I picked this up earlier today. It's an occupation Radom Vis 35. From what I've been able to find the 3 levers and the shoulder stock slot indicate it was fairly early production soon after the German occupation.

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Congrats- those are well-built pistols.

Nice find. Good looking pistol.

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Radoms are very desirable WWII pistols, not often seen these days. I briefly owned one, another sad instance of my selling a gun I should have kept.

You have a good example of an early occupation Radom pistol. The slot for a detachable buttstock is unusual, which would indicate to me that an early Radom slotted frame was brought out of older stock to be used. Only some very early pre-occupation guns had this slot.

The eagle over "Wa77" stamp shows the Radom plant as the place of manufacture. The eagle over "623" was the waffenamt inspection stamp of the Steyr organization, which oversaw manufacture. The "P.35(p)" stamp was shorthand for the German designation of the pistol, meaning Pistole 35 (Polnische). The eagle over a swastika is the acceptance stamp, indicating Nazi German ownership. The "FB" in the left grip stands for Fabryka Broni - the manufacturing plant in Radom, Poland. The "VIS" on the other grip in Latin means power, strength, or force.

Later occupation guns lacked the takedown lever, which is in the spot where the manual safety lever is on a 1911 pistol.

Since an earlier slotted frame was used, I'm guessing that you have a very early occupation example. German-supervised production began sometime in 1940 - that would be the probable year of manufacture for your pistol, which appears to be in good shape and comparatively well-finished compared to later guns. The Radom guns were among the best of the WWII-era pistols.

John

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Thanks for the information.

The slotted frame was kind of puzzling to me as well. The serial number is in the E block which would put it quite late in the first group of post occupation guns wouldn't it? I wonder if the pre war frame would not have been stamped with the serial number until assembly?

You have a Type 1, after the Polish Eagle and before the slot was eliminated, manufactured during the early days of the German occupation. Barrel, frame and slide should have matching serial numbers. Condition looks to be great for an early gun. Built like a .45, recoils like a .22. For takedown (there should be a notch in the hammer) you lock the slide back and pull the barrel FORWARD to remove the slide stop. Shoot it, enjoy it, treasure it.