The weapon was patterned after Sten, retaining its left-side magazine. Main differences were a longer barrel, with conical rear part, and lack of stock – the gun had a pistol grip instead.
weapon, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, weapon, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2017, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources KIS weapon news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message KIS was the name of a Polish submachine gun from the time of the Second World War It was designed and manufactured by engineers in Jan Piwnik s Ponury Grim partisan group that was operating in Holy Cross Mountains region KISKIS and Blyskawica submachine gunsTypeSubmachine gunPlace of originPolandService historyIn service1943 to 1945Used byPolandWarsWW2Production historyDesigned1943 1 Produced1943 to 1944No built 37 38VariantsNoneSpecificationsMass kgLength600 mmBarrel length220 mmCartridge9 mm LugerCaliber9 mmActionOpen Bolt BlowbackRate of fire round minMuzzle velocity1 100 ft s 335 36 m s Effective firing range100 mFeed system32 roundsThe weapon was patterned after Sten retaining its left side magazine Main differences were a longer barrel with conical rear part and lack of stock the gun had a pistol grip instead Contents 1 See also 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksSee also EditBlyskawica submachine gunReferences Edit Home Made Arsenal Nine Ingenious Weapons of the Polish Underground Military History Now 7 April 2014 Retrieved 16 May 2017 Bibliography EditKazimierz Satora Produkcja Uzbrojenia w Polskim Ruch Oporu 1939 45 Warszawa 1985 Kazimierz Satora Podziemne zbrojownie polskie 1939 1944 Dom Wydawniczy Bellona Warszawa 2001External links EditKIS photos Polish Underground Sten Gun Production During World War Two This Polish military article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This article relating to submachine guns is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title KIS weapon amp oldid 1086752279, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
