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Item Description
Bryant Ridge Auction Company is pleased to present this HISTORIC semi-automatic pistol today for a penny-start auction...this is the RETOLAZA AUTOMATIC PISTOL chambered in .32 ACP!
These Automatic Pistols were only manufactured during a four year run between the years of 1915-1918!
These Automatic Pistols were only manufactured during a four year run between the years of 1915-1918!
SPECIFICATIONS:
Manufacturer: Retolaza
Model: Automatic Pistol
Serial: 38708
Date of Manufacture: 1915-1918
Caliber: .32 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 3.25"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Checkered Wood
Action: Semi-Auto
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The 1914 Automatic Pistol is a blowback operated single action semi-automatic pistol made by Retolaza Hermanos from 1915-1918 in Eibar, Spain. The left side of the slide is marked “7.65 1914 Automatic Pistol /"RETOLAZA" EIBAR/33795. The Retolaza brothers began work in the 1890s, making the inevitable Velo-Dog pocket revolvers, and circumstantial evidence suggests that they were among the pioneers of automatic pistol production in Eibar. The Retolaza Brothers produced a variety of velodog pistols under the names Brompetier, Puppy, Velo-Brom, and Velo-Mith, many intended for sale in France.
Back at the beginning of the 20th century, Spain had a significant number of relatively small gunmaking shops throughout its northern Basque area. The area has been known for its metalworking resources and prowess for literally two thousand years, and it is little surprise that firearms manufacture would thrive there. In addition, a loophole in Spanish patent law gave these small shops an international advantage: a Spanish patent was only valid if the device in question was actually manufactured in Spain within three years of patent being granted. The major arms designers of the time had their factories in France, Germany, Great Britain, and elsewhere, but not in Spain. So new firearms developments were, practically speaking, not patented in Spain and could be copied there without legal penalty.
One of the more successful early automatic pistol designs of the turn of the century was John Browning’s Colt and FN 1903 (which were different guns, but used the same basic design). Spanish shops quickly began making their own copies of this very popular pistol, and one of them hit the proverbial jackpot. In 1914, the company of Gabilondo y Urresti (later to become known as Llama) built a better-than-average 1903 copy called the Ruby, chambered for .32ACP and with a 9-round magazine (larger than most of these types of pistols). Gabilondo sent a sample to France, whose government was in need of a huge number of pistols for the recently-begun First World War. The French found the pistol to be well-suited to their needs (cheap and effective), and proceeded to place a standing order in May 1915 for 10,000 of them per month.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
Model: Automatic Pistol
Serial: 38708
Date of Manufacture: 1915-1918
Caliber: .32 ACP
Finish: Blue
Barrel Length: 3.25"
Optics/Sights: Fixed
Stock/Grips: Checkered Wood
Action: Semi-Auto
Bryant Ridge's Analysis:
The 1914 Automatic Pistol is a blowback operated single action semi-automatic pistol made by Retolaza Hermanos from 1915-1918 in Eibar, Spain. The left side of the slide is marked “7.65 1914 Automatic Pistol /"RETOLAZA" EIBAR/33795. The Retolaza brothers began work in the 1890s, making the inevitable Velo-Dog pocket revolvers, and circumstantial evidence suggests that they were among the pioneers of automatic pistol production in Eibar. The Retolaza Brothers produced a variety of velodog pistols under the names Brompetier, Puppy, Velo-Brom, and Velo-Mith, many intended for sale in France.
Back at the beginning of the 20th century, Spain had a significant number of relatively small gunmaking shops throughout its northern Basque area. The area has been known for its metalworking resources and prowess for literally two thousand years, and it is little surprise that firearms manufacture would thrive there. In addition, a loophole in Spanish patent law gave these small shops an international advantage: a Spanish patent was only valid if the device in question was actually manufactured in Spain within three years of patent being granted. The major arms designers of the time had their factories in France, Germany, Great Britain, and elsewhere, but not in Spain. So new firearms developments were, practically speaking, not patented in Spain and could be copied there without legal penalty.
One of the more successful early automatic pistol designs of the turn of the century was John Browning’s Colt and FN 1903 (which were different guns, but used the same basic design). Spanish shops quickly began making their own copies of this very popular pistol, and one of them hit the proverbial jackpot. In 1914, the company of Gabilondo y Urresti (later to become known as Llama) built a better-than-average 1903 copy called the Ruby, chambered for .32ACP and with a 9-round magazine (larger than most of these types of pistols). Gabilondo sent a sample to France, whose government was in need of a huge number of pistols for the recently-begun First World War. The French found the pistol to be well-suited to their needs (cheap and effective), and proceeded to place a standing order in May 1915 for 10,000 of them per month.
Return Policy:
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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Return Policy
We gladly offer a 3 day unfired inspection policy from the time that the firearm is delivered to your FFL. Refunds are available for all qualifying orders.
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