My Second Ruby

[martin08]

This is not a Ruby. It is a French Unique Model 17.

To say it is not Ruby is to say that a rutabaga is not a turnip. But yeah, it's a Unique and not a Ruby.

[Aragorn243]

This is not a Ruby. It is a French Unique Model 17.

To say it is not Ruby is to say that a rutabaga is not a turnip. But yeah, it's a Unique and not a Ruby.

Interesting, you're the second one to make this claim. But there are problems with it. It does not match any photos of any Unique Model 17, I can find. None of them have the safety rivet added which was added in 1920 and the Model 17 didn't start production for another 8 years. None of them have the same wording on the slide, none of them have the FR grips. It is also import marked SPAIN, which could simply be a mistake.

It does say Unique but from my perspective is just another undocumented Spanish Ruby name.

I'm keeping an open mind, a Unique 17 probably commands a premium over a standard Ruby but I need more information on why and how this is a Unique 17.