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Acha Hermanos Looking Glass
Blowback (semi-automatic) · .32 ACP · introduced 1920
Also known as Looking Glass, Looking-Glass
About the Acha Hermanos Looking Glass
The Acha Hermanos Looking Glass is a Spanish .32 ACP semi-automatic pistol of the Eibar 'Ruby' type, produced by Acha Hermanos in the Basque arms-making region during the interwar period. Like other Ruby-pattern pistols, it is a simple straight-blowback design copied from the FN/Browning Model 1903, fed by a detachable box magazine and intended for the civilian pocket and export market. 'Looking Glass' was a trade name applied to inexpensive Spanish self-loading pistols of this class.
During World War I the French Army's desperate need for sidearms led it to contract dozens of small Basque workshops for 'Ruby' pattern .32 pistols, ordering up to 50,000 per month. After the war these makers, including Acha Hermanos, continued churning out the same blowback design under colourful export trade names like 'Looking Glass' for the commercial market.
Acha Hermanos Looking Glass specifications
General
- Type
- Pistol
- Action
- Blowback (semi-automatic)
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer-fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Calibres
- .32 ACP
- Magazine capacity
- 9 rounds
- Magazine
- Detachable box magazine
Dimensions
- Barrel length
- 87 mm (3.4 in)
- Overall length
- 155 mm (6.1 in)
- Height
- 110 mm (4.3 in)
- Width
- 30 mm (1.2 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 0.61 kg (1.36 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
- Grooves
- 6
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Slide
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 300 m/s (984 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 200 J (148 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 25 m
History
- Introduced
- 1920
- Discontinued
- 1936
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- ES
Features
- Fixed sights
- Heel magazine release
- Loaded chamber indicator
Safety
- Manual safety
The 'Looking Glass' trade name was applied to Ruby-type pistols by several Eibar-area makers, including Acha Hermanos and Domingo Acha y Cia. Examples were chambered in both .25 ACP and .32 ACP, with magazine capacities varying between compact 6-round and full-size 9-round Ruby patterns. A distinctive feature of the hammer-fired .32 ACP Looking Glass is a combination front sight and cartridge (loaded-chamber) indicator, an unusual touch for a budget Eibar pistol. Empty weight is roughly 21 oz (~595-615 g) and overall length about 6.1 in (155 mm).