Pistol Isard | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Spain |
Service history | |
In service | 1937–1939 |
Used by | Second Spanish Republic |
Wars | Spanish Civil War |
Production history | |
Designer | Comisión de Industrias de Guerra |
Designed | 1937 |
Manufacturer | Comisión de Industrias de Guerra |
Produced | 1937–1938 |
Specifications | |
Length | 8.25 in (210 mm) |
Barrel length | 5 in (130 mm) |
Cartridge | 9x23mm Largo |
Action | Double action, Blowback |
Muzzle velocity | 356 m/s (1,170 ft/s) |
Feed system | 8-round detachable box magazine |
Sights | Iron sights |
The Isard Pistol is a semi-automatic pistol that fires the 9x23mm Largo from a Blowback operated system. It was designed and produced by the Comisión de Industrias de Guerra (CIG ) (War Industry Commission in English), by orders of the Generalitat of Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War (1936–1939).[1]
History
The Isard pistol was designed by the CIG and some exiled Basque gunsmiths. It was ordered and approved by the Generalidad de Cataluña, and was put into production.[2] Total production was approximately 300 units.[3]
Design
Stylistically, the Isard's design resembled the M1911 pistol. However, the Colt M1911 incorporated a locked-breech design and used a .45 ACP round, whereas the Isard pistol was a blowback design and used a 9x23mm Largo round.
Two models of the pistols were made. The first model was made with a one part body of the gun (like almost every gun). The second model had several small changes.[4]
See also
References
- ↑ "SBHAC". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Pistola Isard" (in Spanish). 29 December 2008. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ↑ "Catalonia's Attempt at a Pistol: the Blowback Isard". YouTube. Retrieved February 17, 2020.
- ↑ "9 MM Long Caliber Gun "Isard"". Retrieved February 17, 2020.
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