The .45 Obregon Pistol: A Mexican 1911

By Garry James

Timing is incredibly important in the firearms business, as Mexican mechanical engineer Alejandro Obregon discovered, much to his disadvantage. I was unable to ferret out much about him. His sole claim to fame seems to rest upon his interesting .45 ACP (11.43mm) Obregon pistol.

We do know that Obregon patented his pistol in Mexico in 1934 and in the U.S. in 1938. It is surmised that between 1934 and 1938 some 800 to 1,000 were made by Fabrica de Armas Mexico in Mexico City.

To be fair, these figures are somewhat conjectural, and it is possible that several thousand units were actually produced. Still, the low rate of survival—especially with guns in good condition—points to limited manufacture.

While it is safe to assume that Obregon hoped to sell his pistol to the Mexican military, such was not the …Read the Rest

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