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Manowar's Hungarian Weapons - Frommer Handguns |
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Approx. 175,000 were manufactured by Fémáru Fegyver- és Gépgyár R.T. Budapest 1937-44 Type: blowback operated automatic pistol Chambering: 9mm Browning Short (.380 acp) Muzzle velocity: 984 fps Length overall: 7.17" (182mm) Barrel: 4.33" (110mm) 4-groove rh Weight unloaded: 27.2oz (770g)
Appearing a year after his death, Rudolf Frommer's last design was an improved
Model 1929 in 9mm Short chambering. Frommer's actual
involvement in the design of this model was believed to be limited. It was adopted by
the Hungarian Army as the '37M.' The principal difference between the 1937 and
1929 patterns lies in the abandonment of pinned-in cocking grips at the rear of
the slide in favor of conventional grooving. The later gun also has a smaller
hammer and an additional finger-rest on the toe of the butt. A Frommer-type
grip lever provided the only safety device. The grips are wood.
Frommer 37.M Assembly Drawing and Parts List |
The slide is marked: FÉMÁRU- FEGYVER ÉS GÉPGYÁR RT 37M.
St. Stephen's Crown acceptance mark.
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7-round detachable box magazine. The bottom of the magazines are marked '37M' |
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The leather holsters maybe stamped with "BÖRGYÁR" (Leather Factory) on the back side or inside |
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A different style Hungarian 37M leather holster. Photos courtesy of Al Gerth |
Known Serial Numbers: 67544 95734 149804 1941 157650 161177 177876 194650 C-124 (see below)
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Unusual C-prefix serial number and unknown barrel marking on the same pistol. Interestingly the spelling errors found on common 37M pistols are corrected on this one: FÉMÁRU- is corrected to FÉMÁRÚ- also FEGYVER is corrected to FEGYVER- with the dash. (For complete grammatical correctness a space should be shown after each dash.) Please e-mail any related info you know about this C-prefix 37M. |