Kimballl .30 carbine pistol

[parsimonious_instead]

Picked up a bunch of 1955, 1956, 1957 American Rifleman magazines at my local gun club.
Lots of cool stuff advertised, at great prices.
One of the interesting pistols was called a Kimball, as I recall. It was vaguely Luger-ish and chambered in .30 Carbine.
Kinda cool looking, and you can't argue with the power of that cartridge.
How much are these selling for these days? I didn't see any on GunBroker.

 

[PRD1]

They don't come up often...

so I don't know what they go for. However, if you are thinking of getting one, you should know that one of the reasons they were dropped is that they were not able to withstand the stresses of firing, and that any of them which has not developed a cracked frame - will.
They did not have a locked breech, but instead had a series of rings and , IIRC, flutes in the chamber which delayed opening of the breech by mechanical interference, though not long enough to prevent frame failure sooner, rather than later.
PRD1 - mhb - Mike

 

[parsimonious_instead]

I was asking more out of general curiosity. Looked kinda cool, and the chambering was quite unusual.

 

[Gordon]

Dead as the dinosaurs for good reasons stated above. They were lucky to function more than a couple shots I've heard.

 

[Chuck Perry]

 

[Ghost Tracker]

chambering was quire unusual

Automag III tried the .30 Carbine autoloading pistol in the 70s. Slightly more successful, neat pistol, same ending. Ruger built a Blackhawk & Hawkeye (Single shot on Blackhawk frame) in .30 carbine, both very LOUD! Both discontinued.

 

[bikerdoc]

Unfortunately all of the above is true. I can only hope someone does a reliable 30 cal hand gun some day.

M1 carbine and a matching hand gun = dream come true.

 

[Dr.Rob]

Definitely not the 'carry' model with that snaggeriffic rear sight. Put that in the Johnny Quest arsenal with the gyrojet rifle. That was a spendy handgun if that ad is from the 60's.

 

[Brian D.]

The order form pictured mentions the Kimball being made in several other calibers. Think I do recall reading about the .22 Hornet variant, but of course never laid eyes on one of 'em.

And also available in .38 special and .357 magnum?? Wonder if those got beyond the drawing board?