These first four firms were: Bruno Salaverria y Cia., Eibar Eceolaza y Vicinai y Cia., Eibar Hijos de Angel Echeverria y Cia., Eibar Armera Elgoibaressa y Cia., Elgoibar. It was provided that if these firms failed to make their quota of 5,000 per month they must pay a penalty for the difference and, on the other hand, the parent firm was required to purchase all pistols produced in excess of the monthly quota. Each firm was to manufacture the pistol under the trade name „Ruby' and to supply the pistols, together with spare magazines, to Gabilondo y Urresti for delivery to the French. These firms were given contracts to produce not less than 5,000 pistols a month. As Gabilondo y Urresti could not meet these constantly increasing demands, special arrangements were made with four other firms in Eibar. In August of 1915 the French increased their demand to a rate of 30,000 a month, but even this rate proved to be too small and further demands were made. The initial French order was placed in May 1915 and called for sustained delivery at the rate of 10,000 pistols a month. Soon after the outbreak of World War I the pistol was offered for use in the French Army, and after several tests and trials it was adopted as a subsidiary standard military pistol.

This new pistol was evidently first introduced for commercial sale in the U.S. At the present time it is used only on revolvers but has been used on automatic pistols of their make other than the ones now under discussion. The trade name for this pistol was the „Ruby,' for which name Gabilondo y Urresti received a Spanish „patent' in 1914, i.e., a copyright giving them exclusive use of the name for use on firearms (both pistols and revolvers). Caliber having a nine-round capacity, a feature considered new at the time. In 1914 the firm of Gabilondo y Urresti, revolver manufacturers, of Elgoibar, introduced an Eibar Type pistol in 7.65 mm. These arms are commonly referred to as the „Eibar Type.' The common design was a 5- or 7-round type, in 7.65 mm. The Spanish imitations differed in minor points from model to model, but all of them preserved the characteristics which easily marked them as Browning imitations. In the manufacture of their Pocket Model of 1903. Last Updated on Wed, Around 1910 the industry began the manufacture of a style of patterned after the blowback, internal-hammer design used by in their Modele 1903 (Browning) and by the Colt Co. I know nothing about these guns, but I do not believe that 12-76 is a date as my serial number is 5XXX. Eibar is a city in Spain's firearms manufacturing area. View this discussion about I recently acquired a 12 Gauge double barrel shotGun with the in the Numrich Gun Parts Forum.

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