35th.A prototype was manufactured in 1930 at the Warsaw Rifle Factory" , did he declare.

"The pistol was composed of 48 elements and received the designation WiS wz.1931 of the first letters of the names of its creators, which were later changed to VIS – from the Latin word" vis "(force). In February 1932, the pistol received Polish Patent No. 15567, then it was decided to accept it as a WP weapon as an automatic 8-shot VIS pistol, with a PWU structure of 9 mm.The mass production started in 1936 and in Space of 3 years, nearly 50,000 items have been delivered to the army, "added.

One of the best in the world

PGZ recalled that "the VIS pistol was used in all formations.With the development of production, it was attributed to individual military units.In June 1938, the VIS was already in armored units In the cavalry and in the air force, then the weapon received the infantry, communications and artillery.The gun was also used in the navy and in the protection corps of the borders. "

"Thanks to its excellent performance and excellent parameters, the VIS has become a full-time pistol for Polish army officers and non-commissioned officers and one of the best military guns in the world." -I pointed out.

Weapons Factory "Łucznik" – Radom is part of Polska Grupa Zbrojeniowa, a leading producer and supplier of arms in the domestic and foreign markets. The weapons factory is one of the most modern facilities of its kind in Europe. The company currently employs more than half a thousand employees. PGZ is the leader of Polish industry and one of the largest defense companies in Europe. It brings together more than 60 companies from the defense, shipbuilding and new technologies sectors. The annual business figure of PGZ reaches 5 billion zlotys – it can be read on the website of the group.