Ojanguren y Vidosa Salvaje
Ojanguren y Vidosa · Pistol · Discontinued
Overview
The Ojanguren y Vidosa Salvaje is a Spanish vest-pocket semi-automatic pistol chambered in 6.35mm Browning (.25 ACP). A blowback, striker-fired 'Eibar' copy of the FN/Browning Model 1906 pattern, it was built by Ojanguren y Vidosa of Eibar as an inexpensive commercial pocket pistol. Its plastic grip panels bear the head of a Native American with the 'Salvaje' name above it.
Specifications
| Overall Length | 110 mm (4.33") |
| Barrel Length | 55 mm (2.17") |
| 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 | 20 m (22 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: Manual Safety
- Features: Vest Pocket Size, Fixed Sights, Heel Magazine Release
Service history
Operators
- Civilian
Production
Production years: 1920s-1936
A post-WWI commercial pocket pistol; exact production figures unrecorded. Eibar's arms trade was disrupted by the Spanish Civil War.
Origin
Country of origin: Spain
Notes
'Salvaje' is Spanish for 'savage/wild', reflected in the Native American motif on its grips. One of several small commercial pocket pistols produced by Ojanguren y Vidosa alongside models such as the Apache, Tanque and Furia. Physical dimensions are drawn from an Imperial War Museums example.
Background
Marketed as the 'Salvaje' (Spanish for 'savage'), the pistol wore grips embossed with a Native American chief's head - part of an Eibar cottage-industry fashion for exotic, evocative brand names on cheap Browning-copy pocket guns.