Dad gave me a gun last night, but he did give me a dissassembled, bead blasted gun in a plastic bag. It seems to be all steel (though not the highest-quality steel) and looks, to my eyes, a lot like a Colt. It holds 9+1 rds of .32.
The slide is marked Fa (or is it Pa?) DE MARTIN A. BASCARAN EIBAR. The next line is "MARTIAN" Cal 7.65. The serial number is 32435, which appears to have been marked somewhat haphazardly by hand since the numbers aren't on a straight line.
I'm interested in the history of the weapon, but what I'd really love to find are detailed instructions on how to assemble this thing! Even an exploded parts diagram would be a big help. Near as I can tell, Dad gave me the gun half because he knew I wanted something compact and half because he couldn't remember how to put it back in one piece.
(All the parts are there and function; the gun was in good firing condition and was disassembled only to be bead-blasted and refinished. Also, I've checked the barrel-to-slide fit and it's very tight, so I'm hoping for decent accuracy.)
I'll try to post a picture:
The slide is marked Fa (or is it Pa?) DE MARTIN A. BASCARAN EIBAR. The next line is "MARTIAN" Cal 7.65. The serial number is 32435, which appears to have been marked somewhat haphazardly by hand since the numbers aren't on a straight line.
I'm interested in the history of the weapon, but what I'd really love to find are detailed instructions on how to assemble this thing! Even an exploded parts diagram would be a big help. Near as I can tell, Dad gave me the gun half because he knew I wanted something compact and half because he couldn't remember how to put it back in one piece.
(All the parts are there and function; the gun was in good firing condition and was disassembled only to be bead-blasted and refinished. Also, I've checked the barrel-to-slide fit and it's very tight, so I'm hoping for decent accuracy.)
I'll try to post a picture: