KIS (weapon)
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| KIS | |
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 Kis and Błyskawica pistols |
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| Type | submachine gun |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Service history | |
| In service | ?? to end war |
| Used by | Poland |
| Wars | WW2 |
| Production history | |
| Designed | ?? |
| Produced | ?? to ?? |
| Number built | ~37-38 |
| Variants | none |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | ?? kg |
| Length | ?? mm |
| Barrel length | ?? mm |
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| Cartridge | 9 mm Luger |
| Caliber | 9 |
| Action | blowback |
| Rate of fire | ?? round/min |
| Effective range | ?? m |
| Feed system | 32 rounds |
Kis was the name of a Polish machine pistol from the time of the Second World War. It was designed and manufactured by engineers in Jan Piwnik's "Ponury" ("Grim") guerilla unit that was operating in Holy Cross Mountains region. It was probably the only kind of modern firearm that could be manufactured in the forest without the need for sophisticated tools and factory equipment until the Vietnam War, when North Vietnamese blacksmiths copied American firearms.
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