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Retolaza Liberty

Name: Retolaza Liberty
Brand: Retolaza

Blowback (semi-automatic) · .32 ACP · introduced 1913

Also known as Liberty, Retolaza Liberty .32

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About the Retolaza Liberty

The Retolaza Liberty is a Spanish blowback semi-automatic pistol chambered in .32 ACP, built by Retolaza Hermanos of Eibar during the First World War. A member of the 'Eibar' or Ruby family of Browning M1903-pattern trade-name pistols, it fed from a nine-round detachable box magazine and was supplied in large numbers to the French Army to make up wartime handgun shortages.

During the First World War, France's chronic shortage of service handguns was met by contracting dozens of small Eibar gunmakers in Spain to churn out Browning-pattern .32 automatics. Retolaza Hermanos sold theirs under a rotating cast of patriotic trade names, and the Liberty was one such badge stamped on the same reliable blowback design.

Retolaza Liberty specifications

General

Type: Pistol
Action: Blowback (semi-automatic)
Firing mechanism: Striker-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: 151 mm (5.9 in)
Weight (empty): 0.79 kg (1.75 lb)

Barrel

Rifling: 6 grooves, right-hand twist
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: 1913
Discontinued: 1918
Production status: Discontinued
Country of origin: ES
Designer: Retolaza brothers and Gregorio Bolumburu

Features

Fixed sights
Single action

Safety

Manual safety

'Liberty' was one of several commercial trade names (alongside Military, Paramount, Stosel and Titanic) used by Retolaza Hermanos for what were essentially the same Eibar-type blowback design. French military examples carry the RH acceptance code.