How about a .32 caliber club?

[kBob]

alickrick,

Well you got me goggling! Interesting piece. I found a posting where in a guy got one that had issues and his smith made FN 1910 extractor parts work and that said as Monac does that FN 1910 magazines work.

It would appear that FN threatened to sue for patent infringement and that kept early production of the model 22 low.

The difference between these guns and the Model 23 seem only to be that the 23 had plastic grip panels.

I am curious about the grip safety. Is it spring loaded to reset itself when released like a Colt Browning type or some weird thing like the Ortgies safety?

Neat to learn something new to me. Thanks.

-kBob

 

[Monac]

I don't have an FN 1910, myself. I thought the DWM grip safety was the same, except that changed shape of the grip meant the shape of the grip safety also had to change. It is my impression that there are no mechanical differences between the DWM and the FN 1910.

To me, the DWM is one of a group of oddball German 32s from between the two world wars, like the Rheinmetall and the Stock. The DWM is the most ordinary, but also appears to be the least common of the three. Others, like the various Menz/Bergmann 32s, or the Nordheim, are so rare I never even look for them.

 

[Steel Hayes]

Something I’ve been looking for and found one, British bulldog in .32s&w.
Should have it in a few days.

 

[Michael Tinker Pearce]

View attachment 802130
Something I’ve been looking for and found one, British bulldog in .32s&w.
Should have it in a few days.

Is that a Forehand & Wadsworth? I have one in .38 S&W and it looks a lot like it.

 

[Steel Hayes]

Is that a Forehand & Wadsworth?

Yes it is, .32s&w short.

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Have a Dan Wesson revolver. In 32 H&R Magnum, changeable barrels,, made back in the day,, Most accurate handgun I’ve ever shot, including semi’s/

 

[9mmfan]

Just joined yesterday.

 

[Monac]

View attachment 802381 Just joined yesterday.

What's going on with that Colt 32, 9mmfan? It looks like it might be a Type 2 slide with a Type 1 barrel. Neat!

 

[9mmfan]

Near as I can tell, that is exactly what has happened.

It chambered the sole .32 round I have to my name (a Winchester Silvertip), so I take that as a good sign.

I’m hoping to take it to the range tomorrow morning. After a trip to Academy to procure some ammo of course.

 

[Hondo 60]

OK, here's my addition.
Also have an SP101 in 327 fed, a Kel-tec P32 & a Cobra derringer in 32 H&R

Ruger Single Six - 32 H&R Mag

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

Okay, I'll play.
Star Model SI, 1956 proofmark. Marked 7.62 Browning (.32ACP). Seems to be aftermarket stocks, I think it's a Starvel finish (electroless nickel). The sights are ridiculously small, almost invisible.
The finish is starting to come loose in places, but I got it in trade, as a shooter. I can't decide whether to keep it, or move it along.
Oh so sweet shooting, almost no recoil, even with 'hot' Fiocchi loads.


Tanfoglio Model GT32 in .32 Auto (.32ACP) - a Beretta clone. This one appears all factory, but I haven't looked up production date yet.
Two safeties; one on the frame that blocks the trigger, one on the slide moves the firing pin out of reach of the hammer. Odd.

 

[bannockburn]

Hooda Thunkit

Fine looking .32 caliber pistols you've got there! I especially like the Star Model SI. Not sure but I think the Starvel finish was electroless nickel plating that gave the appearance of a matte finish; sort of looked like stainless steel. The finish on your Star almost looks to be some well worn bright chrome or nickel plating.

 

[Hooda Thunkit]

Bannockburn

I am certainly not sure about the finish. It is definitely well worn, but is shiney. The places that the finish is missing don't look like it flaked off, as chrome does, the finish is just, well, gone.

It's difficult to find info on the Star SI, it was never real popular on this side of the pond. The one I have shows no import markings, which could mean it was over here prior to 1968.
I do know that Star bought back a bunch of these from various agencies in Europe, to refinish and resell in lots. The info I can find indicates that the Starvel process was used, but I'm not familiar enough with that finish to say one way or the other what it is.

Whatever the finish is, I do like the weapon, but both those .32s are enough outside my normal firearm that I would probably let them both go if someone came along and wanted them.
Until then, I'll just enjoy them.

 

[Walkalong]

Taurus PT-132 Pro .32 ACP


Taurus 741 .32 Mag.

 

[WestKentucky]

The newest family photo.

 

[Walkalong]

.32 Long

.32 ACP

 

[Waveski]

WestKentucky - Taurus , S&W , and ???

 

[WestKentucky]

WestKentucky - Taurus , S&W , and ???

RG. Zamak junk, but has family history. Actually not a bad gun though.

 

[Waveski]

Well , you can't put a price on family history.

 

[JayZee]

RG. Zamak junk, but has family history. Actually not a bad gun though.

I have had a long break but am pleased to see the collections added! The Tangfolio is beautiful, and the Star is unique as well. Never seen one like that exactly. When I think of Star I think of the 9MM Largo and BM pistols. I REALLY want a Llama in .32ACP. Anyonr had one? The 1911 clone variant(in scale and feel, not function) always looked sweet. Plus I have read a few places a 380 version and 32 share same mags. All you need is slide/barrel assembly swap to frame.

I have always been a fan of utility guns AND works of art. A S&W K frame is a grail gun in 32 H&R Magnum. I'd cherish and use it as a LAST resort(I am talking when aliens have died off and the dinosaurs are coming back). Sometimes though, the "junk" gun you got gifted to you is the one you have and it still goes boom. Some are hand-grenades waiting to happen due to the quality, but most are serviceable enough for unexpected social occasions.

Guns you don't mind banging up have their place. I like saving guns. Finding the ones that need TLC. Clones/variants of famous models also work well. Spanish solid frame revolvers, Spanish semi autos, Czech, Italian, and more countries made a LOT of blowback pistols. Simple. Reliable. Rugged. Parts are usually available OR you can get parts guns cheap. Magazines can be difficult or more expensive so that can br hit or miss.


I really need a CZ83 in my life, actually I need several...

 

[Steel Hayes]

I happened to stumble across this on GB, put a bid on it and found out it’s at my LGS, go figure.
A Lee Arms #4 in .32s&w

 

[Monac]

View attachment 804032 The newest family photo.

Is the gun at bottom left an RG 39, WestKentucky? If so, let me beg you not to take the sideplate off. I recently bought one in 38 Special, and the result of doing so was NOT fun. The cylinder bolt spring is retained by nothing, is easy to dislodge, and hard to find once it pops out of the gun. It is also much harder to put back in than to get out, which seems unfair.

The spring and plunger that power the cylinder hand are mounted in the sideplate itself, and are finicky to get in the right place as you reassemble the gun. That plunger is retained by nothing also, and can launch itself out a much smaller opening in the gun than you would think.

I took the sideplate off because the trigger return seemed to have a small problem. I just barely got it back together, and now the trigger return has a bigger problem. It makes a pretty good SA revolver, though.

Having said all the above, RG seems to have been trying to upgrade the appearance and quality of its revolvers at the time the Model 39 was introduced. I don't think it did much for them. They are better guns than prior RG models, but the weak dollar, the strong Deutschmark, and Taurus plus Rossi were about to sweep most of the cheap West German revolvers off the market.

 

[WestKentucky]

I think mine is a 31

 

[OneFreeTexan]

Please, all you RG bashers,,, I know those are worthless guns,, so to keep the world safe and gets them out of your hands, I will pay $10 for any and all RG pistols, each,,,

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Picked up a nice, shooter grade '03 today-