 Vuković also has combat experience as a veteran of the Croatian War of Independence, in which he was wounded twice.These early all-metal pistols were considered solid designs, but were plagued by quality issues due in large part to the difficulties of manufacturing during wartime.The company's most successful product, the HS2000 ("Hrvatski Samokres 2000") polymer-framed semi-automatic pistol, was HS Produkt's third pistol in a series developed on the basis of experience gained during the Croatian War of Independence.