Tomás de Urizar Phoenix
Tomás de Urizar y Cía. · Pistol · Discontinued · 1914
Also known as: Phoenix, Fénix
Overview
The Tomás de Urizar Phoenix is a Spanish .25 ACP semi-automatic vest-pocket pistol built on the Browning Model 1906 pattern common to the Eibar gun trade. Produced by Tomás de Urizar y Cía. in the early twentieth century, it is a simple blowback, striker-fired pistol with a six-round detachable magazine, intended for concealed civilian self-defence. Like most Eibar-type pocket automatics it was sold under a variety of trade names for export across Europe and the Americas.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 360 g (12.7 oz) |
| Overall Length | 114 mm (4.49") |
| Barrel Length | 54 mm (2.13") |
| Height | 79 mm (3.11") |
| 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 | 25 m (27 yd) |
| Barrel Rifling | Right Hand |
| Number of Grooves | 6 |
| Frame Material | Steel |
| Slide Material | Steel |
| Barrel Material | Steel |
| Stock Material | Hard Rubber |
| 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, Concealed Carry
Service history
Operators
- Civilian market
Production
Production years: 1914-1936
Exact production figures unrecorded; sold as one of many Eibar trade-name pocket pistols before the Spanish Civil War disrupted the Eibar arms industry.
Origin
Country of origin: Spain
Designer: Tomás de Urizar y Cía.
Discontinued: 1936
Notes
One of numerous trade names used by Tomás de Urizar y Cía. for its small Eibar-pattern blowback pistols. Specifications follow the typical FN/Browning 1906-pattern 6.35mm vest-pocket automatic and are approximate, as surviving examples vary between production batches.
Background
Tomás de Urizar y Cía. of Eibar and Barcelona was a prolific marketer of inexpensive Eibar-type pocket automatics, branding near-identical pistols under names such as Phoenix, Continental and J. Cesar to suit different export markets.