Trust
Tomás de Urizar y Cía. · Pistol · Discontinued · 1915
Also known as: Trust Ruby-type
Overview
The Trust is a Spanish .32 ACP blowback semi-automatic pocket pistol built by Tomás de Urizar y Cía. of Eibar. It is one of the many near-identical Ruby-type pistols — Browning-pattern designs mass-produced in the Basque arms district to fill French Army contracts during World War I. Chambered in 7.65mm Browning and fed by a nine-round single-stack magazine, it was a simple, inexpensive service and civilian sidearm.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 850 g (30.0 oz) |
| Overall Length | 155 mm (6.10") |
| Barrel Length | 87 mm (3.43") |
| Height | 120 mm (4.72") |
| 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 | 300 m/s (984 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 |
| 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, Ruby Type Pattern
Service history
Operators
- French Army · adopted 1915 · as Pistolet Automatique de 7 millim.65 genre Ruby
Conflicts
- World War I (1914-1918)
- Spanish Civil War (1936-1939)
Production
Production years: 1915-1936
Exact Trust-branded output is undocumented; roughly 710,000 Ruby-type pistols from all Spanish makers were accepted by France during World War I
Origin
Country of origin: Spain
Designer: John Moses Browning
Discontinued: 1936
Notes
The Trust was a trademark used by Tomás de Urizar for its Ruby-type pistols. Ruby-type pistols were made by dozens of Eibar-region firms with little standardization, so magazines and small parts often did not interchange between makers.
Background
During World War I the French Army's appetite for the Ruby-type reached 50,000 pistols a month — a demand so vast that Eibar workshops stamped nearly any brand name onto the same basic gun, from Ruby and Trust to Regina and Bulwark, with no requirement that parts interchange between them.