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The Isard Pistol is a semi-automatic
pistol A pistol is a handgun, more specifically one with the chamber integral to its gun barrel, though in common usage the two terms are often used interchangeably. The English word was introduced in , when early handguns were produced in Europe, an ...
that fires the 9x23mm Largo from a Blowback operated system. It was designed and produced by the ''Comisión de Industrias de Guerra'' (CIG ) (''War Industry Commission'' in English), by orders of the
Generalitat Generalitat (, literally in English 'Generality') is the name of two major medieval and early modern political institutions and their modern-day analogues in Kingdom of Spain. The ancient Principality of Catalonia and the Kingdom of Valencia were ...
of
Catalonia Catalonia (; ca, Catalunya ; Aranese Occitan: ''Catalonha'' ; es, Cataluña ) is an autonomous community of Spain, designated as a ''nationality'' by its Statute of Autonomy. Most of the territory (except the Val d'Aran) lies on the north ...
during the
Spanish Civil War The Spanish Civil War ( es, Guerra Civil Española)) or The Revolution ( es, La Revolución, link=no) among Nationalists, the Fourth Carlist War ( es, Cuarta Guerra Carlista, link=no) among Carlists, and The Rebellion ( es, La Rebelión, lin ...
, from 1937 to 1938.


History

The Isard pistol was designed by the CIG and some exiled
Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...
gunsmiths. It was ordered and approved by the Generalidad de Cataluña, and was put into production. Total production was approximately 300 units.


Design

Stylistically, the Isard's design resembled the
M1911 The M1911 (Colt 1911 or Colt Government) is a single-action, recoil-operated, semi-automatic pistol chambered for the .45 ACP cartridge. The pistol's formal U.S. military designation as of 1940 was ''Automatic Pistol, Caliber .45, M1911'' for th ...
. However, the Colt M1911 incorporated a locked-breech design and used a
.45 ACP The .45 ACP ( Automatic Colt Pistol) or .45 Auto (11.43×23mm) is a rimless straight-walled handgun cartridge designed by John Moses Browning in 1904, for use in his prototype Colt semi-automatic pistol. After successful military trials, it ...
round, whereas the Isard pistol was a blowback design and used a 9x23mm Largo round. Two designs were made for the weapons. The first was made with a one part body of the gun (like almost every gun). The second model had several small changes.


See also

* Labora Fontbernat M-1938 * Pistol F. Ascaso


References


External links


Catalonia's Attempt at a Pistol: the Blowback Isard
Semi-automatic pistols Spanish Civil War 9mm Largo firearms Catalonia Pistols {{weapon-stub