This 'Grade II' Polish Radom VIS 35 pistol was manufactured some time. The last three digits of the serial number is found on the left side of the barrel lug. Feb 16, 2019 - Radom P35 Serial Production DateRadom VIS Model 35, Serial W5792, all numbers match. The serial numbers are factory original.
I recently picked up a P35 and need some help finding out when it was made. As you can see from the pictures it isn't exactly a collectors item with the replacement grips, broken take down lever, and reblued but it was cheap and it fills a hole in my collection. I have been looking on the internet to try and find out when it was made but I haven't had any luck. I was wondering if anyone knew what color grips would be correct for this gun. Also the serial number is a little confusing to me.
I cannot tell if it supposed to be H0 (zero) or HO (letter O). It is all matching, non import marked, a 3 lever and it does not have a cut out for a stock.
Thanks for any information. Brad, Lapin's book suggests that a Polish Vis (also known as a P35(p) or 'Radom') with a serial number prefix of 'H' was made in 1942. The pistols made for the Germans used the same serial numbering system used by other manufacturers. The first pistol manufactured were numbered from 01 to 9999.The next pistol would bear the number 01a,then 02a and so forth until 9999a was reached.
At this point the numbers would recommence at 01b and proceed thru the alphabet. In this system the letters I,O,Q,V,X and Y were not used.IMO, In spite of the re-blue your pistol seems to be a decent example.Finding a replacement take down lever and better grips would improve it even more.
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Hope this helped. Thanks for the help so far guys. I think part of my confusion is from dealing with K98's and trying to think along those lines as far as the serial number is concerned. I didn't realize that they would still include the number zero even if it was not needed. Also I'm used to the letter block coming after the serial number.
So is it safe to assume black grips are the proper ones? Are these considered large or small grip screws? If I do find some correct ones, I'll let you know Curly. Last edited by Brad70; at 08:25 PM.