Unique Rr 51

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Unique Model 17 - 7.65x17mm

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Unique Rr 51 - 7.65x17mm

Unique Rr 51 was manufactured by French company Manufacture d' Armes des Pyrénées Françaises (MAPF). It was designed in late 1940s as a derivative of pre-war Unique Model 17. The difference between Model 17 and Rr 51 is that the latter has an external hammer and grip safety. A transitional model from Model 17 to Rr 51 is so called Unique Kriegsmodell that was manufactured in 1941-44 under German control.

Rr 51 was a service handgun of French police from 1951 (more that 102,000 pistols were produced). Unique Rd 17 in .22 LR caliber was another version of this pistol.

Note: as Model 17 and Rr 51 are very close relatives, both models are put on the same page.

Specifications

Rr 51

(1951 - after 1980)

• Type: Pistol

• Country of Origin: France

• Caliber: 7.65×17mm (.32 ACP)

• Weight: 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg)

• Length: 5.7 in (14.5 cm)

• Barrel Length: 3.1 in (8 cm)

• Capacity: 9

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The Unique Rr 51 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Battle of the Rails (La bataille du rail)		French Resistance fighters	Model 17 and Kriegsmodell	1946
Speaking of Murder (Le rouge est mis)	Jean Gabin	Louis Bertain	Rr 51	1957
The Finger Man (Le Doulos)	Daniel Crohem	Inspector Salignari	Rr 51	1962
The Majordomo (Le majordome)		A police detective	Rr 51	1965
Objective 500 Million (Objectif: 500 millions)	Jean-Claude Rolland	Pierre	Rr 51	1966
Let's Not Get Angry (Ne nous fâchons pas)	Lino Ventura	Antoine Beretto	Rr 51; Suppressed	1966
	Michel Constantin	Jeff
Is Paris Burning?		A Resistance fighter	Model 17	1966
Action Man (Le soleil des voyous)	Robert Stack	Jim Beckley	Rr 51	1967
	Jean Gabin	Denis Farrand
Two Men in Town (Deux hommes dans la ville)	André Rouyer	C.R.S. captain	Rr 51	1973
The Seventh Company Outdoors (La 7ème compagnie au clair de lune)	Francis Lemaire	Monsieur Henri	Model 17	1977
For a Cop's Hide (Pour la peau d'un flic)	Jean-Pierre Darras	Commissaire Chauffard	Rr 51	1981
	Alain Delon	Choucas
For 200 Grand, You Get Nothing Now (Pour 100 briques t'as plus rien!)	Darry Cowl	The security guard	Rr 51	1982
The Match Will Take Place in Any Weather (Match sostoitsya v lyubuyu pogodu)	Sergey Yudin	Vašek Beneček	17 Kriegsmodell	1986
	Algis Matulionis	Capt. Jiří Patočka
Try This One for Size (Sauf votre respect)	Arielle Dombasle	Maggie	Rr 51	1989
	David Carradine	Bradley

Television

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Maigret	Rowan Atkinson	Chief Inspector Jules Maigret	"Maigret Sets a Trap"	2016
	Ian Puleston-Davies	Inspector Colombani	"Maigret's Dead Man"
	Leo Staar	Inspector LaPointe
	Shaun Dingwell	Inspector Janvier