Videos tagged with Ascaso Pistol

This expert-level entry details the Ascaso pistol, a firearm produced by Catalan anarchists during the Spanish Civil War. It covers specific markings like 'F. Ascaso' and 'INDUSTRIAS DE GUERRA DE CATALUNA', production figures of around 8,000 units between late 1936 and January 1939, and the organizational background of the CNT-FAI. The information highlights the challenges faced, including quality control issues, in establishing this wartime gun factory.

This video explores the RE and Ascaso pistols, Spanish Civil War-era firearms produced by Republican and Anarchist groups as copies of the Astra 400. It details their historical context, manufacturing locations in Valencia and Tarrasa, and production challenges. The RE pistol, made by former Astra workers, showed higher quality despite some reliability issues, while the Ascaso, produced by anarchist organizations, suffered from lower quality due to inexperience. Post-war consolidation under Franco's regime is also discussed.