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The Ballester-Molina is a pistol designed and built by the Argentine company Hispano Argentina Fábrica de Automotores SA (HAFDASA). Between 1938 and 1940 it bore the name Ballester-Rigaud. The Ballester was designed to offer the Argentine police and military a less-expensive alternative to the Sistema Colt Modelo 1927 which was itself a licensed copy of the Colt M1911A1 and built under the supervison of Colt engineers. Production of the Ballester-Molina began in 1938 and ceased in 1953.
