Manufrance Le Francais 7.65mm

The Le Francais 7.65mm pistol was first time presented in 1950 in the Manufrance catalog. It was made from 1950 to 1965 and only 10,000 of them were made in that time. Production lasted untill 1969 but only by assembling parts that were manufactured before 1965. It was the first and only Manufrance pistol to have slide serrations or an extractor. It is built on a blowback design, double action, fixed front blade and notch rear sights, detachable magazine, lanyard loop on the butt, checkered black plastic grips marked "MANUFRANCE", "SAINT-ETIENNE" and "MF" in a circle. - The Series of "Le Francais" pistols was manufactured from 1914 by the French company Manufacture Française d’Armes et de Cycles de Saint-Étienne, which was later renamed to Manufrance. All "Le Francais" pistols are in different calibers but same basic construction. The construction was by Etienne Mimard, cofounder of the company.