- Obregón pistol
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Obregón Type Semi-automatic pistol Place of origin Mexico
Production history Designer Alejandro Obregón Specifications Weight 1130 g Length 216 mm Barrel length 127 mm Cartridge .45 ACP Action Short recoil, rotating barrel Muzzle velocity 253 m/s Effective range ~50 m Feed system 7-round detachable box magazine Sights Front blade and rear notch The Obregón is a Mexican designed semi-automatic pistol designed in the mid-1930s by a mechanical engineer, Alejandro Obregón. It uses the same .45 caliber ammunition as the Colt 1911 and resembles it in overall appearance, frame size and weight. However, its short-recoil operating and barrel locking system employs a diagonal cam on the rear of the barrel sliding against a diagonal receiver-mounted groove to rotate the barrel, much like that of the Austro-Hungarian Steyr M1912 pistol, not the "swinging link and pin" of the Colt M1911 series.
One of the Obregón's design curiosities is that its safety switch and slide lock are a single unit. A few hundred of these pistols were produced at the national armory in Mexico City during the 1930s, but it was neither a sales success nor was it commissioned to be made for the Mexican government.
See also
- Ballester-Molina
- Mendoza RM2
- Mondragón rifle
- Trejo pistol
References
- Mexico's "1911", Garry James, gunsandammo.com
- http://www.securityarms.com/20010315/galleryfiles/2900/2948.htm
- http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg203-e.htm
Categories:- .45 ACP firearms
- Mexican semi-automatic pistols
- Weapons of Mexico
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