FAG Apache
Fabrica de Armas Garantizada · Pistol · Discontinued · 1920
Also known as: Apache 6.35, F.A.G. Apache, Pistola Apache
Overview
The FAG Apache is a Spanish vest-pocket semi-automatic pistol chambered in .25 ACP, built by Fabrica de Armas Garantizada of Eibar as a typical Eibar-type copy of the FN/Colt Model 1906 Browning pocket pistol. It uses a simple straight-blowback action with a striker-fired mechanism and a single-stack detachable magazine. The slide is marked "Pistole Browning Automatica Cal. 6.35 Apache", and the plastic grips carry a molded head wearing a beret alongside the word "Apache". Like most Eibar arms of its era it was inexpensively made for the civilian self-defense market.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 365 g (12.9 oz) |
| Overall Length | 115 mm (4.53") |
| Barrel Length | 54 mm (2.13") |
| Height | 80 mm (3.15") |
| Width | 22 mm (0.87") |
| Action Type | Blowback |
| Firing Mechanism | Striker Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 6 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 230 m/s (755 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 86 J (63 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 7 m (8 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 50 m (55 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Plastic |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .25 ACP · primary — also known as 6.35x16mm Browning, 6.35mm Browning, .25 Auto
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Fixed Sights, Concealable, Molded Apache Grips
Production
Production years: 1920-1936
Produced in Eibar, Spain until the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War; exact totals unrecorded
Origin
Country of origin: Spain
Discontinued: 1936
Notes
One of many trade-named Eibar pocket pistols; Fabrica de Armas Garantizada also marketed pistols under the "Garantizada" and "Rural" names. The Apache trade name was also used by other Eibar makers such as Ojanguren y Vidosa, leading to frequent attribution confusion among collectors.
Background
The Eibar gun trade of the Basque Country churned out hundreds of small Browning-copy pocket pistols under colorful trade names. The Apache borrowed its menace from the Parisian street gangs of the Belle Epoque, even molding a beret-wearing tough into its grips.