KIS (weapon)

KIS
300px 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	1943
Produced	1943 to 1944
Number built	~37-38
Variants	none
Specifications
Weight	?? kg
Length	600 mm
Barrel length	220 mm
Cartridge	9 mm Luger
Caliber	9 mm
Action	Open-Bolt Blowback
Rate of fire	?? round/min
Muzzle velocity	1,100 ft/s (335.36 m/s)
Effective firing range	100 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.

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.

Bibliography

• Kazimierz Satora - "Produkcja Uzbrojenia w Polskim Ruch Oporu 1939-45", Warszawa 1985
• Kazimierz Satora "Podziemne zbrojownie polskie 1939-1944", Dom Wydawniczy Bellona, Warszawa 2001

External links

• KIS photos
• [1]

See also

• Błyskawica submachine gun