Thank you for the compliments. A Type I A-block is very respectable and a wonderful addition to any collection. Those still had excellent features and still made / finished with care.
Looks very similar to mine, also a 1938. I live in Australia and had it imported about ten years ago from the US. My great-grandfather was a machine-gunner in the Polish army at the outbreak of the war and became a POW after the Battle of Kutno. I wanted this to be my first pistol as I felt it was symbolic of what he went through. Very proud to own it.
That’s a really great one you got there even with the ware and tear it’s gone through. I can image a polish Calvarymen or officer feeling well armed with that pistol especially compared to what a lot other nations were fielding at the time.
THANKS for showing, it is great for You to have one REALLY Polish, even if it is a little worn off! Congrats! I DO NOT agree with the comment saying that there is "nothing interesting or original" here, I DO NOT agree AT ALL. For me, this is VERY interesting, and even MORE because of the strong family connection of mine to the city of Radom, and to this weapon (if you're NOT interested, watching is not mandatory :) In September 1939 in Radom, my late grand-father (1914-2014), 'podporucznik' of the Reserve (lowest officer's grade, 1 star in 1939, 2 stars today), was called to service and got his officer’s sidearm in the yard of the FB plant in the evening of 03/09 or early in the morning of 04/09, a "warm" wz. 35 coming straight from the montage. As his regiment was no more in Radom and was signaled at Łuck, he started to "chase" it in the chaos of the war, crossing the Vistula river and heading alone for the city of Lublin. On his way, he met a group of soldiers 4th Battalion of Pioneers, and he stayed with them and fought in this unit, first against the Germans and then against the Soviets, who surrounded them in the woods several days later and captured them, and his ViS was borrowed there by a Red Army NCO… "Really" Polish exemples have this very unique "blueing" (I can see it on Your exemple despite the wearing, even if it is subtle): apparently the Germans did not want to reproduce it (or the did not know how), because the "occupation" examples are different from the very start (except those made from "really" Polish parts).
Thanks for sharing, the blemish corrosion indicates possible combat service and ownership by a Polish soldier fortunate to have evaded Nazi or Soviet capture, then continuing to fight among the British Forces, not necessarily improper storage or neglect.
How much did you end up paying for a pre-war Vis35 in that condition? I have an occupation Vis35 that i probably overpaid for but these pistols are getting harder to find at a resonable price, but I'd still would like to one day add a preoccupation Vis35 to the collection.
Your videos on the VIS 35 that I’ve watched so far have been fantastic. You have a very nice collection. Just picked up a Type 1 A block myself.
Thank you for the compliments. A Type I A-block is very respectable and a wonderful addition to any collection. Those still had excellent features and still made / finished with care.
Looks very similar to mine, also a 1938. I live in Australia and had it imported about ten years ago from the US. My great-grandfather was a machine-gunner in the Polish army at the outbreak of the war and became a POW after the Battle of Kutno. I wanted this to be my first pistol as I felt it was symbolic of what he went through. Very proud to own it.
Great story. Glad it is in your hands.
Very nice. I have grown to like the look of these more than the 1911.
That’s a really great one you got there even with the ware and tear it’s gone through. I can image a polish Calvarymen or officer feeling well armed with that pistol especially compared to what a lot other nations were fielding at the time.
THANKS for showing, it is great for You to have one REALLY Polish, even if it is a little worn off!
Congrats!
I DO NOT agree with the comment saying that there is "nothing interesting or original" here, I DO NOT agree AT ALL.
For me, this is VERY interesting, and even MORE because of the strong family connection of mine to the city of Radom, and to this weapon (if you're NOT interested, watching is not mandatory :)
In September 1939 in Radom, my late grand-father (1914-2014), 'podporucznik' of the Reserve (lowest officer's grade, 1 star in 1939, 2 stars today), was called to service and got his officer’s sidearm in the yard of the FB plant in the evening of 03/09 or early in the morning of 04/09, a "warm" wz. 35 coming straight from the montage. As his regiment was no more in Radom and was signaled at Łuck, he started to "chase" it in the chaos of the war, crossing the Vistula river and heading alone for the city of Lublin.
On his way, he met a group of soldiers 4th Battalion of Pioneers, and he stayed with them and fought in this unit, first against the Germans and then against the Soviets, who surrounded them in the woods several days later and captured them, and his ViS was borrowed there by a Red Army NCO…
"Really" Polish exemples have this very unique "blueing" (I can see it on Your exemple despite the wearing, even if it is subtle): apparently the Germans did not want to reproduce it (or the did not know how), because the "occupation" examples are different from the very start (except those made from "really" Polish parts).
THAT is cool. Nice find. Pre war with the Polish eagle.
Nice presentation.
Beutifull original Polish radom!
Congratulations!
Thanks for sharing, the blemish corrosion indicates possible combat service and ownership by a Polish soldier fortunate to have evaded Nazi or Soviet capture, then continuing to fight among the British Forces, not necessarily improper storage or neglect.
How much did you end up paying for a pre-war Vis35 in that condition? I have an occupation Vis35 that i probably overpaid for but these pistols are getting harder to find at a resonable price, but I'd still would like to one day add a preoccupation Vis35 to the collection.
$3,200 total including shipping.