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Old August 12, 2009, 09:39 PM   #9
James K
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PetahW's picture, for those who may not understand, is a joke about Polish revolvers.

Jokes aside, the Poles made both the Mauser 98 rifle and the Radom pistol before and during WWII, and since have made excellent copies of Russian arms. The Radom pistol was (AFAIK) the only handgun of that era designed and made in Poland by Poles, and it is a good one. (Later guns were made at Steyr, but the ones made in Poland are better.)

There have been stories about FN or Colt being involved in the design, but people who should know say that is not true. While some elements of the design are clearly "borrowed" from products of both companies, the gun is still a Polish design.

Jim
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