Ruby pistol

[douglas2496]

Hi everyone, bought this deactivated Spanish Ruby model 1915 7.65mm pistol today, for a low price. It appears to be a post WW1 commercial version. Any comments welcome. Doug

[emileverbunt]

Hello Douglas,

For what reason do you think it is a post ww1 commercial pistol? What makes it different from a French used WW1 example?

Looks nice! Having one (even deactivated) would mean major trouble in my country!

Cheers,
Emile

[douglas2496]

Thanks for your that. My understanding is that the French military pistols are usually marked with distinctive stamps such as can be seen here Spanish Eibar/Ruby Pistols « Forgotten Weapons.

[Larboard]

Neat pistol, nicely shot. Why is the slide legend so thin? It doesn't look refin'ed, so from wear of poor original stamping?

[kradman]

The Finnish Army also used a number of these

[lew07]

Also looks like a re blue Doug