Ruby, Ruby, Ruby, Ruby!

[@Zajuts149]

"It has been 2 months and 13 days since I bought my last Ruby." All: "Hello, Chap!"

[@vaclav_fejt]

If diamonds are a girl's best friend, I can't see why Rubies couldn't be the Chap's one.

[@Ashcrash82]

This was great. The first video I've seen comparing several of the slightly variable versions of the Ruby. I picked one up kind of on a whim at a local gun show a few years ago. Mine is surprisingly nice, considering it seems to have been in French military service for some time after WW1. It still has the slide rivet, which I believe was added sometime around the early 1920s. Supposedly was picked up on the battlefield from a German soldier in WW2 and brought back, but that is simply the story from the previous owner. When I got it, it had one unmarked aftermarket magazine and an original marked AK, this pistol is marked AA. Both mags worked fine, I sold the AK mag to another ruby collector and bought two AA marked mags that also work fine. All in all, a little quirky but an immense pleasure to shoot, and i'd say as accurate as any shown in the video. Thanks

[@petrimakela5978]

Rubys in Finland where called "Vääpelin pistooli" aka Master Sargeants pistol, often given to NCO:s in supply roles. They were a lot more liked than the 5000 Chauchats France donated in 1939... Those wound up in coastal forts pretty quickly as they were the only places with any change of keeping them running.

[@thebotrchap]

Excellent, can I have one 😅

[@petrimakela5978]

@@thebotrchap I can find you about 100 Rubys for sale atm, but Chauchats seem to have been either destroyed or sold abroad for surplus... Or the army is still hoarding them in some cave.

[@thebotrchap]

@@petrimakela5978 I did investigate getting a few SA marked Rubys out of Finland but the costs of export and transport on the Finnish side unfortunately make it not worth it.

[@petrimakela5978]

@@thebotrchap I'm not sure what the gunshops charge for that, but you can apply for license and transfer permit as a foreigner and the transport them as luggage. But the permits are a bit pricey 90:ish € for one, but second and any after that are 50% off. Cops want us to buy more guns ;)

[@john-paulsilke893]

@@petrimakela5978 I need to move to Finland. I’m in Canada and they hate that I own some AR’s and aren’t fond of handguns either. As a rule licensed firearms owners here are more law abiding then the police who enforce the laws. (Keep in mind police officers are somewhat disinclined to arrest as charge other police officers).

[@Sedan57Chevy]

That clip of the original negotiations is an award winning performance from both Chap and Bloke. As far as the Rubies, thank you for this overview. Ive been tempted by several of the Spanish s&w clones as of late, and if I do acquire one of those for collection purposes, I'll definitely need some Ruby action to go with it.

[@thebotrchap]

It’s from a very very early vid and we were probably quite pissed 🍷 🥴

[@messmeister92]

Bloke somehow managed to do every accent except Spanish 😂

[@john-paulsilke893]

I have this problem also. It’s terribly funny and definitely worth taking the piss as the Brits are want to do. 🤣

[@strydyrhellzrydyr1345]

He is chappie... Other is Bloke

[@SlavicCelery]

Brits struggle with Spanish (continental or western) accents in general. It's sort of like expecting Germans to pronounce squirrel.

[@walkingcontradiction223]

The Chap can speak 4 different languages, but now I know his weakness is Español. Bueno, bueno, bueno.

[@kevinsmith2933]

I have 2... one has the best trigger of any pistol i own. The other has the worst. I have three magazines. One works with both, but the other 2 only work with their gun. Only part that's interchangeable between them is the recoil spring...

[@billfournier2067]

you video is the best i have seen on the topic of the ruby pistol. many thanks BF47

[@LeBarondeRais]

I truly love your channel and your videos, and I was excited to see this one. It seems to me that you have a fantastic and enviable collection, a piece of history perhaps misunderstood and mistreated, and about which the socio-economic situation of society and manufacturers of the time has been ignored. The respect I already had for You has multiplied even more. Thank you very much for making your videos as didactical as they are entertaining. Cheers!

[@thebotrchap]

Praise indeed! I thank you 🙏

[@LittleRabbit1138]

I'm getting this bizarre image of an old cardboard box filled with pistols just sitting in the bottom of a gun safe... Every few weeks a new one gets tossed in....

[@thebotrchap]

I’m seeing how many I can Tetris into the top compartments of my rifle safes 😆

[@davidbrennan660]

Or spat out maybe for Chap to find.

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

Bloke’s accent in the “ vintage “ clip sounds more Vietnamese than Spanish. Maybe he was a volunteer in the Spanish civil war and never went home.

[@john-paulsilke893]

So beautiful in its incompetence.

[@MilsurpMikeChannel]

Just recently put a Ruby video out myself... and my comparison was that France needed something quick and cheap so they went to Spain an purchased a Hi-Point, and a Ruby is what would happen if Hi-Pount tried to make a Colt 1903. Also, I couldn't get the Kenny Rogers song Ruby out of my head the whole time in making it.

[@john-paulsilke893]

Great song. Now it’s in my head. I actually like it. 🤣

[@bigandlittlefirearms8395]

Astra model 1916 Ruby which just so happens to be nickel-plated great little pistol

[@colbunkmust]

👍 for the Kaiser Chiefs reference

[@1972glm]

3:51 Erskine Childers, the brit who was involved with the Irish War for Independence, was executed during the Irish Civil War for having a "Destroyer" .32 that was given to him by Michael Collins.The new Provisional Government made firearms possession without a licence punishable by death during the Civil War.

[@harryspeakup8452]

Fascinating to note that the identical film, but in French, runs six and a half minutes longer

[@sugarnads]

Thats french for you.

[@tinfoilhat3268]

The variety of both aesthetics and build quality is interesting thank you for sharing

[@alohm]

Fiel like the French means loyalty, faithfulness, true to the cause..

[@mikethomas5510]

Now I want a video of Chap's top 5 perversions. You tube might not allow any of the others ;)

[@jackusmc2542]

Thanks Chap. I saw a Ruby in a Gun Shop a few years ago that was a WWII bring back. It had German Waffenamt on it, a holster and two magazines. It also had the bring back papers with it. Kind of in rough shape. The Gun Shop owner was not sure what it was.

[@michaelhall4115]

i have a ruby i didn't see in the great collection you have collected. I'm having chambering issues and was interested on tips if you have any. i have cleaned and oiled.

[@renelopez2244]

Thats a fabulous collection

[@Sman7290]

I only have two of these. The first is an M. Zulaica Y Cia ROYAL with the 12 round magazine. The second is a Gabilondo Y Urresti war time production Ruby with the big rivet to hold the holster off the safety.

[@keithplymale2374]

Always wanted a Ruby and now I know why I don't have one, Chap has them all!

[@thebotrchap]

Plenty more fish in the sea 😇

[@uazfoursixnine]

A very informative video. I most liked the magazine compatibility test. Great job

[@AJMBLAZER]

I have one my Grandfather brought home from France. Has the acceptance stars and the rivet. That seems to say it was there in the interwar time. Family lore has he took it off a dead German. Doesn’t shoot but I intend to get it running again.

[@cruisemissile77]

I have one of these. It's marked Astra 1916 Patent.

[@Armored_Muskrat]

These are like higher quality versions of the Chinese warlord mystery pistols.

[@john-paulsilke893]

Not by much though. At least they work mostly. Although many are manually operated because they are in terrible condition. (Recoil springs are super fatigued typically).

[@simonjones6128]

Nicely done chappy

[@pauldame2784]

Interesting that you’ve never come across one with the post-war rivet. My example is an Esperanza y Unceta from Guernica with the “EU” code stamp and rivet, but no acceptance stars stamped on the butt. Definitely a deep collecting rabbit hole once you get started.

[@thebotrchap]

The lack of stars on the frame are not 100% proof of a non-French used gun.

[@pauldame2784]

I 100% agree. I forgot to mention that mine has French safety markings (“Feu/Sur”) as well. Little doubt in my mind that it was French military issue. Given the numbers procured and the profusion of makers, I’m not at all surprised that every unit didn’t get the star stampings.

[@hanktorrance6855]

Hey they are fascinating and a rich collecting field...

[@not-a-theist8251]

I thought about that song as well lmao 🤣🤣 Rubies are amazing

[@stokefandango]

great informative and entertaining video Chappie

[@ZGryphon]

I don't have a Ruby, but I do have one of those imitation S&Ws in 8mm French Ordnance. The manufacturers (Trocaola Aranzabal) spelled their own name wrong in the barrel stamping, which has the most horrifying kerning I've ever seen on anything that wasn't made in Microsoft Works. The dealer who sold it to me thought it was a Chinese Mystery Revolver and the "TROCAOLAARAMZABALYCIAEIBARESPANA" stamp was just gibberish. (He also thought it was chambered for .32 S&W Long.) I felt like a dang detective when I figured out what the heck it actually was. :)

[@matthalsey387]

I am picking up a Royal Ruby, marked PV. I don't believe it is the extended mag version. It does not include a magazine. Any suggestions which makes of magazine might fit?

[@OldManMontgomery]

The 'slip past' disconnector system was also used on the Beretta 1915 pistol. I have not seen them on any other Beretta pistol, nor does the Beretta book mention the style at all. The "Unique" company (for lack of a clearer word) in southern France seems to be the northern most bastion of the Basque gun makers largely found within the boundaries of Spain. As you see, the guns of the period look to be as different - and as similar - as the variations made in Spain. The side positioned, stamping looking, disconnector was still used until the 'modern' Spanish gun makers (Star, Astra and Llama) went under.

[@andronuss]

Very interesting and informative

[@strydyrhellzrydyr1345]

What I wanna know is... What was the thing you were using to point at the firing pin... Pins...??? Looked kinda like a LONG firing pin. But no way, it was way to thin

[@RobinRobertsesq]

There are always pistols in my couch cushions..... I love the ones with decreasing radius slide grooves.

[@sugarnads]

Ive been to two homes where handguns were concealed in lounges etc...

[@Goodroosters]

I was given one by my grandfather for Christmas this year, labelled "Paramount"

[@minisforerbody]

The clip at the end made me laugh out loud in public Chap! I hope you’re happy

[@thebotrchap]

Very 😝

[@kanrakucheese]

"We're at the range today so please bare with gunfire in the background."

[@wwjjcc418]

36:56 Listening for the Ping!

[@NomadShadow1]

9:53 "Watch out, it's about to get nerdy" That's what I'm here for Chap, that's what I'm here for.

[@briangibbs140]

My first pistol was a Meilor 32 made between the wars paid $50 still have it and shoots best of my dozer or so 32s.

[@thebotrchap]

Melior pistols are a study unto themselves. They look well made.

[@thekommisarfirstsecretary]

I have a question,someone I know has one with NO names or import markings. It does have a 4 digit serial number. My question is, after firing one round from a full magazine, can you eject unfired rounds to clear the mag. This one seems to fire and eject nicely, but if the magazine is full, you can't work the slide to eject unspent rounds. It's like, shoot them all or keep it in your holster on safety with a round un it. Seems VERY unsafe. It looks (inside) like the very first one you were pointing out the sear set up EXACTLY. It also has the steel nub on the side that keeps it from snagging its safety on the holster.( as you indicated) . I'd be glad to round up a photo to get a look. On the plastic grips ,it says Cal. 7.65 m/m. And has a 9 in a circle on it with a wreath around the circle. The cal/M.M thing seems kind of odd .anyway, I'll dance at your wedding if you can answer my question, or supply ANY info on it. Photo is easily forthcoming. (He lives next door) thank you for your video. It already gave me info to share with him. Or I'll just send him the link.(showing my age) Merci'

[@BlokeontheRange]

Interesting. Send some pics to [e-mail]

[@onkelmicke9670]

That extractor acting as the firing pin stop, isn't it just like on a Beretta?

[@JenniferinIllinois]

I am actually now imagining some French military officials going to Barcelona in 1915 to search all the couch cushions any Ruby they could find. Hehehe...

[@gerry343]

Now you need some Linda pistols and a Beryl rifle!

[@chinabluewho]

I have a Ruby I need help to Identify when made, it is a " Gabilondo y Urresti EIBAR - Patent 1915 7.65" on the side with a screw holding the fire pin with 34 punched in beside the screw and offset screws in the handle and the barrel has 348 punched into on the under side. 'The is also a C with a circle around it on the front side of the trigger guard. I was wondering if anyone knew the date that this one was made (the serial number is also missing).

[@michaelwhitehouse765]

I thought I was bad and I only have two. I also have a Colt 1903 Pocket hammerless. They all shoot well.

[@RonOhio]

I wonder if your shoulder stocked "bunny stalker" barrel was meant to be threaded at some time in the future.

[@thebotrchap]

Perhaps 🤔

[@b.griffin317]

I totally understand the addiction to old, early-20th-century pistols.

[@robertleach5355]

Very interesting indeed 👍

[@breembo]

Spain: Europe's Khyber pass

[@RUSTYSURPLUS]

Bloke i am going to get my first RUBY here real soon THANKS for the lesson on them i needed that. when you removed the barrel at @12.42 minutes does that piece on the barrel does it UNSCREW ? I have seen treads on ruby barrels for a silencers I subed ya too.

[@thebotrchap]

Hi, glad you liked the vid 😊 The large diametre section of barrel is just unfinished solid steel, not a threaded cap to cover a silencer thread.

[@RUSTYSURPLUS]

@@thebotrchap OK .. i saw a video on Legacy Collectibles and the Ruby he had had a threaded barrel and a silencer .. SPY stuff. OK THANKS Steve

[@chrisgreer1911]

I have a ? Plz so I got given my first firearm , past down and it's a Spanish ruby with a shield with a crown on top of the shield next to that it has P.V. and then what appears to be a horse or a lion it also has this same horse on the slide itself any info would be great but the gun fired excellent within 20 feet put a round right on top of another but then my firing pin broke so I need to know where I can get one Please thanks for any info

[@thebotrchap]

The marks you describe sound like Belgian proof marks. If it is a Spanish Ruby there is no chance of finding a firing pin since they were all different. You would need to have one made by a gunsmith.

[@sputnikjones2477]

I like the Spanish Star pistols.i understand they have an extensive history.if you could elaborate I would appreciate.ty .I love your videos by the way

[@carlcarlton764]

WAG: The Ruby addiction is genetic. Back in the not at all Great War 'The French' could not resist Ruby's, you are French, so this explains that.

[@kanrakucheese]

What’s a Ruby go for in Switzerland? I’d guess relatively cheap due to how many of them there are and being relatively crude, but I have no real idea.

[@thebotrchap]

Anything from 100-350chf/usd

[@kanrakucheese]

@@thebotrchap Thanks.

[@0neDoomedSpaceMarine]

They tend to be pretty inexpensive in Finland and America as well.

[@kansasboi8742]

maybe the barril was longer to complament the stock and it was cut down when the stock was taken of

[@xray86delta]

LoL! I had one 40 years ago! 32 ACP, but can't remember the markings. 😸

[@PaletoB]

Who needs speed reloads when you can just grab another pistol...

[@john-paulsilke893]

NY reload for the win. Small guns are awesome that way. I’ve been reading and watching many accounts and watching videos. In actual self defence I’ve read of two accounts of reloading, (a combat reload and an empty gun and mag being loaded while on the go). The combat reload went bad but the guy survived but definitely lost the fight, (very bad lifetime issues from his injuries) and the other was a guy grabbing a rifle and an empty mag plus a small handful of cartridges. He saved many lives and was down to his last bullet doing so. The third was a video, also a combat reload but he never needed to fire afterwards, especially since he also recovered the gun of the person who shot him. In short reloading is kinda bad, but I have read many accounts of police doing so as well as NY reloads. (Obviously this happens in military situations and I’ve unfortunately had the displeasure of doing so myself).

[@andrewwhite6201]

nice to see some french stuff . like the pouches

[@nesonhisgame]

I tried to reassemble one of these an the safety pin fell out..now the upper slide will not move and is stuck..any idea on this issue and how it can be fixed

[@thebotrchap]

Safety pin?

[@nesonhisgame]

@@thebotrchap the takedown pin

[@thebotrchap]

@@nesonhisgame Apologies but I still don’t get it. The shaft of the safety lever has nothing to do with takedown, doesn’t need to be removed from slide disassembly for field stripping and doesn’t interfere with the slide anyway. Only the barrel and hammer and disconnector could do that. I have one on which the hammer protrudes a bit too high when cocked and thus interferes with forward slide travel for disassembly. I get around it by pulling the slide back slightly and releasing the slide (with barrel removed). The extra push makes the slide ride over the bit of hammer poking up where it shouldn’t.

[@nesonhisgame]

@@thebotrchap you are absolutely correct sir..this was my mistake I took it apart to fully clean each part. As I was assembling it..I did not put the safety lever on first and now the upper slide cannot move at all.i fear I might have damaged or broken it..and I apologize my terminology it not up to par..very new to this

[@thebotrchap]

@@nesonhisgame I’ve just done the same with one of mine and it was fine. The only thing resting on the safety shaft is the end of the recoil spring guide rod. Is the disconnector bar stuck in the raised position by any chance? If so it would protrude into its recess in the slide and block it.

[@cammobunker]

In the book "Poilu: the notebooks of Louis Barthas", he speaks of a Chauchat gunner armed with a Ruby pistol who manages to draw it and shoot himself accidentally due to the safety brushing off on the holster. This was indeed possible to do, and I've seen many examples here in the US with the big stud on the slide above the safety lever.

[@thebotrchap]

I’d be surprised since drawing will cause the safety to be dragged forward to ON thus locking out the trigger.

[@mruler360]

I edited a video in high school with the song you referenced in the title. I love the Kaiser Chiefs but I’ve hated that song since then. Thanks for reminding me 😂

[@pnutz_2]

hey I remember that kaiser chiefs song

[@strydyrhellzrydyr1345]

I can't believe these are over a hundred years old .. I want one so bad

[@pinccgoshsuperfantwo]

I love the "poacher" Ruby's big nose barrel. Pretty gun, I see why they call them Rubies.

[@georgebatsakis1866]

Good morning.i have a rudy pistol and need an extra magazine . can you helping?

[@rfswitch4530]

KZbin strikes again with their algorithm, I never received notification of this video as a sub. 😑 Awesome content, I love my Izarra. The examples with rivets are pretty common here in the US, odd that they seem to be rare there in Europe.

[@VeraTR909]

That possible poaching gun's barrel makes some sense. I guess somebody tried to make it a more effective weapon for hunting, adding a stock and replacing a worn barrel themselves with handtools leaving as much thickness to the barrel for theoretical accuracy. And that would explain why the rifling was in pretty nice condition, they didn't cheap out on the barrel blank but did the rest of the work themselves.

[@AJMBLAZER]

I was wondering if it was a way to disable the action and making it single shot. Poacher keeps his/her casing to reload and not leave as evidence.

[@popuptarget7386]

@@AJMBLAZER or planned on threading it for a supressor but never got to doing that?

[@VeraTR909]

@@popuptarget7386 Also a possibility for sure. Never got to flipping it around for the final lathe operation.

[@AJMBLAZER]

@@popuptarget7386 you might be right.

[@Foche_T._Schitt]

Mines an early french contract. AZ over stamped. No rivet.

[@chrisgreer1911]

Mine is the one with the screw in it I have to get another firing pin anybody know where I can get one PLEASE let me know

[@REXOB9]

Very entertaining. Thanks!

[@mulgerbill]

Gun Jesus would approve of this French Collection I wouldn't mind seeing more of the Star Patent 7.65 shown at 2:35 if Chappie could spare the time

[@thebotrchap]

I believe G-J has done one already

[@mulgerbill]

@@thebotrchap only range time that I could find. C&Rsenal has a primer, I'll check it out. Thanks

[@thebotrchap]

@@mulgerbill Ah yes, got the beards confused. My one is the shorter so-called officers model.

[@philllax1719]

Kaiser cheifs reference? I'm in. I would have been any way, but now I'm especially in

[@had1_awresomboss246]

Why does my ruby fire even after putting safety on?

[@djwoody1649]

'Do ya, Do ya, Do ya?'

[@hmshood9212]

Sorry, I was thinking of a different Ruby. But she’s also a weapons enthusiast.

[@jamesbromstead4949]

And spelling!

[@strydyrhellzrydyr1345]

I like the quazi moto one the most

[@jamesbromstead4949]

I don't collect pistols... but I do collect ammo. 8mm, 9mm 10mm etc. I collect them, admire them, clean them, and generally take care of them. Then when the time is right, I take them to the forest, the mountains, the plains, or the range... and set them free with great fire, noise and fan fair!

[@michaelhyland9216]

Where can you find firing pins for them?

[@thebotrchap]

Probably easier to get one made following the general pattern.

[@michaelhyland9216]

@@thebotrchapWhere can I find the pattern for one, Mine broke and part fell out awhile ago. Thinking maybe and try building one from a drill bit.

[@thebotrchap]

@@michaelhyland9216 Not really, it’s just a larger cylindrical body portion followed by a thinner pin portion. The body portion will have a slot in it for the retaining pin/stud/screw in the frame. Where this slot needs to be depends on your pistol. The thinner firing pin portion will need to be long enough to carry the retraction spring. If you don’t have the broken original you can deduce the dimensions easily enough and base the design off photos online. Search for “percuteur Ruby” and you’ll get a good overview of the design.

[@niklasaskham4208]

I’m very jealous, we don’t get to have any fun here in New Zealand

[@mikeblair2594]

Damn, 37 seconds of staring at that table and I need a new pair of drawers. Go on then. I'm sure it won't happen again.

[@Matt_The_Hugenot]

Domestos Santos? Were you trying to bleach their name even cleaner? 😂

[@thebotrchap]

Brain kept autocorrecting to Domestos no matter how many takes 😂

[@gilbertguerrero4058]

I got one but I need a clip

[@Skaramine]

As a fan of the 1903's aesthetic, the Ruby pattern has my adoration. The safety lever placement is easier for a left handed person like me to manipulate with my trigger finger (and it keeps my booger hook off the bang switch). Why does THAT matter to me? Because I'm also a writer and can imagine myself as a southpaw character in the past, with the need for avrelatively safe weapon for adventure around the globe.

[@Skaramine]

The magazine test is fascinating.

[@earlyriser8998]

wow what a comparison

[@mwmwmwmwmmdw]

what if jack ruby shot lee harvey oswald with a ruby

[@breembo]

What if abraham lincoln got run over by a time traveling mathew mcconaughey driving a lincoln

[@matthewsierleja2193]

Every gun needs a pin you can continually hammer on. Make one feel like a gunsmith.

[@thebotrchap]

True dat!

[@carloparisi9945]

Not one malfunction, I don't know how many WWI pistols would be flawless today!

[@1982rrose]

Multiple language translations needed on this channel 😁

[@johns3153]

Mine is nickel plated not sure if normal like that

[@worldtraveler930]

Ah yes the perpetually entertaining Spanish pistols that can range entirely from Damm that is truly cool all the way down to Oh HELL No I'm not even Remotely thinking about pulling the trigger on that piece of junk! 🤠👍

[@thebotrchap]

I have yet to get down to the bottom of the scale but then again I fire 200yr old muskets so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@erasethepatterns1]

will 1911 grips fit my ruby?

[@thebotrchap]

WAT?

[@deadgamer21]

Este hombre español has a very strange Mexican accent haha, also fiel means faithful in spanish

[@megatherium100]

I'm not sure if the Poncho is really a spanish thing, seems to be more mexican than anything else, a matador outfit would have been more appropriate but I'm aware that is a little bit more involved.

[@AKlover]

A Modelo B Super appealed to me at one time, never bought when prices were reasonable. I'm not buying small manufacturing run guns of uncertain quality control. Good luck with that habit.

[@exmcgee1647]

are you alluding to the Kaiser chiefs in your video title ?