Ruby pistol

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	Ruby pistol
Type	Semi-automatic pistol
Place of origin	Spain
Service history
In service	1914–1958
Used by	See Users
Wars	World War I; Polish–Soviet War; Polish–Lithuanian War; Rif War; Great Syrian Revolt; Kongo-Wara Rebellion; Spanish Civil War; Winter War; World War II; First Indochina War; Algerian War};
Production history
Designer	John Moses Browning, Esperanza y Unceta Cia, Pedro Careaga and others
Designed	1914
Manufacturer	Gabilondo y Urresti and over 50 other firms
No. built	at least 750,000
Variants	Over 50 variants
Specifications
Mass	850 g
Length	170–210 mm
Barrel length	80–120 mm
Cartridge	mainly 7.65×17mm (.32 ACP)
Action	Blowback
Feed system	Detachable box magazine, 9 rounds
Sights	Fixed, or dovetail rear

The Ruby pistol was a semi-automatic pistol of .32 ACP calibre made by Gabilondo y Urresti and other Spanish companies. It saw use in both World Wars as the service weapon of the French Army under the name Pistolet Automatique de 7 millim.65 genre "Ruby".

The pistol was closely modeled after John Browning's 1903 Pocket Hammerless design produced by Colt. The French Army decommissioned it in 1958.

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