Videos tagged with Spanish Civil War Firearms

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.

The Star Model A Carbine, based on John Browning's tilting barrel action, was developed from the Model 1920 and adopted by the Guardia Civil. Re-chambered to 7.63mm Mauser to capitalize on Chinese market demand for stocked pistols during arms embargoes, it functioned as a light carbine. This review highlights its 6.5-inch barrel, tangent rear sight, and available 8, 16, and rare 32-round magazines, noting its exemption from NFA restrictions in the US when equipped with its holster-stock.

This video examines a Spanish-made copy of the Savage automatic pistol, produced in the Eibar region known for its pistol manufacturing during WWI and the Spanish Civil War. While externally resembling the Savage, the internal mechanism is a simple blowback design similar to the Ruby pistols, rather than the Savage's semi-locked rotating barrel system. Key visual cues like slide serrations, barrel jacket, and safety lever are highlighted as attempts to mimic the original Savage.