ww2 german radom pistol captured

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hey
i thought i might show off my new toy ! this came to me from a fellow collector . it was taken off a german tank commander after the tank was captured by US troops . it comes with two mags and shoots great ! all matching #
thanks Briar
 
Nice but what is it? I'm no historian but I thought that Lugers and P38's were the only pistols carried by the Germans in WW2. Kinda looks Browning'ish. Educate me... :D
 
the German Radom

heres what i know.
the Radom was produced in Poland pre-WW2 and used by the Polish army. after the Germans invaded Poland they started production of the Radom pistol agian. the parts where made in Poland and assembled in Austria . this pistol is covered with Waffen ampt stamps . it was issued to SS and police units. it became lower quality as the war progressed so there are different variations from high end to low end quality of this pistol . if any one could add that would be great !
thanks for your interest!
Briar
 
Germans issued just about everything available. Wider issue than just police and SS. This is a later production pistol, without provision for the takedown latch where the safety would be on a Browning. The early Polish issue pistols may be the best finished. Earlier ones are usually cut for a stock; the stock is an extremely rare item, because they were basically never issued. During occupation manufacture, quality of manufacture steadily diminished. Features were eliminated. The last ones were really rough.
Introduced 1935, I believe the German designation is P-35(p). Assembly was transferred from Poland, inventory shrinkage was a problem. Many of the magazines were manufactured in a shop in the Warsaw Ghetto.
 
The Radom pistol was actually the VIS35. Radom is the City where the plant was. The name Radom has stuck with it.

They were a very good design & before the war were well made & highly thought of. The Germans really liked them & when they invaded Poland they kept on making them.
Like most German pistols , during the war quality degraded but they still liked them. The German army was well known for having a lot of different pistols & a number of them were not even 9mm. The " Radom " at least is 9mm.
 
I own several german handguns (p-08 luger, p35 browning hi-power, walther P38 AC and my earlier manufacture Radom with the cut out for shoulder stock.) I take them all to the range and what I can tell you from my experience is the radom hands down my favourite German WWII handgun to shoot. At 25 yards I can get usually blow away the centre of any target as the sights are a little more finer than other WWII pistols. It's a cool design with features of the 1911 like grip safety, has a decocker (not sure how and if that works), and a full length guide rod system that is kinda bizarre to take apart on the first try.

I recently talked to Dave at Al Simon's who had the task of deactivating one of these and it broke his heart to do so. He said for a WWII pistol he could not believe the quality put into it in terms of slide to frame fit, barrel machining, etc.

The earlier ones with the Polish eagle (which mine is not) are the most prized and are of the highest quality. They fetch over $2000 if they are in great shape.

As you can tell I enjoy mine very much and am sure you will enjoy yours too.
 
toxic said:
Nice but what is it? I'm no historian but I thought that Lugers and P38's were the only pistols carried by the Germans in WW2. Kinda looks Browning'ish. Educate me... :D
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Mab Ds, Astra 400 & 600s, Star Model Bs, Steyr 1911s converted to 9mmP, Norwiegen M1914s (Colt 1911s), Walther PPK & PPs, Radom M.35s, FN 1910, 1922s, P35 Hi-Powers, the list goes on forever...
 
"...the Radom hands down my favourite German..." Polish. Not German. Like tiriaq says, the Germans used everything they could get.
 
Some were. The ones with WaA's, I consider German since they were made in the "Greater German Reich". But the design is undisputably Polish.
 
The Germans used pretty much anything quality that they captured from T34 tanks to the French Daggers (2nd from left in photo)

This was all stuff that had geman army markings. I would guess that there was plenty of privately owned or captured gear and weapons that were pressed into service by whoever had them. Those little vest pocket autos were all over europe at the time and I have heard stories of fine german hunting and target rifles often with set triggers being pressed into service as sniper weapons.
 
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