Urrejola Pistol
Urrejola y Cía · Pistol · Discontinued · 1915
Also known as: Urrejola Ruby, Eibar-type pistol, Ruby-type pistol
Overview
The Urrejola Pistol is a Spanish blowback-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered in .32 ACP, built in Eibar by Urrejola y Cía as one of the many contractors that manufactured the Ruby (Eibar-type) pistol during the First World War. Based on John Browning's FN/Colt Model 1903 layout, it fed from a long nine-round detachable box magazine with a heel release and used a fixed barrel with a simple blowback slide. Urrejola was one of dozens of Eibar workshops drawn into the French wartime contract that ordered Ruby-pattern pistols by the tens of thousands per month.
Specifications
| Weight (empty) | 850 g (30.0 oz) |
| Weight (loaded) | 920 g (32.5 oz) |
| Overall Length | 155 mm (6.10") |
| Barrel Length | 89 mm (3.50") |
| 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 | 282 m/s (925 fps) |
| Muzzle Energy | 188 J (139 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 Auto, 7.65x17mm Browning, 7.65mm Browning
Features
- Firing modes: Semi Automatic
- Feed systems: Detachable Box Magazine
- Safety mechanisms: Manual Safety
- Features: Shrouded Hammer, Heel Magazine Release, Fixed Sights
Service history
Operators
- French Army · adopted 1915 · as Pistolet Automatique de 7 millim.65 genre "Ruby"
Conflicts
- World War I (1914-1918)
Production
Production years: 1915-1925
One contractor among 45+ Eibar firms that together produced roughly one million Ruby-type pistols; per-maker figures for Urrejola y Cía are not reliably documented.
Origin
Country of origin: Spain
Designer: John Browning (base design)
Discontinued: 1925
Notes
Urrejola y Cía pistols are commonly identified by the "U.C." maker's code. As with most Eibar contract Ruby pistols, parts were not interchangeable between makers despite a shared external pattern.
Background
When France adopted the Spanish Ruby in 1915 it ordered the pistol by the tens of thousands per month, far beyond what the originator Gabilondo could supply. The contract was spread across dozens of small Eibar workshops, Urrejola y Cía among them, flooding the French trenches with .32 ACP sidearms of wildly varying quality.