The Ruby is a simple blowback action with a hidden hammer. It is based on proven Browning principles-similar to the Colt and Browning 1903 models. The Ruby pistol isn’t innovative or interesting in mechanical terms.

The Ruby was manufactured by several firms, including Astra, and parts made by many subcontractors. For instance, different lots from the same maker do not always have interchangeable magazines. There were half a dozen other manufacturers of complete Ruby pistols, and between those and all the subcontractors supplying components, parts interchangeability on Ruby pistols is nonexistent. The French awarded Gabilondo y Urresti-Eibar a contract for 10,000 pistols per month, but Gabilondo was basically just a small machine shop, so it subcontracted slides, frames, barrels and internal parts to other firms. 32 ACP pistols, but that number pales in comparison to the nearly 1 million Ruby guns it purchased. The French also bought 40,000 Savage 1907. 32 ACP loads make 900 to 1,000 fps, and while modern Fiocchi 8mm Lebel ammunition reaches 730 fps, original loads are as slow as 650 fps. 32 is a stronger cartridge with greater penetration. 32 ACP is no powerhouse, when compared to the 8mm Lebel the. By most accounts, the French fielded nearly 10 million men during the war, and the standard service pistol of the French army at the time was the rather ineffective 8mm Lebel revolver. 32 caliber pistols delivered to the French military during World War I. 'Ruby” is a generic term for nearly a million.

32 calibre handguns