History:
The Frommer Baby is a smaller size type of the Frommer Stop Model 1912 and was produced during the same period as the bigger Model.
In spite if the small calibre the Pistol got a sophisticated locked system with long recoil , a design which probably was based on the intensive connections between Rudolf Frommer and Karel Krnka , who at this time strongly dicted against the use of mass-systems for selfcocking-pistols. In this way this pistol is the only type of this kind of system produced in larger amount.
While the bigger model "Stop" was carried at the Hungarian part of the k.u.k. Army (HONVED), the smaller model "Baby" was dedicated for public use. Many of these pistols were carried after the fall of the k.u.k. monarchy until the 1920ies by officers of army and police.
Normally these pistols were made in calibre .32 ACP, but after WW1 a small amount in calibre .38 ACP was produced too.
Technical Datas:
SYSTEM: self-cocking pistol with locked system and long recoil , external hammer
CARTRIDGES : 5
CALIBRE : .32 ACP
BARREL LENGTH : 54 mm, 4 fields turning right
WEIGHT EMPTY : 430 g
TOTAL LENGTH : 122.5 mm
TOTAL HEIGHT : 93.5 mm
TOTAL WIDTH : 25 mm
TRIGGER : Single Action
SIGHT : fix
SAFETY : gripsafety
FINISH : browned
GRIPS : hard rubber