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===Post-war developments=== After the war, production of the pistol was not continued, as the Army of the [[People's Republic of Poland]] used the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] [[TT pistol|TT-33]] pistol, produced in the former ''Fabryka Broni'' in Radom due to Warsaw Pact regulations. It was considered much inferior to the Vis, especially in ergonomics and reliability,<ref name=tward/> but political considerations and Soviet influence were decisive.{{sfn|Hogg|1987|page=110}} The Vis pistol saw limited use in the post-war period with the [[Volkspolizei|East German police]]. By the late 1980s, it was declared obsolete and withdrawn from service.{{sfn|Ezell|1988|page=162}} In August 1997, the [[Łucznik Arms Factory]] in Radom reintroduced the Vis pistol and produced a small series of some 27 pistols<ref name=tward/> on the basis of the original plans and specifications, mainly for the US collectors' market. But it differed from the original pre-war pistols with the shape of the rear sight notch and the Eagle on the slide.<ref name="York"/> In 2010 another short series was manufactured.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=https://www.altair.com.pl/magazines/htmlissue-sample?issue_id=519&ref=issue#page/6 |title=Bez nowości, ale z Bumarem |first=Remigiusz |last=Wilk |date=2011 |magazine=Raport-WTO |language=pl |number=3 |page=32 |issn=1429-270X}}</ref> In 2012 IWA Radom Factory has presented the piece dated 2010 that was chromium coated instead of blued. On the 90th anniversary of the arms factory, 50 more handguns were produced for collectors in 2015.<ref name="wptech" /> In December 2017, FB Radom's chairman, Adam Suliga, confirmed to the Polish magazine ''MILMAG'' that the Vis would be returning to production, and is planned to be available for retail in the second half of 2018. This will not be a single commemorative series, but rather, according to ''MILMAG'', FB Radom reportedly hope to continually offer the wz.35 for the export market.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.milmag.pl/news/view?news_id=429 |title=Vis na rynku od 2018 |first=Remigiusz |last=Wilk |date=16 December 2017 |website=MILMAG |language=pl}}</ref>
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