I sort of remember those from - I think - the middle to late 1950s to the early 1960's. They were the brain child (brain seizure?) of "Bo Clarke" (not to be confused with Jimmy Clark of target shooting and gunsmithing fame). Those guns were made and sold rather inexpensively (cheap, whatever) to persons who really were not 'in to' guns but wanted an alternate to running, waving their arms above their head and screaming if faced with evil-doers. It was a good idea, but most agree the outcome left much to be desired.
I collect .25 ACP (or 6.35mm) pistols, having historical meanings and backgrounds. As as "unclenunzie" said "Half the fun is digging up the history of those old 25 auto Spanish pistols"; I'm the digger. Those pistols come (in terms of design) from the WW1 era "Ruby" pistols and are a link to the Colt Junior - which oddly enough was made under contract by Astra.
I tried to streamline my post and leave all that out. Can't win; either garrulous or secretive.
I rather like the looks of it. Just for the tally book, what caliber? And if that model comes in only one caliber, forgive me.
It is 9mm. They have a .380 ACP version that is near identical, but quarter inch shorter barrel, the P238. Also there is a conversion kit, I think for the P938 to make it into a .22.
Hummm. For that size, I suppose .45ACP might be too much for many. Still, nice looking pistol.
There is a .45 that is about the same size as the P238 but it is not a Sig. It is the AMT Backup .45 and the story I get from web searches is that it is generally an unreliable gun, though occasionally one gets a good one. Also very hard to field strip. Cool looking gun though. Not made anymore so would have to get one used if you were so inclined.
Try Altamont. I put a set on my Wrangler and tossed the paper thin plastic originals. I got them on Black Friday a couple of years ago for 19 bucks, hopefully they’re still reasonable (or even available!).
