Spanish Ruby Pistol W/ Capture Papers

sheepherder · 04-28-2014, 01:51 PM

I've always been fascinated by the Spanish "Ruby" style pistols myself. The Eibar region of Spain was kind of like the "Khyber Pass" of its time, maybe better quality...

I looked at one 32 'Ruby' style blowback pistol similar to that one pictured above. It had strange grooves cut into the slide for gripping the slide to chamber a round...The grooves were square-cut (like a Channel-Lock pliers) and crescent shaped...I still can't quite figure out how they were cut in the slide...Seemed rather complex machining for what was probably a 'garage' shop...

04-28-2014, 01:51 PM	#9
sheepherder Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: ...on the 'ol Erie Canal... Posts: 8,208 Thanks: 1,425 Thanked 4,474 Times in 2,343 Posts	I've always been fascinated by the Spanish "Ruby" style pistols myself. The Eibar region of Spain was kind of like the "Khyber Pass" of its time, maybe better quality... I looked at one 32 'Ruby' style blowback pistol similar to that one pictured above. It had strange grooves cut into the slide for gripping the slide to chamber a round...The grooves were square-cut (like a Channel-Lock pliers) and crescent shaped...I still can't quite figure out how they were cut in the slide...Seemed rather complex machining for what was probably a 'garage' shop... __________________ I like my coffee the way I like my women... ...Cold and bitter... Last edited by sheepherder; 04-28-2014 at 04:02 PM.