[f3000down]

I've had this for a long time and have never really known the worth

 

[Alpo]

Oh oh oh, Ruby Ruby Ruby, do you love me?
Ruby Ruby Ruby, do you care?
Ruby Ruby, are you thinking of me?
Ruby Ruby, will you still be there?

 

[Alpo]

Sorry. Strange things happen when I'm online at 2 in the morning.

Your gun is a Ruby. It was made by France around the time of World War I. It was eventually used by a good half a dozen countries across Europe. It was made by a dozen or more different makers, and while they all look the same, none of the parts will interchange. Including the magazines.

Value is not very much - I would guess less than $150.

 

[grcsat]

Astra model 1915

 

[Hawg]

Astra model 1915

Yeah, a Ruby.

 

[rufesnow]

Made in Spain, for the French military. During the First World War. Many were imported and sold as surplus in the U.S., during the 1960's.

I don't mean to date myself. But I remember going into stores, which had literally had piles of them on the shelves. Your choice $ 20. Nowadays my WAG they would be in the $ 200 range. If functional?

There interesting pistols with a lot of variations. But unfortunately there is little collector demand/value, that I'm aware of.

 

[nmckenzie]

The E.U marking on the left rear area of the frame is the French military code stamping for Esperanza y Unceta.

 

[shootbrownelk]

What caliber are they? If they're 9mm or .380 there might be an untapped market on Chicago's south side.

 

[jim brady]

What caliber are they? If they're 9mm or .380 there might be an untapped market on Chicago's south side.

Most of those pistols were .32 autos. Rufesnow took me down a walk thru memory lane - back in the 60s these little former military pistols were plentiful and very inexpensive. My first center fire pistol was a French MAS1935A that I got for about $20. That was an upgrade for me after many inexpensive West German .22 single action revolvers. Those ran the same price - about $20 to $25. Ammo for the military guns ran about a penney per round.

 

[F. Warren Zevon]

There are a few on **. I'd say $200.00 might be a fair value. One jackwagon has the twin to the one pictured above with a starting bid of $895.00, so if you're in the mood to sell, maybe ask him how much he'd give you.

 

[Grizzly2]

It looks like these won't cut the web of your hand as some of those older pistols were known to do.

(48) WWI "Ruby" 1916 pistol in action - YouTube