Danton
Gabilondo y Urresti · Pistol · Discontinued · 1925
Also known as: Gabilondo Danton
Overview
The Danton is a Spanish semi-automatic pocket pistol produced from the mid-1920s by Gabilondo y Urresti of Eibar, the firm that later became Llama. A simple blowback design, it is one of the family of Browning-pattern pistols the company built after dropping its wartime Ruby line, developed directly from the very similar Búfalo it superseded. Like the Búfalo it replaces Browning's internal striker with a concealed hammer and retains a grip safety, and it was catalogued chiefly in 7.65mm (.32 ACP) with 9mm corto (.380 ACP) and vest-pocket .25 ACP (6.35mm Browning) versions also offered.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 650 g (22.9 oz) |
| Overall Length | 150 mm (5.91") |
| Barrel Length | 87 mm (3.43") |
| Height | 108 mm (4.25") |
| Width | 30 mm (1.18") |
| Action Type | Blowback |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 9 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 280 m/s (919 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 200 J (148 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 25 m (27 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .32 ACP · primary — also known as .32 Automatic, 7.65x17mm Browning SR, 7.65mm Browning
- .380 ACP — also known as .380 Auto, 9x17mm, 9mm Kurz, 9mm Short, 9mm corto
- .25 ACP — 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, Grip Safety
- Features: Concealed Hammer, Fixed Sights, Pocket Pistol
Production
Production years: 1925-1933
A commercial Eibar pocket-pistol line; no model-specific Danton production total is documented.
Origin
Country of origin: Spain
Discontinued: 1933
Notes
The Danton is documented as a successor to Gabilondo's Búfalo and one of the company's 1910 Browning-type clones (alongside the Búfalo) that replaced the Ruby line after World War I. The .32 ACP chambering used seven-, nine-, and twelve-round magazines; the smaller .25 ACP version used a shorter grip and magazine. No model-specific factory dimensions are published: the weight and length figures given follow the standard 7.65mm Eibar/Browning Model 1910 pattern the Danton copies and should be treated as approximate.
Background
Gabilondo y Urresti made its fortune supplying the French Army with hundreds of thousands of .32 ACP Ruby pistols during World War I, then turned that capacity to civilian pocket pistols such as the Búfalo and Danton before rebranding as Llama in the 1930s.