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| − | The '''UNION pistol''' is a trade name used by French, Spanish, and American companies for a clone of the | + | The '''UNION pistol''' is a trade name used by French, Spanish, and American companies for a clone of the Star Ruby, first made in 1925. They came under a variety of specifications, with versions coming in different calibers (generally .32 ACP with 7.65×20mm Longue models used for French military trials), capacities, barrel lengths, and some even having select-fire capabilities. |
Perhaps one of the more famous attributes of the pistol is a 35-round horseshoe-shaped magazine patented for the gun in 1930 in France. French UNION makers were experimenting with large magazines for the machine pistol version, and the magazines they came up ended up being too large to easily use, so the magazine was wrapped around to the front of the gun. | Perhaps one of the more famous attributes of the pistol is a 35-round horseshoe-shaped magazine patented for the gun in 1930 in France. French UNION makers were experimenting with large magazines for the machine pistol version, and the magazines they came up ended up being too large to easily use, so the magazine was wrapped around to the front of the gun. | ||
Revision as of 15:23, 21 February 2018
Star Ruby
Star Ruby was actually designed in Spain when the firearm industry saw that the French and Spanish would need a small automatic pistol for use in World War 1. From 1915-1918, they produced some 700,000 Ruby Pistols. The Ruby had a problem of part interchangablity due to the fact that many of the Ruby pistols were produced in some 39 cottage-industry shops under various names. The French Military needed a lot of small arms fast, and therefore were in no position to argue this point. However, most Ruby pistols were in fact produced by the Spanish firm of Gabilondo in Eibar (Star). These were mass-produced and did have interchangeable parts, and functioned quite well. The Ruby was issued to Telephonists, Stretcher Bearers, Chauchat (Machine Gun) Gunners along with Loaders, 37mm Mortar Crews. and Tank Crews. It served on in the French military until the 1930's.
Specifications
(1914 - ????)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: .32 ACP
- Weight: 1.9 lbs (0.85 kg)
- Length: 6.7 in (17 cm), 8.3 in (21 cm)
- Barrel lengths: 3.1 in (8 cm), 4.7 (12 cm)
- Capacity: 9
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Star Ruby Pistol appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:
Film
| Film | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westfront 1918 | French soldier | 1930 | ||
| Dragnet Girl | Jôji Oka | Jyoji | On Promo Images | 1933 |
| La Bandera | Pierre Renoir | Capt. Weller | Gabilondo Ruby | 1935 |
| Jean Gabin | Pierre Gilieth | Gabilondo Ruby | ||
| Daybreak | Jean Gabin | François | Victoria Model 1911 | 1935 |
| Saboteur | Norman Lloyd | Fry | 1942 | |
| Robert Cummings | Barry | |||
| Lad from Our Town (Paren iz Nashego Goroda) | Nikolai Kryuchkov | Colonel Sergei Lukonin | 1942 | |
| Kotovsky | Mikhail Astangov | Karakozen | Unknown version | 1942 |
| Mikhail Grodskiy | White Army officer | |||
| In the Name of the Fatherland (Vo imya Rodiny) | Nikolay Kryuchkov | Capt. Ivan Safonov | 1943 | |
| Maria Pastukhova | Valya Anoshchenko | |||
| Mikhail Chepel | Kozlovsky | |||
| The Witch (Noita palaa elämään) | Toivo Mäkelä | Hannu | 1952 | |
| Hillevi Lagerstam | Greta | |||
| The World in My Pocket | Rod Steiger | Frank Morgan | Cebra model | 1961 |
| Monsieur Gangster | Robert Dalban | Jean | Suppressed, Hermanos Liberty, another model | 1963 |
| Maigret Sees Red (Maigret voit rouge) | Jean Gabin | Commissioner Maigret | 1963 | |
| Guy Decomble | Inspector Lognon | |||
| Marcel Bozzuffi | Inspector Torrence | |||
| Police detectives | ||||
| The Great Spy Chase (Les Barbouzes) | Francis Blanche | Boris Vassiliev | 1964 | |
| Fantômas | Jean Marais | Fandor | Cebra Model | 1964 |
| Weekend at Dunkirk | Jean-Paul Belmondo | Julien Maillat | 1964 | |
| Weekend at Dunkirk | Catherine Spaak | Jeanne | 1964 | |
| The Last Adventure | Hans Meyer | The Mercenary | Suppressed | 1967 |
| Adelheid | Petr Cepek | Lt. Viktor Chotovický | 1970 | |
| State of Siege (État de Siège) | Guerrillas | 1972 | ||
| Battles Without Honor and Humanity | Tsunehiko Watase | Toshio Arita | 1973 | |
| Tatsuo Umemiya | Hiroshi Wakasugi | |||
| Bunta Sugawara | Shozo Hirono | |||
| Hiroki Matsukata | Tetsuya Sakai | |||
| Yakuza | ||||
| Vabank | Leonard Pietraszak | Gustaw Kramer | Alkartasuna model | 1981 |
| Vabank | Jan Machulski | Henryk Kwinto | Alkartasuna model | 1981 |
| Crime and Punishment (Rikos ja rangaistus) | Aino Seppo | Eeva Laakso | 1983 | |
| Hannu Lauri | Heinonen | |||
| Black List (Liste noire) | Annie Girardot | Jeanne Dufour | Cebra model | 1984 |
| Vabank II | Witold Pyrkosz | Dunczyk | Alkartasuna model | 1985 |
| Vabank II | Jacek Chmielnik | Moks | Alkartasuna model | 1985 |
| A Very Long Engagement | French soldier | 2004 | ||
| Black Book | Thom Hoffman | Hans Akkermans | Suppressed | 2006 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission: Impossible | Barbara Bain | Cinnamon Carter | Victoria Model 1911/ "Fakeout" (S01E12) | 1966 |
| Francis Lederer | Senko Brobin | Victoria Model 1911/ "A Cube of Sugar" (S01E27) | ||
| Kurt Kreuger | Polya | Victoria Model 1911/ "A Cube of Sugar" (S01E27) | ||
| The Strogovs (Strogovy) | Seen among Shtychkov's guns; Ep.7 | 1976 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears As | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forgotten Hope | 2003 | ||
| Battlefield: 1918 | 2004 | ||
| Battle of Empires : 1914-1918 | Ruby | 2014 | |
| Verdun | Pistolet Automatique Ruby | 2015 |
UNION pistol
The UNION pistol is a trade name used by French, Spanish, and American companies for a clone of the Star Ruby, first made in 1925. They came under a variety of specifications, with versions coming in different calibers (generally .32 ACP with 7.65×20mm Longue models used for French military trials), capacities, barrel lengths, and some even having select-fire capabilities.
Perhaps one of the more famous attributes of the pistol is a 35-round horseshoe-shaped magazine patented for the gun in 1930 in France. French UNION makers were experimenting with large magazines for the machine pistol version, and the magazines they came up ended up being too large to easily use, so the magazine was wrapped around to the front of the gun.
The UNION pistol appears in the following movies, TV shows, and video games:
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears As | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades | French UNION with 35-round magazine, long barrel, automatic capability. | 2016 |
See Also
- Star Bonifacio Echeverria - A list of all firearms manufactured by Star Bonifacio Echeverria.