![]() ![]() ![]() At the same time the name was changed to Vis (Latin for "Power"). The pistol went through tests in which over 6000 rounds were fired showing high reliability and accuracy. 1931 (it was Skrzypinski who suggested the acronym WiS: Wilniewczyc i(and) Skrzypinski). Wilniewczyc was later joined by Jan Skrzypinski, director of "Panstwowa Fabryka Karabinów" (State Rifle Factory) in Warsaw. It was accepted and plans for manufacturing the Czech gun were scraped. Piotr Wilniewczyc, an employee of "Panstwowe Wytwórnie Uzbrojenia" (State Arms Factory), presented preliminary plans for a pistol of his own design. Since the price was high (250 000 US$) and the pistol in question was not a very successful design, the decision met with justified opposition from the firearms industry. The history of the Vis started in 1929 when the Polish army decided to purchase a license for Czech vz-28 pistol (a modified vz-24, itself based on a Mauser design).
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |