KIS (weapon)

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KIS
Kis and - Sten-similar pistols
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
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") guerrilla 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 South Vietnamese blacksmiths copied American firearms.^{[citation needed]}