

The 1911 used a swinging link, the Vis does not(neither does the GP). There are influences between the Browning family of guns/1911 and the Vis but also differences. Browning had some design ideas, but died before he could finish the GP. How ever the GP were in the works a while before it was fielded. The Vis and GP BOTH were fielded in 1935 hence the model designation, so difficult to copy the exact design. The brilliant firearms designer designed the 1911 way before the Vis35 was fielded. That I didnt say, but its a common misconception as the name Browning is often linked to the GP35. In the post above you quote me and link me to saying, that the Vis 35 developed from the FN GP35. York also includes a copy of the 1932 dated Polish patent for the VIS 35 in his book. York acknowledges that VIS designers Wilniewczyc and Skrzypinski would have been aware of both the FN Browning Model 1930 Hi Efficiency and Model 1935 Hi Power. York further writes that both Robert Berger and Peter Kokalis consider the accepted idea that the VIS was designed with the assistance of engineers from Fabrique Nationale to be a myth. York writes that ''its design was heavily borrowed" from the Colt 1911 (another John Browning design) but with significant differences. Instead he writes that the VIS 35 and Hi Power were parallel developments. While there are similarities between the VIS 35 and the FN Browning Hi Power, in his book VIS Radom, William York writes that the claimed influenced of the Hi Power on the design of the VIS 35 is a misconception. Was hoping that someone who knows more than I would respond to this, but since no one has. Nice simplified Browning design - cant go wrong with that.

Manufacturer: Warsaw Arsenal No.My favourite handgun of WWII and one of the best engineered to emerge from that conflict IMO. Their only usage in combat was when the designer of the rifle, Józef Maroszek, who was evacuating by train alongside his personnel and the rifles, shot a German plane, killing the gunner and injuring the pilot through the window of the train, forcing the plane to land and allowing the train to continue.

Only around 150 rifles were made and they never reached the frontlines. The rifle featured a fixed box magazine loaded using Mauser stripper clips and featured a lug for Mauser-type bayonets. Maroszek Kbsp wz.38M with mechanical bodygroupsĪ semi-automatic rifle developed in the 1930s for the Polish Army, similar to the ZH-29 in design. NOTE: IF YOU WANT TO TURN THESE INTO SWEPS, PLEASE CONTACT ME FIRST, THERE IS AN IMPORTANT ISSUE WE MUST DISCUSS. Separated this one since it does not fit in either camp.
