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Spanish vest pocket pistol |
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Posts: 408 (03/05/06 7:50 PM) MODERATOR |
Added this little Spanish 6.35m/m to the pocket pistol collection.
A "Venus", which I believe was produced by or for Tomas de Urizar, Barcelona. Bob in St. Louis, correct me if I'm wrong and if you have additional historical information.   VIS Even a Blind Hog sometimes finds an acorn
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Posts: 19546 (03/05/06 8:36 PM) Owner |
Nice!! I really like all these pocket pistols.
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Bob In St Louis |
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Posts: 4932 (03/05/06 10:12 PM) MODERATOR |
Tomas de Urizar did market this pistol, but I am not certain as to what company actually produced the piece. Urizar was more of a marketer/distributor than an actual manufacturer. The "Venus" pistols were well made and are more in the better end category of Eibar quality, and I halfway suspect Gabilondos y Cia may have produced it. These were a fairly limited run, so finding one in decent condition is a good find.
I don't know where this ol' blind hog has been a-rootin' around, but I sure would like to do some rootin there too! |
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Carlos Villarroel |
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Posts: 6 (05/05/06 8:00 AM) |
In Barcelona there isn't firearms industry. All spanish gunmaking industry was in the basque country. Uriazar is a basque name and to my knowledge Venus pistols were made in Urizar's workshop.
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Posts: 434 (07/15/06 7:26 AM) |
I have a Ruby that resembles this pistol exactly. Anybody know where I can get another slide and original grips? These weren't the best made guns and my slide cracked by the ejection port. It jammed a lot too when I did fire it. My gunsmith/metal smith said, "Well, that's what it's supposed to do!" I found that rather humorous.
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Frank in SC |
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Posts: 1 (09/25/08 4:40 PM) |
I have a small pistol that appears to be a "Venus". It belonged to my wife's grandfather and we have no info of the original maker. It has
"J Ceaser" stamped on the barrel. When I took it out and shot it, I was shocked. It is one of the best shooting pistols that I ever fired. I took
it to a local gunshop to try and get info. They laughed at me and called it "Spanish junk". What great junk!! Can anyone shed any light on this
little gun?
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Posts: 4882 (09/27/08 8:31 PM) MODERATOR |
Typical uneducated response - Spanish junk. Get used to it, you will always hear it. Your J. Ceaser is actually a well made example of the Basque
craftsmanship. Most likely produced in the 1923 to 1927 time frame. You will see a lot of these J. Ceaser pistols engraved and silver washed.
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Frank in SC |
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Posts: 2 (09/28/08 9:15 AM) |
Bob, thanks for your response. My wife would never sell the gun, but lately 2 people who knows she has it have bugged her endlessly to buy it. Do you have
any guess as to its worth? It is in the same or better condition as the one pictured in this article. We would be grateful for ant info.
Thanks, Frank |
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Posts: 4884 (09/28/08 11:40 AM) MODERATOR |
The market swings widely on these pistols, depending on region, buyers, etc. An average going price on these is $150 to $175, but some auction sites will have
them going over $200 to a buyer that really wants it.
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Posts: 85 (10/09/08 2:14 PM) |
Having a couple of these myself, would I be correct in assuming that most all of this general type were produced with one set of tooling and got
"custom" stamped and gripped at the last minute by whoever put in an order?
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Posts: 4888 (10/11/08 10:34 AM) MODERATOR |
No - different tooling, different shops - all hand fitted. Almost no interchangability of parts.
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