The holster (also with WaAmt stamp) was cut down (during the War) from the original, for shoulder wear.If anyone has any ideas about this gun I'd like to hear them. Anyhow, this one is pretty nice - glassy finish, blueing showing only holster wear, no rust or pitting, bright rifling, etc.
It has the WaAmt proof marks, three levers, and a shoulder stock socket so I'm guessing it's from the first group after the German invasion - maybe one of a production run that was under way when the factory was taken over since the SN doesn't follow German practice, as I understand it.
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The serial number is '1950' with no prefix, apparently making it a pre-occupation piece. I have a P.35 in very fine condition that seems to be unusual. I've had examples of those with the plastic grips and with the impressed wooden grips such as yours has.Best regards, BIGBOOMER. It had black hard rubber or plastic grips, and did have the slot milled into the backstrap for a detachable stock.I have had some early occcupation ones too, like the one you have here, and they were very nice pistols, but did not compare to the early pre-occupation one. It had the Polish eagle on the slide, and there were no German markings. It put commercial pistols to shame with its worksmanship. There was not a tool mark on that gun, inside or out, and it was probably the most accurate 9m/m, or service pistol for that matter, that I have ever encountered. It had an extremely smooth, glassy finish (polish) but with a satin gloss bluing. I had an early pre-occupation VIS P-35, ser. Worth whatever you can get, but IMHO,the finish appears right for the timeframe, and original, from the markings.That being said, were I to own the gun, and wish to sell it, I'd put no less than $1500US on the tag, and expect close to that.This appears to be an unmolested sample of the european gun trade, before the war, excepting only the slotting of the butt, which was arguably, a wartime change the gun is entirely too clean to sell at bargain price. The very late ones were parkerized, pretty crude, and had plain wooden grips.Yours appears to be, indeed, and early Nazi Type I Slotted.and if not a reblue, it appears to be in remarkable condition.If that's the original finish, the Blue Book lists it at:'P-35 Automatic Nazi Type 1 Slotted:98% - $80095% - $60090% - $45080% - $300'The Blue Book also says.' Note: Certain Radoms with German acceptance marks will bring a premium'.but it doesn't say which or how pretty gun! Looking at the pics, I would date it about 1938-39, a late commercial/early occupation pistol. All of the early VIS P-35s (Radom was the arsenal where they were made) that I've seen had the plastic grips. Well, I can't help you on the wooden grips. The grips do not appear to be late additions and I've not seen another set like them. Instead of the plastic grips I've seen, they appear to be walnut with the typical Radom markings stamped into them (FB on one side and VIS on the other). Nr 15567'P.35(B)'Also has several waffenamt markings (Eagle with 'W&A 77' as well as eagle with '823')Bluing is 99% with no holster wear and original barrel with bright bore.The really interesting thing is the grips.
I have a Radom pistol I purchased a few years ago and I'm wondering if anyone has information on it.It's a first generation 3 lever Radom with Nazi markings and butt stock slot.Serial: C74XXMarkings on slide are:F.B.RADOM VIS Mod.