Royal Z Novelty, 6,35 mm Browning (6,35x16 mmSR/.25 Auto)

Type: Semiautomatic pistol Produced: 1910-1920(?) Caliber: 6,35 mm Browning (6,35x16 mmSR/.25 Auto) Action: Blowback Trigger: Single action Safety: Thumb safety (frame) Magazine: 6 rounds Sights: Sighting groove Grooves: 6 grooves, right-hand twist, one turn in 12" (305 mm) Barrel length: 2.17" (55 mm) Overall length: 4.57" (116 mm) The Royal trademark for automatic pistols was registered in 1909 by Marcelo Zulaica and is one of the Ruby type pistols. A year later he also registered the Novelty trademark for “firearms”. This gunmaker regarding his marketing of the Zwlaycka pistol patented by his brother Toribio and his being one of the group of manufacturers that joined forces in 1912 to face FN’s legal threats. At that time he was producing about 10 pistols daily. However, there is no record of any workshop in his name in the Eibar Industrial Register until 1915, when the firm of M. Zulaica y Cía appears, declaring five employees. One year previously he had registered the Vincinitor trademark although he marked his production of Ruby-type pistols as the 1914 Model. In 1916 this shop operated as the Royal-Vincitor S.A and employed 20-30 workers. It disappeared in 1917 and may have been succeeded by a new firm, Zulaica y Zabaleta which was listed as a factory in 1918 but did not survive the post-war crisis. Marcelo Zulaica may also have been a partner in the firm of...