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This entry details the unique Union automatic pistol from France, highlighting its distinctive 35-round horseshoe-shaped magazine. Expert instruction covers the necessity of a specialized loading tool for the .32 ACP caliber magazine and the surprisingly ergonomic balance of the pistol when fitted with the extended capacity. The guide emphasizes the practical loading technique and the non-affixing nature of the magazine's front stirrup.

The Union/Reifgraber .32 S&W Autopistol, produced by the Union Firearms Company from 1910-1912, features a unique short-recoil, locked-breech mechanism. Notably, it was designed to fire rimmed .32 S&W cartridges and could also use .32 ACP with a special magazine. Designed by Austrian immigrant Joseph Joachim Reifgraber, the pistol was marketed at a premium price of $18.