On other pistols, the safety mechanism wore out. Many Ruby-types were plagued by poor finish and incorrectly hardened steel parts which after a short period of use wore so badly that pistols fired on full-auto. This was to prevent the possibly fatal consequence at the front line of either not being able to insert a new magazine, or having a loaded magazine detach from the gun in action. French officials quickly became aware that few of the Spanish Ruby-types had interchangeable magazines, and insisted the manufacturers mark the base of all magazines. While most Gabilondo produced pistols were of good quality, others were less well made. Estimates of Gabilondo Ruby production are between 250,000 and 300,000 pistols in total.
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