hoopharted Posted 9 May , 2021 Share Posted 9 May , 2021 another one ive had for a while,a Ruby , whats the GN marks in 2 places Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 9 May , 2021 Share Posted 9 May , 2021 I have a couple of Rubies from a period when I was picking up great war .32 officers' side-arms I believe GN = Garate, Anitua y Cia, Eibar Does yours have any star "acceptance marks" on the bottom of the frame by the mag well? Chris I had this link saved in my shortcuts -- good summary of the main info. CLICK HERE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopharted Posted 9 May , 2021 Author Share Posted 9 May , 2021 yes a star on each side of the magwell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopharted Posted 9 May , 2021 Author Share Posted 9 May , 2021 judging by that link mine was defiantly a frenchy service weapon , having the stars and the rivet , thats awsome i finally found out what that nub was for , when you look at it externally it appears to have something to do with the mech inside , but when you field strip it you are left scratching your head because it does NOTHING , lol , but now i know it was to keep the holster from disengaging the safety Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopharted Posted 9 May , 2021 Author Share Posted 9 May , 2021 mine has the lanyard loop , i can not find a reference in the article that addresses why one does and the other two do not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 9 May , 2021 Share Posted 9 May , 2021 On 10/05/2021 at 06:58, hoopharted said: mine has the lanyard loop , i can not find a reference in the article that addresses why one does and the other two do not Well I don't claim any expertise here but I believe it is a manufacturer's variation - as you can see one of mine has a simple wire loop (AZ marked) whilst the other (VB) has a swivel ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BORSETTI Posted 11 May , 2021 Share Posted 11 May , 2021 Hello, Your ruby pistol received the modification of march 9, 1923 by the addition of a rivet to protect the safety when handling the pistol . cordially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4thGordons Posted 11 May , 2021 Share Posted 11 May , 2021 5 hours ago, BORSETTI said: Hello, Your ruby pistol received the modification of march 9, 1923 by the addition of a rivet to protect the safety when handling the pistol . cordially. Yes - thanks! This is the modification which Hoopharted is referring to in the 4th post. I have not (so far) been able to find an example with French acceptance stars but without the added rivet. It seems the modification program was very comprehensive! Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoopharted Posted 11 May , 2021 Author Share Posted 11 May , 2021 On 09/05/2021 at 17:29, 4thGordons said: Well I don't claim any expertise here but I believe it is a manufacturer's variation - as you can see one of mine has a simple wire loop (AZ marked) whilst the other (VB) has a swivel ring. that is quite the collection of ruby's you have there , i had a old Mauser pistol at one time , i think it fell victim to trade fodder ,i remembered when i went looking for it to grab some pics to post ,just can not remember what the trade was ,i feel bad i wasnt able to hold onto it , but i only trade when trading up so im think if memory serves it was to acquire a war time P38,or at least something else German i do not trade vintage war for more modern weapons Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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