Help ID this 32 Auto - The Firearms Forum

whitesquirrel44 · 07-19-2006, 10:26 AM

Can any one identify this 32 auto pistol? It looks like a Browning or FN, 1910 or 1922 but the slide catch/safety is in front of the grip instead of behind it. The slide has some markings but I can't make out anything. The serial number is easy to see and there are some numbers on the frame but that's it. I need some grips and can't use the Browning because the screw is in the wrong place.

Any help is appreciated.

inplanotx · 07-19-2006, 11:28 AM

Not sure, but could it be a savage? Been looking around and I do not think so!

wonderwhippet · 07-19-2006, 12:59 PM

IMHO it's a Spanish pre-WWII knockoff. Many of these cheap pistols flooded the world market in those days.

whitesquirrel44 · 07-19-2006, 03:25 PM

How cheap? It shoots good. What does IMHO mean?

inplanotx · 07-19-2006, 04:31 PM

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Originally Posted by whitesquirrel44

How cheap? It shoots good. What does IMHO mean?

Not sure of the value, usually <$100. IMHO = In My Honest or Humble Opinion.

sarzak · 07-19-2006, 11:26 PM

this is an eibar. see if you can make out the name ALKAR on the left side of the slide. i think thats what it is.

Xracer · 07-20-2006, 07:16 AM

I agree with Wonderwhippet and Sarzak that this is a Spanish copy of the Model 1910 FN/Browning.

During the years from WWI until the Spanish Civil War there were literally hundreds of small gun makers in the Eibar Region of Spain.....it was virtually a cottage industry. They turned out copies of various early Browning design automatics as well as copies of various Colt & S&W revolvers.

They varied in quality, but all have one thing in common......almost none of them had parts that would interchange......and none of them have parts that are available today.

I'm afraid that your chances of finding grips for this gun are slim to none.....soooooooo....I'd suggest that you find some nice wood and start whittling.

07-19-2006, 10:26 AM	#1
whitesquirrel44 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 16	Help ID this 32 Auto Can any one identify this 32 auto pistol? It looks like a Browning or FN, 1910 or 1922 but the slide catch/safety is in front of the grip instead of behind it. The slide has some markings but I can't make out anything. The serial number is easy to see and there are some numbers on the frame but that's it. I need some grips and can't use the Browning because the screw is in the wrong place. Any help is appreciated. Attached Images --> Last edited by whitesquirrel44; 07-19-2006 at 10:31 AM..

07-19-2006, 11:28 AM	#2
inplanotx Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 8,897	Re: Help ID this 32 Auto Not sure, but could it be a savage? Been looking around and I do not think so! __________________

07-19-2006, 12:59 PM	#3
wonderwhippet Advanced Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,586	Re: Help ID this 32 Auto IMHO it's a Spanish pre-WWII knockoff. Many of these cheap pistols flooded the world market in those days.

07-19-2006, 03:25 PM	#4
whitesquirrel44 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 16	Re: Help ID this 32 Auto How cheap? It shoots good. What does IMHO mean?

07-19-2006, 11:26 PM	#6
sarzak V.I.P. Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 95	Re: Help ID this 32 Auto this is an eibar. see if you can make out the name ALKAR on the left side of the slide. i think thats what it is.

07-20-2006, 07:16 AM	#7
Xracer TFF Admin Staff Mediator Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Minn-eeee-sota, ya, sure, you bet! Posts: 9,144	Re: Help ID this 32 Auto I agree with Wonderwhippet and Sarzak that this is a Spanish copy of the Model 1910 FN/Browning. During the years from WWI until the Spanish Civil War there were literally hundreds of small gun makers in the Eibar Region of Spain.....it was virtually a cottage industry. They turned out copies of various early Browning design automatics as well as copies of various Colt & S&W revolvers. They varied in quality, but all have one thing in common......almost none of them had parts that would interchange......and none of them have parts that are available today. I'm afraid that your chances of finding grips for this gun are slim to none.....soooooooo....I'd suggest that you find some nice wood and start whittling.