Garate Anitua Danton
Garate, Anitua y Cia · Pistol · Discontinued · 1915
Also known as: Garate Anitua Express, Danton, Express
Overview
The Garate Anitua Danton is a Spanish blowback-operated semi-automatic pocket pistol chambered in .32 ACP, produced in Eibar from the First World War era into the late 1920s. Marketed under the 'Danton' (and related 'Express') trade names, it is one of the many 'Eibar' or 'Ruby'-type pistols closely modelled on John Browning's Colt Model 1903 Pocket Hammerless. It feeds from a single-stack detachable box magazine, uses a concealed hammer with a single-action trigger, and was built for the export and military-contract market that demanded large numbers of cheap, compact handguns.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 850 g (30.0 oz) |
| Weight (loaded) | 920 g (32.5 oz) |
| Overall Length | 155 mm (6.10") |
| Barrel Length | 83 mm (3.27") |
| Height | 110 mm (4.33") |
| Width | 30 mm (1.18") |
| Sight Radius | 120 mm (4.72") |
| Action Type | Blowback |
| Firing Mechanism | Hammer Fired |
| Trigger Type | Single Action |
| Magazine Capacity | 9 rounds |
| Magazine Type | Detachable Box |
| Muzzle Velocity | 300 m/s (984 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 200 J (148 ft·lbf) |
| Effective Range | 25 m (27 yd) |
| Maximum Range | 100 m (109 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Wood |
| Finish | Blued |
Calibers
- .32 ACP · primary — also known as .32 Automatic, 7.65x17mm Browning SR, 7.65mm Browning
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Fixed Sights, Single Stack Magazine, Concealed Hammer
Production
Production years: 1915-1930
Part of the very large Eibar/Ruby-type pistol output; exact Danton production figures are not documented.
Origin
Country of origin: Spain
Discontinued: 1930
Notes
Garate, Anitua y Cia of Eibar was best known for revolvers, including the .455 Old Pattern revolver supplied to the British Army in the First World War. The Danton/Express semi-automatics were part of the broad Ruby-pattern pistol trade that flooded out of Eibar to satisfy wartime French contracts and the post-war civilian export market, particularly to the United States.
Background
Born of the same desperate wartime demand that gave rise to the Ruby pistol, the Danton was one of dozens of near-identical .32 Browning copies churned out by the gunmaking town of Eibar. Cheap, serviceable and unglamorous, these pistols armed French troops in the trenches and later filled the holsters of civilians across the Americas through the export trade.