Old .32 auto pistol
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OneBarfly
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Without seeing it , it sounds like a Spanish made "Ruby" type Pistol made for the French during WW1. Considered Prohibited class here in Canada. Some info here.
http://www.reenactor.net/units/151ri/weps/ruby_pistol.html
http://www.reenactor.net/units/151ri/weps/ruby_pistol.html
Ideal Pistol
"Ideal" was a brand name used by Francisco Arizmendi a Spanish gunmaker on a line of inexpensive pistols.Arizmendi began making revolvers in the late 1890s under the name "Arizemendi Y Goenaga" and had a trademark which was a Star over a Half Crescent.In 1914 the company name became "Francisco Arizmendi" and was marked on some pistols as the abbreviation "F. A."By the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 the company was out of business.Some of the American online auction sites sometimes have a copy of a Nagant style revolver made by the first version of the company which displays the Star trademark on the frame.Turkey used some of the revolvers as an issue sidearm.The Ideal pistols have been rumoured to have "questionable" workmanship and quality issues and should be used with caution or checked by a gunsmith.I believe there to be little to no collector value to them and as such maybe a $50.00 to 75.00 value range.
"Ideal" was a brand name used by Francisco Arizmendi a Spanish gunmaker on a line of inexpensive pistols.Arizmendi began making revolvers in the late 1890s under the name "Arizemendi Y Goenaga" and had a trademark which was a Star over a Half Crescent.In 1914 the company name became "Francisco Arizmendi" and was marked on some pistols as the abbreviation "F. A."By the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 the company was out of business.Some of the American online auction sites sometimes have a copy of a Nagant style revolver made by the first version of the company which displays the Star trademark on the frame.Turkey used some of the revolvers as an issue sidearm.The Ideal pistols have been rumoured to have "questionable" workmanship and quality issues and should be used with caution or checked by a gunsmith.I believe there to be little to no collector value to them and as such maybe a $50.00 to 75.00 value range.
