Signal pistol.
The sub -commissioner S was a typical boy from the village and he did not suffer from the city. This and as well as the mental indoctrination he has gone through in ,,officers' factory ”in Szczytno, that my native Varsovian time flowed mainly on attractions - i.e.. cleaning the worst regions (the most shit), extinguishing unpopular urges (gas grenades) at the training ground (of course without a mask), worth out of order; or counting the belts on the flag mast ... To też nie zdziwiło mnie wcale, When one day standing in the surroundings of his clacks, he called me and with a sinister smile on his face:
– you like to shoot this tie?
– Suspecting the trick I shyly confirmed..
– it is first fucking ... 50 (pump) for the homeland..
I admit that at that time it was quite difficult for me-after doing the exercise, my hands were shaking ... I think my D-I was counting on handing me a signal pistol WZ. 44 i 20 naboi cal.26 mm- The most strong ones - with parachutes ...
After this introduction from a taken life (Now you may be surprised, But then the times were still ,,wave ") you probably guess, that today's article I will devote to signal pistols represented by two domestic constructions, i.e.. already mentioned WZ. 44 i P78.
Both pistols are adapted to firing Kal. 26 mm- Used as standard in aluminum and cardboard scales, Polish and Czechoslovak productions contain the following loads:
– signal in white, red, green and yellow color (star)
– Daily smoke - blue and red
– The most mean to the shooter - illuminating with a parachute
– special chemical cartridge with CS gas (Apparently there were cartridges from the BŚT with Adamsyt)
WZ pistol. 44 It is considered one of the most successful constructions of this type in the world-made completely of steel at first, it resembles the combination of TTs with a vacuum cleaner-very solid, A massive construction with a classic system with a barrel broken down, tap discovered and the opening release of the barrel placed in the lower part of the trigger - pistol through the rudeness of the structure ,,guarantees "a huge recoil, Sometimes very unpleasant affecting the skin between the thumb and index finger - 44 Magnum is at the same time KBKS ... in Poland produced under the Soviet license from 1948 r - he has a few improvements, i.e.; Fire -firing attachment of rescue rockets, which pull the rope and the attachment that allows shooting the overpowering mesh (WEAVE). The above -mentioned pistol, generally fulfilled its tasks very well but was not devoid of flaws - they belonged to, among others.
– The already mentioned very large and unpleasant recoil
– no drain cable-a non-securing accidental shot
– discomfort during winter shootings
– A large weapon mass
To meet these problems, Polish designers in 1978 R developed a pistol with plastic skeleton, which reduced the mass significantly and allowed to effectively reduce the weapon of weapons, The trigger cover is added - the pistol is characterized by a modern figure. Safety was also taken care of by introducing a fuse before opening and closing the barrel at a tight tile (in the form of a trigger device - a Polish patent) This pistol under the designation P-78 entered service and successively displaces WZ- 44. Caliber and charging the same. One documented one is known, Recorded case of combat use of the WZ pistol. 44 - during the December events on the coast in 1970 year one of the LWP soldiers ,,Fire straight ahead, "he fired at the demonstrating compatriots
