Finally got an answer

[kelnor]

Thanks for allowing me to join your forum. I have a question about a gun I got when my father-in-law passed away. Can anyone identify this gun? There are no identifying markings on the gun. I don't know if the is the right area to post this but hopefully it is ok. I am posting a few pictures of the gun. One picture is next to a S&W .380 Bodyguard for a reference to size. Any help would be appreciated!

Follow-up! Got several answers on facebook and it turn out the gun is a Ruby from WWI and WWII

 

[Old_Cop]

Ruby a Spanish made .32acp bought by the French in WWI.

 

[LVSteve]

Does it have any maker's marks on the slide? Is it in 32 ACP or 380 ACP? It might be marked 7.65mm or 9mm Corto, or whatever "short" is in Spanish.

 

[Ivan the Butcher]

In our early 20's (circa 1978) our gunsmith gave a 32 ACP Ruby to my best friend and I. "See if you can fix this! It was a "L" shaped ball of rust that had sat on a bag of fertilizer for years.

We took it to my friend's workshop, disassembled it with a two pound hammer, padded by a hunk of 2x4. Stripped it down to the smallest component parts. Sand blasted it "white" and Parkerized it inside and out (bore too),quenched with oil, reassembled and test fired, all in less than 2.5 hours. Drove back to the gunsmith shop and got the magazine. We passed it back and forth for a couple of months and traded it off.

Nice little gun, with the bore and bearing surfaces Parkerized, it tightened up all the slop! The gun shot well!

Ivan

 

[kelnor]

There are no marks on the gun. I have 1 bullet that was in the magazine and there are no markings on it except what looks like a "G"...my eyes are terrible. It looks about the same size as a .22. The gun is also all silver with a dark brown grip. The darn thing is hard as heck to rack also.