ViS production at FB Radom: 1936: n° 0001 - n° 5360 1937: n° 5361 - n° 8807 (RAREST year, as Tom said…) 1938: n° 8808 - n° 27450 1939: n° 27451 - n° 49014 G2 proof: kapitan GADOMSKI (inspector from Warsaw) D2 proof: major DZIERŻYŃSKI (inspector from Radom) I know that the info on those absolute beauties (Tom, THANKS for showing them!!) are not hard to find, but I put it here anyway for convenience…
You didn’t mention the model with just the Decocking Lever and the racking lever lock. Mine has the black grips, and is nickel plated. All numbers match. I have yet to see it mentioned in ANY way, anywhere. Doubt I ever will.
I like the Radom as well. I have several, including what's called a Delta. It has the eagle on the slide, and a serial number with a delta symbol. I haven't been able to find out much about these.
@@themysterypooper9230 Yes, the VIS versions produced under Nazi occupation tend to be more affordable. I picked one up for $600 about 5-6 years ago. Unfortunately their popularity has surged and they tend to go for $1000 minimum now.
The High Standard 22 automatic pistols were also used by Navy SEALs in Vietnam. They used them to apply the 'coup de gras' on various officials and other targets, usually at night. The 22 was much quieter yet still effective at extremely short range. They called these pistols 'Hush Puppies'.
Fully concur, as that's how I bought my ex-Baden-Wurttenburg Police Wahter PP from the Kaiserslautern Rod and Gun Club in the mid-1980's when I was in the USAF. I was issued a similar form when I became an NCO and was authorized off-base housing and allowed to pull it from the base armory and keep it in my apartment. The R&G clubs had a number of police retired pistols for sale.
Wish that Radom would reissue the ViS with updated grips and magazine (removable floorplate, increased capacity by 1 cartridge) and more modern sights to thwart counterfeiting and make a better shooter. The 1911 and Hi Power enthusiasts would be potential customers.
I love walthers I don't own one but I love the way they look and shoot . But I really love the look of those lugers German craftsmanship at its finest something about those wooden handles and the tightness of the pattern on them they stand out from every other gun with wooden handles like that
13:32 That second from the top is a member of the Reich Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst; RAD). Functionally the RAD was the equivalent of Roosevelt's CCC, the Civilian Conservation Corps, a make-work program for the unemployed. The difference was the ideology and the military trappings of the RAD. Besides doing practical work -- building and preparing roads, digging drainage and irrigation ditches, planting trees -- the Reichsarbeitsdienst spent a lot of time marching around with shovels carried like rifles, saluting each other with Heil Hiter!, beating up people, and singing Nazi songs.
I have a Radom model 35 vis. D SERIAL# 1202. All numbers match. Put after market Black walnut grips. Unfinished, German eagle and luftwaffe 77. Thought to be 1939. What is it worth?
The brown " Presstoff " holster seems all but useless in that stiff, cracking condition. Would think it's value to be nil. I disagree with your assessment that a true collector would pay premium for it. JMHO sir. Great channel👍
Sold within a day to a high end collection who paid a premium. I've sold 3, but you are correct that it has little value to me as I can's use it. Good to handle one for a couple of days and then I'm over it.
For some reason, these Polish Radom Vis 35 pistols are worth a lot, although clearly Colt 1911 copies in 9mm caliber It also used the Waffen SS as a side weapon after the Polish campaign but it was not regularized By the way, another 1911 copy of the Kongsberg Colt was made in northern Europe in Norway only in the cal 45 version, which the Nazis continued to produce. But the real breakthrough was the application of Browning Hi Power to the Germans in the field of pistols but they only started using them towards the end of the war, especially in the Waffen SS.
ViS to nie jest Colt 1911 w kalibrze 9mm. Został opatentowany w 1932r. więc nie może być kopią...Jeżeli nie jesteś dylematem w zakresie broni strzeleckiej to powinieneś to wiedzieć, znać różnice między obydwoma pistoletami i się publicznie nie kompromitować...☝️
The Sauer ad: the uniforms shown are identified except number 2 from left, it is showing a member of RAD = Reichs Arbeits Dienst, identified by special cap.
I have a mini military pistol collection, a 9mm high power (we still use ones from 42-44 and I wanted to shoot one that wasn't shot out and the slide fly out with each shot), a P320 like the new US service pistol, a glock 22 like the british commando pistol, a sig P226, like our JTF use, and a sig mosquito (like the 226, fun and cheap to shoot), i have a cyq marked german waffen marked P 38 pistol I was given, and a few odds and sods. If I find one cheap I will pick up a .45 A1. I use them all so when I go none will be in "as new" condition. Why buy them if you can't play with them? The government will probably steal them anyway.
That one gun with the Waffen-SS stamp looks similar to what that famous WW2 picture of that German SS soldier was holding with the stolen American cigarette 🚬 hanging out of his mouth along with the ammo belt around his neck more than likely for a MG42 machine gun during the Battle of the Bulge December 1944
May the last Vis 35, had been liberated from the factory, either of a German soldier who hid it, brought it back to Germany and hid it or a Pole who who would keep it to fight the Germans, and it was not used due to some cause?
Whew-whew- whew- Pc police here, did u just say a women might appreciate the less recoil of a .22 ? Uh, that might be sexist, Someone Might be offended.. Canceled! SMH 🤨 no please don't cancel Tom just showing how absurd the world has got
I have a great cousin who lived in the year 1900 he was a admiral in the dutch army karel doorman very wel known in holland since there are battle ships named after him he sunk in the java sea saving the americans en english people in ww2 from japanese people he died on my birthday 28th of february i hoped my grandma had anything from him like a guy or badge or anything but most of it gone i think
@9:04 talking about women liking the .22 because of the low recoil and then you went on to correct yourself stating that you made a sexist statement. How so was that sexist? I can tell you are a polite person but don't confuse politically correct aka Communist control with being polite. You were honest in you assessment about women preferring low recoil firearms. Please don't bend your knee to these Communist scumbags by adopting their P.C. standards. P.s. Love your show.
ViS production at FB Radom:
1936: n° 0001 - n° 5360
1937: n° 5361 - n° 8807 (RAREST year, as Tom said…)
1938: n° 8808 - n° 27450
1939: n° 27451 - n° 49014
G2 proof: kapitan GADOMSKI (inspector from Warsaw)
D2 proof: major DZIERŻYŃSKI (inspector from Radom)
I know that the info on those absolute beauties (Tom, THANKS for showing them!!) are not hard to find, but I put it here anyway for convenience…
You didn’t mention the model with just the Decocking Lever and the racking lever lock. Mine has the black grips, and is nickel plated. All numbers match. I have yet to see it mentioned in ANY way, anywhere. Doubt I ever will.
I like the Radom as well. I have several, including what's called a Delta. It has the eagle on the slide, and a serial number with a delta symbol. I haven't been able to find out much about these.
Glad I stuck around for the finale!
VIS 35 the best.
Another great and interesting history lesson. Beautiful weapons. Respect sent. 👍🇺🇸
I would love to get my hands on a Polish eagle crested Radom VIS. I just can't swing the price they typically go for. Great video!
How much do they go for?
@@themysterypooper9230 between $3800 - $8000. I have seen early prototype ones go for $65,000.
@@mkruk2 I’ll stick with the glock dang it. I’m trying to get into vintage... any ideas for affordable or worth it ones?
@@themysterypooper9230 Yes, the VIS versions produced under Nazi occupation tend to be more affordable. I picked one up for $600 about 5-6 years ago. Unfortunately their popularity has surged and they tend to go for $1000 minimum now.
@@mkruk2a really really nice 1939 recently sold on GB for 16 grand
The High Standard 22 automatic pistols were also used by Navy SEALs in Vietnam. They used them to apply the 'coup de gras' on various officials and other targets, usually at night. The 22 was much quieter yet still effective at extremely short range. They called these pistols 'Hush Puppies'.
As to the Star the form enclosed was a military registration form. Possibly purchased through the Neckar Rod & Gun Club in Germany.
Fully concur, as that's how I bought my ex-Baden-Wurttenburg Police Wahter PP from the Kaiserslautern Rod and Gun Club in the mid-1980's when I was in the USAF. I was issued a similar form when I became an NCO and was authorized off-base housing and allowed to pull it from the base armory and keep it in my apartment. The R&G clubs had a number of police retired pistols for sale.
Great collections in good hands.
Muy buen video, gracias Tom!!!!!!
The horsehair is oakum --the English used the same stuff in the 19th cent.
Thank you!!!
Another great video sir…
Wish that Radom would reissue the ViS with updated grips and magazine (removable floorplate, increased capacity by 1 cartridge) and more modern sights to thwart counterfeiting and make a better shooter. The 1911 and Hi Power enthusiasts would be potential customers.
Radom rules!
I love walthers I don't own one but I love the way they look and shoot . But I really love the look of those lugers German craftsmanship at its finest something about those wooden handles and the tightness of the pattern on them they stand out from every other gun with wooden handles like that
Great video! Well done!
My family line comes from Radom, definitely going to have to purchase one of these fine pistols
It's a good idea to get the book you have that information at your fingertips
Time stamp 21:23… is that marked RORER 714, I thought those “disco biscuits” were banned in 1983????? Hehehe
13:32 That second from the top is a member of the Reich Labour Service (Reichsarbeitsdienst; RAD). Functionally the RAD was the equivalent of Roosevelt's CCC, the Civilian Conservation Corps, a make-work program for the unemployed. The difference was the ideology and the military trappings of the RAD. Besides doing practical work -- building and preparing roads, digging drainage and irrigation ditches, planting trees -- the Reichsarbeitsdienst spent a lot of time marching around with shovels carried like rifles, saluting each other with Heil Hiter!, beating up people, and singing Nazi songs.
Nice pistols. Only ever seen one Radom for sale locally, and it was pricey. Thanks for sharing.
i have a radom vis mod 35 with low number. D6639. any info would be great, manufacture date ect.
I have a Radom model 35 vis. D SERIAL# 1202. All numbers match. Put after market Black walnut grips. Unfinished, German eagle and luftwaffe 77. Thought to be 1939.
What is it worth?
Depends on condition. It can be $1k to $2500
"Niedersachsen" - jep, living here :) Middle / North of germany, Hannover is the state capital.
The brown " Presstoff " holster seems all but useless in that stiff, cracking condition. Would think it's value to be nil. I disagree with your assessment that a true collector would pay premium for it. JMHO sir.
Great channel👍
Sold within a day to a high end collection who paid a premium. I've sold 3, but you are correct that it has little value to me as I can's use it. Good to handle one for a couple of days and then I'm over it.
Do gun and military shows
Thanks again....!
What do you do to get to the auction
5:03 That's the chinstrap from the peaked cap.
For some reason, these Polish Radom Vis 35 pistols are worth a lot, although clearly Colt 1911 copies in 9mm caliber
It also used the Waffen SS as a side weapon after the Polish campaign but it was not regularized
By the way, another 1911 copy of the Kongsberg Colt was made in northern Europe in Norway only in the cal 45 version, which the Nazis continued to produce.
But the real breakthrough was the application of Browning Hi Power to the Germans in the field of pistols but they only started using them towards the end of the war, especially in the Waffen SS.
Ya a single stack 9mm 1911 but slimmed down. A Mix between a Hi Power and 1911.
ViS to nie jest Colt 1911 w kalibrze 9mm. Został opatentowany w 1932r. więc nie może być kopią...Jeżeli nie jesteś dylematem w zakresie broni strzeleckiej to powinieneś to wiedzieć, znać różnice między obydwoma pistoletami i się publicznie nie kompromitować...☝️
The Star is a Model B, I believe.
The Sauer ad: the uniforms shown are identified except number 2 from left, it is showing a member of RAD = Reichs Arbeits Dienst, identified by special cap.
I love you videos
Are you guys planning on setting up at the forks of Delaware show?
No, but I will attend.
The random is refinished I am betting
enjoy super video
What’s the website to the auction
Are the VIS's for sale?
Beautiful knife. Do you know what year that Latama was made? That knife is a true piece of history and a Gem!
The 39? Anyway the last one. No wear on trigger or hammer.
I bet most viewers are men over age of 65. We grew up watching COMBAT TV show and became interested in German WW 2 guns.
I have a mini military pistol collection, a 9mm high power (we still use ones from 42-44 and I wanted to shoot one that wasn't shot out and the slide fly out with each shot), a P320 like the new US service pistol, a glock 22 like the british commando pistol, a sig P226, like our JTF use, and a sig mosquito (like the 226, fun and cheap to shoot), i have a cyq marked german waffen marked P 38 pistol I was given, and a few odds and sods. If I find one cheap I will pick up a .45 A1. I use them all so when I go none will be in "as new" condition. Why buy them if you can't play with them? The government will probably steal them anyway.
That one gun with the Waffen-SS stamp looks similar to what that famous WW2 picture of that German SS soldier was holding with the stolen American cigarette 🚬 hanging out of his mouth along with the ammo belt around his neck more than likely for a MG42 machine gun during the Battle of the Bulge December 1944
May the last Vis 35, had been liberated from the factory, either of a German soldier who hid it, brought it back to Germany and hid it or a Pole who who would keep it to fight the Germans, and it was not used due to some cause?
Whew-whew- whew- Pc police here, did u just say a women might appreciate the less recoil of a .22 ? Uh, that might be sexist, Someone Might be offended.. Canceled! SMH 🤨 no please don't cancel Tom just showing how absurd the world has got
And that’s not a fraction of the nonsense we could speak of, but won’t waste our time here 💪🤡🇺🇸
Woow how did you get so many guns!!!!
what you said was the truth .
I believe there is a way to lube vinyl --- antique dealers ! help me out here..
EDC right their
I have a great cousin who lived in the year 1900 he was a admiral in the dutch army karel doorman very wel known in holland since there are battle ships named after him he sunk in the java sea saving the americans en english people in ww2 from japanese people he died on my birthday 28th of february i hoped my grandma had anything from him like a guy or badge or anything but most of it gone i think
You newer show sauer 1913
I have 2 3 lever non slotted variant vis p35s
The strap looks to be from a visor cap
It is, Deutsches Reichsbahn.
I need a 1911
@9:04 talking about women liking the .22 because of the low recoil and then you went on to correct yourself stating that you made a sexist statement. How so was that sexist? I can tell you are a polite person but don't confuse politically correct aka Communist control with being polite. You were honest in you assessment about women preferring low recoil firearms. Please don't bend your knee to these Communist scumbags by adopting their P.C. standards. P.s. Love your show.
Not Nedersachsen but Niedersachsen
Hi-Standard pistols, common, quality, nothing special. New Haven, Conn.
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1937 and 1938 have that same scratch in the same place, by the VIS-wz 35, I have a 1938 ?