1914 Automatic "Ruby" Stosel No 1 Patent

[AboutTime]

I own a gun that I think belonged to my grandfather. It is a Ruby stamped with the word "SPAIN" on the exterior frame in front of the trigger. I have searched every part for identification marks. I found the letter "V" on the barrel when I pulled back the slide.

Some sights say "V" stands for "Fabrica De Armas, Durango "Vencedor" while another site says "VD" is their vendor code.





Did Fabrica De Armas make a "Stosel No 1 Patent" brand line?

[nick]

http://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Ruby/ruby.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruby_pistol

http://forums.gunboards.com/showthread.php?35387-Pistolet-Automatique-de-7-millimètre-65-genre-quot-Ruby-quot&highlight=venus

[AboutTime]

Thanks Nick. The Retolaza Hermanos brothers who had been in business since the 1890's produced a "Stosel" according to Hogg and Weeks in Pistols of the World . That leaves me with the question about the "V" on the barrel.