That was a good price on the three Ruby pistols, and they are in very good shape - compared with many, including mine. I bought one a while back that is "marked like the one in the Dillinger Museum..."
Ruby Pistol .32 ACP/7.65 mm made by the Spanish firm of Retolaza Hermanos (RH in an oval), Eibar and sold under the names: Liberty, Military, Paramount, Stosel, Titan, Titanic, and "1914 Model Automatic Pistol." These pistols were procured in large numbers by France beginning in 1915 as WWI trench raiding pistols due to the 9 round magazine. The French designed is based on the .32 Browning FN and Colt ‘Hammerless’ Models of 1903, which only carried 6-7 rounds, but simplified without the grip safety. Initially contracted with Gabilando in Spain, quality of pistols varies due to 50 manufacturers used to keep up production during the war and continuing conflicts, and parts are not necessarily inter changeable, with 500,000 to 1 million produced. Serial number 343 is on the right side of the frame under the grip, barrel, slide, trigger bar, bar guide, and safety lever (probably trigger and magazine catch also).
RH Ruby S/N 343 was owned (?) by John Dillinger and is engraved under the left wooden grip with his name. The holster was also owned (?) by John Dillinger and is stamped inside the belt loop with: John Dillinger New York 1934. So that neither name can be read unless the items are taken apart. The holster was made by Brauer Bro’s Mfg. Co. of St. Louis and stamped with Moose Brand Sporting Goods, a moose head, and H 2.
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