Franz Stock Pistol

A Franz Stock pistol - 7.65 mm Browning (.32 ACP)

The Franz Stock pistol was manufactured by a German company Franz Stock Maschinenbau und Werkzeugfabrik in 1921-1932. It was an improved version of Becker & Hollander Beholla pistol. Franz Stock pistols were expensive but due to very high quality they received notoriety as sporting pistols. The only government service of Franz Stock pistols were in Berlin police and Austrian custom service. The main version of this pistol was in .32 caliber; a .25 version was also manufactured in 1923-1925. About 45,000 pistols of both versions were manufactured.

Specifications

(1921 - 1932}

• Type: Pistol

• Country of Origin: Germany

• Caliber: .32 ACP

• Weight: 1.5 lbs (0.7 kg)

• Length: 6.4 in (16.3 cm) - 6.7 in (17 cm)

• Barrel Length: 3.6 in (9.2 cm) - 3.9 in (10 cm)

• Capacity: 8

• Fire Modes: Double Action Only

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The Franz Stock Pistol and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Colonel Shalygin's Waiting (Ozhidanie polkovnika Shalygina)	Irina Ponomaryova	Radio Operator Yulia		1981