Pieper-Bayard 380

Gelrir · May 30, 2021, 10:01 PM

I recently got a Pieper Bayard pistol, in .380 caliber. It was built circa 1919-1920, and came with some sorta-yucky wood home-made grips. I got replacement grips from Triple K, and grip screws from Jack First. I may have to soak the new grips in hot water for a bit ... they're not entirely flat, which makes it hard to screw down the panels. The pistol came with one mag; I got another from Triple K. Looking forward to taking it out to the range.

Bill DeShivs · May 31, 2021, 12:23 AM

Those were very small guns!

**Mike Irwin** · May 31, 2021, 10:55 AM

Neat gun. I've handled one in .32, but never in .380.

They do have something of a reputation for firing multiple shots with a single trigger pull when they get worn, though.

Gelrir · May 31, 2021, 07:11 PM

Yeah, I don't intend to load more than 2 rounds for the first few tries.

kenny53 · May 31, 2021, 07:30 PM

What a cool gun, I would guess the recoil will be a little snappy. Love to hear the range report when you get the chance.

Gelrir · June 2, 2021, 04:36 AM

Bayard holster small.JPG

I got an "in the pocket" holster from Azula for the Bayard.

unclenunzie · June 2, 2021, 08:39 AM

Ed Buffaloe has an excellent page on the Bayard:

https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Bayard/bayard.html

Metric · June 3, 2021, 02:48 PM

They clearly copied the S&W 22's.

Bill DeShivs · June 3, 2021, 08:43 PM

Right- because S&W was making .22 automatics in 1915........

**Mike Irwin** · June 4, 2021, 11:37 AM

I think that was sarcasm, Sheldon...

May 31, 2021, 12:23 AM	#2
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	Those were very small guns! __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

May 31, 2021, 10:55 AM	#3
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	Neat gun. I've handled one in .32, but never in .380. They do have something of a reputation for firing multiple shots with a single trigger pull when they get worn, though. __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

June 2, 2021, 08:39 AM	#7
unclenunzie Senior Member Join Date: July 5, 2016 Location: Texas. Posts: 140	Ed Buffaloe has an excellent page on the Bayard: https://unblinkingeye.com/Guns/Bayard/bayard.html __________________ I reject your reality and substitute my own! this space for rent

June 3, 2021, 08:43 PM	#9
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 10,985	Right- because S&W was making .22 automatics in 1915........ __________________ Bill DeShivs, Master Cutler www.billdeshivs.com

June 4, 2021, 11:37 AM	#10
Mike Irwin Staff Join Date: April 13, 2000 Location: Northern Virginia Posts: 41,390	I think that was sarcasm, Sheldon... __________________ "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind" -Theodorus Gaza Baby Jesus cries when the fat redneck doesn't have military-grade firepower.

May 31, 2021, 07:11 PM	#4
Gelrir Member Join Date: July 8, 2017 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 23	Yeah, I don't intend to load more than 2 rounds for the first few tries.

May 31, 2021, 07:30 PM	#5
kenny53 Senior Member Join Date: December 30, 2015 Location: My back yard Posts: 971	What a cool gun, I would guess the recoil will be a little snappy. Love to hear the range report when you get the chance.

June 2, 2021, 04:36 AM	#6
Gelrir Member Join Date: July 8, 2017 Location: Berkeley, CA Posts: 23	Bayard holster small.JPG I got an "in the pocket" holster from Azula for the Bayard.

June 3, 2021, 02:48 PM	#8
Metric Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 2016 Posts: 344	They clearly copied the S&W 22's.