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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  FRENCH PISTOL FRANCO 6.35MM SN# 876Y
Maker/Manufacturer:	MANUFRANCE
Date of Manufacture:	C 1930
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 1440
Measurements:	OL: 11.4CM 4 1/2" BL: 5.8CM 2 3/8"

Object Description:

FRENCH PISTOL FRANCO 6.35MM SN# 876Y
Manufactured by MANUFRANCE, St. Etienne, France - French Franco pistol. Blowback operated, semi-automatic pistol with 6-round box magazine feed mechanism. Hinged drop-down barrel and self-cocking striker. No extractor in this design, fired cases are blown clear by residual gas pressure in barrel after firing. Magazine bottom plate missing. Original plastic grips replaced by clear plexiglass panels.

Markings:
Slide: 876Y. FABRICATION FRANCAISE. FRANCO (in rectangle on top of slide).
Barrel: 148876 BREVETE S.G.D.G./CAL. 6.35, PTB E ST. ETIENNE.

See, Hogg & Weeks' PISTOLS OF THE WORLD, pg. 203.

References:
Hogg, Ian & John Weeks. PISTOLS OF THE WORLD. 3rd Ed. DBI Books, Inc. Northbrook, Il. 1992.