Ruby-Type Star M1914 semi-automatic pistol
Manufactured by Garate Anitua (GN), sub-contractor of Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. in Eibar, Spain, c.1914-who the fuck knows. Known by the French army as the Pistolet Automatique Type Star.
.32ACP/7,65mm Browning seven-round magazine, blowback semi-automatic.
One of the many types of pistol France contracted Spain to produce at
the outset of WW1 that fell under the blanket term ‘Ruby pistol’,
because of the better known Gabilondo and Uresti ‘Ruby’ pistol
manufactured in Eibar. France was in a rush to get modern semi-automatic
handguns to replace its aging Mle 1892 service revolver, and couldn’t
be too picky about their quality for most of WW1. As a result, the Ruby
contract was shared by more than three dozens sub-contractors, often
resulting in wildly different measurements and poor parts
interchangeability.
Note that compared to the FN Browning Mle 1903 pistol it was a copy of, the Ruby is quite short.