Blue Book of Gun Values
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Reliable information on the MAB model A is scarce, despite MAB producing them from 1921-1964 (Type I: 1921-1924; Type II: 1925-1964). Probably the best current source for information on MAB pistols is Ed Buffaloe's website Unblinking Eye, in both his general history of MAB and his article specifically on the model A
Both of these are still works-in-progress, but provide the most complete information currently available in English and probably in any language (including French).
For published information on the model A and MAB pistols in general, the single best source is Jean Huon's Les Pistolets Automatiques Francais: 1890-1990 (Histoire & Collections, Paris: 1995), but the information on Unblinking Eye is more correct, complete and current.
(disclosure -- I provide some of the research Ed uses in his articles on MAB pistols, including the model A.)
triplek.com $34 + shipping This is a remanufactured magazine but triple k mags. seem to work well.
The French MAB 7.65 Cal. Brevete Model D is normally chambered for the 7.65x17mm Browning SR, which is the same as .32 ACP. This is a pretty common round, which can easily be found at any local gun shop and many sporting goods stores. You can also buy it through mail order outlets. Whether this is cheaper depends on the cost of shipping the ammo.
$100-$150, depending on condition.
Check barrel code.
The MAB Model A has been out of production for about 50 years. Check with a gunsmith- magazines for the Eibar type .25 autos (from Spain) MAY fit- the guns were very similar. I know of no regular source of supply for the MAB magazine. ............ Triple K Manufacturing Co. makes an aftermarket magazine for the MAB model A .25 acp pistol.
MAB is the Manufacture d'Armes de Bayonne, later renamed Manufacture d'Armes Automatiques de Bayonne, a French semi-automatic pistol manufacturer from 1921-1982.6.35 is 6.35mm, or more exactly 6.35x16mm Browning SR, is the metric caliber or size of a firearm cartridge. It is the same as .25 ACP, a small caliber center fire cartidge comparable to the rimfire .22 Long Rifle. The .25 ACP was popular in the first half of the 20th century for small pistols since it was easier to make reliable centerfire mechanisms than rimfire mechanisms. Today, with improved manufacturing methods, it has largely been replaced by the .22 LR.brevete is the French word meaning patentedMost MAB pistol models are marked "brevete" on their slide. MAB made a number of 6.35mm pistols, including the models A, B, E, and GZ (the GZ also came in other calibers). MAB pistols made after about 1933 will have their model marked on the slide, usually on the left side. Early models A and B are not marked, although later ones are.
100-250$
Between 1921 and 1982, MAB made several pistol models in .25: model A vest pocket pistol model B vest pocket pistol model E pocket pistol model GZ pocket pistol (actually made under license by Spanish gunmaker Echasa, as MAB Espanola) The value will depend on which model it is, which version of that model, and condition. Since 2010, the range for the above pistols is about $50 - $300.
$150-$250, depending on exact model and condition.
$100-$175, depending on exact model and condition.
The maker is Bayonne. Values $125-$225, depending on condition.
The population of MAB Paints is 730.