Nice Friday the 13th surprise

Gun Jesus would be pleased.

I had an opportunity to buy a couple of those M1935s a couple decades ago in Gulfport. The gunshop was gonna let them go for about 85 a piece. At that time ammo didn't exist other then a handful of old rounds he had at the shop. They felt great in my tiny hands. It was the grandfather of the P210. I never bought them....

Please let us know how they shoot.

Beautiful, vintage firearms you've got there. Its a shame the ammo is so scarce.

Very pretty pistols. Enjoy!

Isn't the .32 French Long the cartridge developed for the Pederson Device?

One pistol I've never had the pleasure of handling or shooting. Enjoy!

Congrats on finding ammo for these French pistols. The Mle.1935A was a rather interesting design and even had a brief moment of making an appearance on the Silver Screen. Looking forward to your range report.

My dad gave me one of those he acquired in one of his trade deals. No magazine. A few years later I finally found a magazine for it but could never locate any ammo to go with it. I carried it to many gunshows in search of ammo. Finally someone asked if I were selling it and so I let it go for $50. I was tired of the chase and glad to see it gone. That was pre-internet days. Now maybe I could find ammo but no matter. Its gone. But I sure wanted to shoot it.

ThomasT

I believe gunsmith and writer J. B. Wood came up with sort of a solution to the scarcity of ammo. He took a steel M1 Carbine case and cut a ring off of it to go inside the chamber. He then hand cycled .32 ACP ammo through the gun. Don't recall how accurate this setup was but it did get the gun back in action again.

bannockburn said:

ThomasT

I believe gunsmith and writer J. B. Wood came up with sort of a solution to the scarcity of ammo. He took a steel M1 Carbine case and cut a ring off of it to go inside the chamber. He then hand cycled .32 ACP ammo through the gun. Don't recall how accurate this setup was but it did get the gun back in action again.

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JB Wood is a largely forgotten genius. I loved reading his articles in the different magazines. I wish I still had them.

I remember reading articles he wrote in "Combat Handguns" magazine and have his book "Troubleshooting Your Handgun". A very knowledgeable gentleman when it came to firearms and he also had a rather straightforward way of conveying that knowledge, especially when it came to describing the inner workings of a gun.

Just making sure you know Starline makes brass for 7.65 French Long now...

Congrats on finding the ammo and getting to shoot those beauties!

mokin said:

Isn't the .32 French Long the cartridge developed for the Pederson Device?

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The French 7.65x20 longue was developed in French specifically for the Pedersen, which would have been cal..30-18 in US service.
The French just found a use for the cartridge after all the effort had been put in for the 1919 Spring Push.