Old gun from a WW2 Pilot

[littlebob]

A friend of mine was given old gun when his Veteran friend passed away recently. I'm trying to help him figure out what it is and what it shoots.
Any help would be greatly appreciated. The pictures are from a camera phone so they aren't that good and it is foreign manufacture.

 

[Grim333]

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg98-e.htm

Type: Single Action
Chamber: 7.65x22mm Longue
Weight unloaded: 790 g
Length: 188 mm
Barrel length: 105 mm
Capacity: 8 rounds

The Modele (Mle.) 1935 pistol had been developed by Swiss designer Charles Petter for French company SACM around 1935, and in 1935 this pistol had been adopted by French military as Mle.1935. Initial production began in 1936, and due to low rate of production the pistol had been slightly redesigned in 1938, to simplify manufacture. New model had been designated as Mle.1935S, while original model became Mle. 1935A. Most noticeable change was in the shape of the backstrap and in the lenght of the frame, and in the fact that in Mle. 1935S muzzle protruded from the slide, while in Mle. 1935A muzzle was flush with the slide. Mle. 1935 was official French sidearm until 1950. It was a good pistol, with main drawback being somewhat weak ammunition of 7.65mm caliber. Mle. 1935A was quite an elegant weapon, while Mle. 1935S had much more simplified look. The Mle.1935 had been manufactured by MAC, MAS, SAGEM and SACM factories.

Technically, the Mle.1935 is a further development of the Colt-Browning M1911 pistol. Mle. 1935 uses same locked breech, swinging link operated locking with single locking lug on the top of the barrel (in the Mle. 1935S the locking lug was formed on the slide, and on the top of the barrel there was a recess). The hammer and lockwork was designed as a single assembly, removable for cleaning maintenanse (first originated in Soviet TT pistol of 1930). This unit contained hammer, sear and mains spring. The slide mounted safety locked the firing pin when engaged. Sights were fixed and magazine single stack, holding 8 round

 

[dzelenka]

http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg98-e.htm

 

[littlebob]

Thanks for the replies! I think I had some of those cartriges years ago I inherited from my Dad, probably traded them,as I didn't have anything to put them in. I'll forward the info. Thanks again.

 

[dzelenka]

JDHunt3 who is a member here has some of those cartridges for sale. PM him.

 

[littlebob]

JDHunt3 who is a member here has some of those cartridges for sale. PM him.

Thanks, I'll let him know

 

[dwr461]

And the Swiss ripped this design off totally when they built the P210.

Well that explains why at the very first glance I thought it was a P210...

Dave

 

[Revolvergeek]

Very cool old gun. It looks like a couple companies are loading new ammo for it still. It is basically like a hot .32 ACP cartridge with a heavier bullet.

http://gadcustomcartridges.com/

http://www.buffaloarms.com/browse.cfm/4,4228.html


The French also used the 7.65 long in the Mas 38 submachine gun, and it is dimensionally identical to the old .30 Pedersen U.S. cartridge, although I don't know that any of the Pedersen devices actually ever saw service (converted the 1903 Springfield into a magazine fed semi-auto).

 

[larm]

i have one, it shoots fine and conceals well.