Ballester-Rigaud / Ballester-Molina Pistol [Argentine]

Characteristics


Type: Single Action
Weight unloaded: 1075 gram
Calibers: .45ACP
Barrel length: 127 mm (5")
Capacity: 7 rounds
Length: 216 mm

The Ballester-Molina pistol, at the beginning called Ballester-Rigaud (so marked sooner or later of first years of manufacture, circa 1938 to 1940), had been made in Argentine with the resource of Hispano Argentina de Automotives SA (HAFDASA) commercial enterprise agency. Manufacture commenced in 1938 in try and provide Argentinean police and navy with tons less pricey opportunity to the Colt modelo 1927 pistol, domestically made certified reproduction of the yank Colt M1911A1 pistol. Production of the Ballester-Molina ceased in the early 1950s. While Ballester-Molina pistol is externally very much like Colt, it has big differences, in particular inside the protection and cause unit arrangements. Clearly, the pleasant elements exchangeable among Ballester-Molina and M1911A1 are the barrel with link and the magazine. The reason and safety arrangements had been greater or tons much less copied from the Spanish star pistols, with the pivoting cause, single purpose to sear link, and no grip protection. Ballester-Molina pistols had been used by Argentinean army and police, similarly to provided to the england at some stage in 2nd worldwide struggle. Britain issued those pistols to their precise Operations Executives retailers, which commonly operated in the again of enemy traces.



The Ballester-Molina pistol is a quick balk operated, locked breech pistol. The locking machine is much like that of Colt M1911A1, with the swinging link used to launch the barrel from the slide. The single movement motive is pivoted on the axis, the frame-established guide protection locks the slide and the hammer.