An uncle had one when I was a kid. It was the first handgun I carried concealed, quite illegally, I'm sure. I was about 12.

It felt pretty good in the hand. I think it was a M-1907, a.32.

I'm almost sure that the wider grooves on the slide (as compared to Colt, etc.) and the safety issues were what killed it, along with NY laws. And many didn't trust autos yet.

France and Portugal issued some in .32.

T-Star