Retolaza · Pistol
Retolaza Titan
Blowback (semi-automatic) · .32 ACP · introduced 1915
Also known as Retolaza Titan 1915, Titan Eibar
About the Retolaza Titan
The Retolaza Titan is a Spanish blowback-operated semi-automatic pistol chambered in .32 ACP, produced by Retolaza Hermanos of Eibar. The Titan was one of several trade names under which Retolaza marketed its 'Ruby'-pattern Eibar pistol, a close copy of John Browning's FN/Colt Model 1903. Like the rest of the Spanish 'Ruby' family, it was a simple, inexpensive sidearm built in large numbers during World War I to help meet France's urgent demand for handguns.
When France faced a critical sidearm shortage in WWI, it contracted dozens of small Eibar workshops in Spain's Basque Country for cheap .32 ACP blowback pistols based on Browning's 1903 design. Retolaza Hermanos answered with near-identical pistols sold under a rotating cast of grandiose trade names, of which the Titan was one.
Retolaza Titan 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
- 83 mm (3.3 in)
- Overall length
- 152 mm (6.0 in)
- Weight (empty)
- 0.79 kg (1.75 lb)
Barrel
- Rifling
- Right hand
Materials
- Barrel
- Steel
- Receiver / frame
- Steel
- Slide
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- blued
Performance
- Muzzle velocity (typical)
- 282 m/s (925 fps)
- Muzzle energy (typical)
- 188 J (139 ft·lb)
- Effective range
- 25 m
History
- Introduced
- 1915
- Discontinued
- 1936
- Production status
- Discontinued
- Country of origin
- ES
- Designer
- Retolaza Hermanos
Features
- Fixed sights
- Browning 1903 pattern
Safety
- Manual safety
Titan was one of numerous trade names (alongside Liberty, Paramount, Gallus, Military, Vilar, and Titanic) applied to essentially the same Retolaza Eibar-type pistol. Build quality across these Ruby-type pistols was generally considered modest, with inconsistent magazine interchangeability between makers.
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