MAB modèle D (Type II), 7,65 mm Browning (7,65x17 mmSR/.32 Auto)

Type: Semiautomatic pistol Produced: 1933-1963 Caliber: 7,65 mm Browning (7,65x17 mmSR/.32 Auto) Action: Blowback Trigger: Single action Safety: Thumb lever (frame), magazine disconnector Magazine: 9 rounds Sights: Rear, open sight fixed, square notch; Front, ramp shape fixed Grooves: 6 grooves, right-hand twist Barrel length: 4.09" (104 mm) Overall length: 6.96" (177 mm)´ Muzzle velocity: 699 ft/s (213 m/s) The MAB model D is a pistol produced by MAB (Manufacture d&de Bayonne) from 1933 to 1963 (.32 Auto) and 1982 (.380 Auto). It was inspired by the Belgian Browning FN pistol 1910/22. It was developed with the smaller "MAB C", also made in .32 and .380 Auto, and with which it has many parts in common. Some later examples marked "MAB C" are actually a combination of a MAB C "slide" and barrel with a MAB D frame. These are officially an "extended grip" MAB C but usually called a "MAB C/D", although are not so marked. The MAB C was primarily a civilian "pocket pistol", while the larger MAB D was intended for police and military use. The MAB D was used by the French Army and military police before and after WW II. After German forces occupied France, the MAB D was adopted for use by the Wehrmacht (German army) during WW II. These pistols typically have German acceptance marks stamped into the metal. As with other weapons, it is not uncommon to find forged German acceptance marks on...