Arizmendi Victor
Francisco Arizmendi y Goenaga · Pistol · Out Of Production · 1914
Also known as: Victor, Arizmendi Victor Pocket Pistol
Overview
The Arizmendi Victor is a Spanish .25 ACP blowback semi-automatic vest-pocket pistol produced by Francisco Arizmendi y Goenaga of Eibar. It is one of the many Eibar pocket automatics patterned on John Browning's 1906 striker-fired vest-pocket design, built to cottage-industry standards and sold under the 'Victor' trade name. Like its stablemates it is a small, concealable single-action pistol intended for civilian self-defence and the export trade.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 397 g (14.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 114 mm (4.49") |
| Barrel Length | 54 mm (2.13") |
| 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 | 25 m (27 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| 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: Thumb Safety, Magazine Safety
- Features: Fixed Sights, Single Action
Production
Production years: 1914-1936
Produced as part of the large Eibar pocket-pistol trade; exact figures not recorded
Origin
Country of origin: Spain
Designer: Francisco Arizmendi y Goenaga
Discontinued: 1936
Notes
'Victor' was one of several trade names used by Francisco Arizmendi y Goenaga alongside Singer, Roland, Ideal, Gecado, Brunswig and Ydeal. The same basic Browning 1906-pattern .25 ACP pocket pistol was marketed under multiple names; exact per-model figures were not separately recorded and follow the standard Eibar vest-pocket pattern.
Background
In the early 20th century the Basque town of Eibar produced a bewildering flood of near-identical Browning-pattern pocket automatics under dozens of fanciful trade names, and Francisco Arizmendi alone sold essentially the same little .25 under Victor, Singer, Roland and more, leaving collectors to untangle which name belongs to which maker.