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Browning Short caliber, heavier than Mod. 38 ACP calibers this appears to be the export version of Mod. It has been suggested that the name Modello IV may have been reserved for the Tauler pistol which is identical to it. When first issued no model number was assigned but the factory catalog designation was No. It is a full-size reproduction of the Colt-Browning recoil-operated pistol Mod.1911. IV This was the original Llama pistol, dating from 1931-32, in 9 mm. Several styles of grip pieces and markings have been noted. III is distinguished by the addition of the grip safety but otherwise is the same as Mod. III-A This post-World War II version of Mod. It dates from about 1935 and is believed to have replaced the first two models in distribution and to have been dropped from production in 1954. Short, second blowback pattern and more closely approached the external shape of the Mod. Browning caliber, original blowback style, dating from about 193'31934, first issued without model designation, with factory catalog designation No. Some details concerning the various Llama models are as given below After the close of World War II certain models were dropped, grip safeties were added to the remaining models, and a. Somewhat later a variant pattern in 9 mm. A further improvement of the blowback pattern was undertaken and this second blowback style was issued from 1935 on. Shortly after the production of this first model, a blowback style based upon the external shape of the Colt-Browning was introduced. For some reason this first model produced later was designated Model IV. To this weapon was given the trade name „Llama" which is the name for currently made Gabilondo pistols. 1911A1, but without the grip safety, and in 9 mm. The first pistol produced was an exact copy of the Colt Mod. Work on a new design began in 1931 and culminated in 1932 with a Spanish patent issued on April 12th of that year. In 1931 it was decided to modernize their line by undertaking the manufacture of the external hammer, recoil-operated system originally designed by Browning and used by Colt and the Fabrique Nationale. Automatic pistols made by Gabilondo from 1914 to 1933 were based on Browning F.N.