I was at my LGS today and he showed me a few older pistols he had picked up. One is a mod-sized autoloader chambered in 7.65mm Browning/.32 ACP. The styling reminds me of something from FN or from a Spanish maker…but there isn’t a single identifying mark on the gun!!
Here are the profile pictures:
(I didn’t get a shot of it, but it does have a recessed hammer - it just sits inside the tangs.)
The only “unique” feature I saw was the external clip holding the slide stop in place. The grips look very similar to the ones on my FN Model 1922, while the overall profile looks a lot like a Colt 1903.
There are some proof marks but not a single inscription on the gun that I could see. Here are some of the proofs:
There are X’s on both the trigger and trigger guard.
These proof marks on either side of the grip are only partial. They don’t look like they were ground off
This same serial with “1908” is on the slide (I couldn’t get my camera to focus well enough to get a shot.) The cocking serrations are also very “crude”.
Another view of the “partial” proof marks and the retaining clip.
If anyone has any ideas on a possible make/model, I’d love to hear it so I can pass it to my FFL.
Thanks!!
Here are the profile pictures:
(I didn’t get a shot of it, but it does have a recessed hammer - it just sits inside the tangs.)
The only “unique” feature I saw was the external clip holding the slide stop in place. The grips look very similar to the ones on my FN Model 1922, while the overall profile looks a lot like a Colt 1903.
There are some proof marks but not a single inscription on the gun that I could see. Here are some of the proofs:
There are X’s on both the trigger and trigger guard.
These proof marks on either side of the grip are only partial. They don’t look like they were ground off
This same serial with “1908” is on the slide (I couldn’t get my camera to focus well enough to get a shot.) The cocking serrations are also very “crude”.
Another view of the “partial” proof marks and the retaining clip.
If anyone has any ideas on a possible make/model, I’d love to hear it so I can pass it to my FFL.
Thanks!!