Garate Anitua El Lunar
- Category
- Pistol
- Barrel
- 124 mm
- Weight, empty
- Not recorded
- Introduced
- 1915
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Garate Anitua El Lunar is a Spanish six-shot, double-action service revolver chambered in 8mm French Ordnance (8x27mmR), produced in Eibar by Garate, Anitua y Cia. Marketed under the 'El Lunar' brand and closely patterned on the French Modele 1892 service revolver, it was purchased in large numbers by the French Army during 1915-1916 to make up for the shortage of standard-issue sidearms in World War I. French troops nicknamed the type the '1892 Espagnol'.
During World War I the French Army, desperate for sidearms, turned to the small workshops of Eibar in Spain, which flooded the front with commercial copies of the Modele 1892 revolver like the 'El Lunar' - guns the poilus wryly christened the '1892 Espagnol'.
One of many 'Ruby' pistol and revolver types supplied by Eibar makers to the French and other Allied armies during the Great War. Quality and finish varied between production batches.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Garate, Anitua y Cia
- Category
- Pistol
- Country
- Spain
- Status
- Discontinued
- Produced
- 1915 to 1916
DimensionsAs issued, without a magazine or an optic.
- Barrel
- 124 mm
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Double action revolver
- Firing mechanism
- Double action single action
- Trigger
- Double action
- Capacity
- 6
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Muzzle velocity
- 223 m/s
- Muzzle energy
- 198 J
- Effective range
- 25 m
- Maximum range
- 50 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Solid frame
Swing out cylinder
Six round cylinder
Fixed sights
Standing
How it compares
Each figure against the firearms of the same type and cartridge that record it, or of the same type where that cartridge has too few. Positions are read to the nearest tenth.
| Measurement | This firearm | Median | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrel lengthAmong 1,941 pistols | 124 mm | 102 mm | Longer than about 70% |
| Magazine capacityAmong 1,962 pistols | 6 | 8 | Holds fewer rounds than about 70% |
Answers
Questions about the Garate Anitua El Lunar
What caliber is the Garate Anitua El Lunar?
The Garate Anitua El Lunar is chambered in 8mm French Ordnance.
How many rounds does the Garate Anitua El Lunar hold?
The Garate Anitua El Lunar holds 6 rounds.
How long is the Garate Anitua El Lunar?
The Garate Anitua El Lunar has a 124 mm (4.88 in) barrel.
Who makes the Garate Anitua El Lunar?
The Garate Anitua El Lunar is made by Garate, Anitua y Cia (Spain).
When was the Garate Anitua El Lunar introduced?
The Garate Anitua El Lunar was introduced in 1915 and discontinued in 1916.
How does the Garate Anitua El Lunar operate?
The Garate Anitua El Lunar uses a double action, and its firing mechanism is double action single action.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
In service
- French Army
- 1915
Provenance
Confidence in this record
62%
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API
The call that returns this record
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