The Civil Guard locates the famous lost pistol of Niceto Alcalá Zamora in France

The destiny of the damascene pistol of Niceto Alcalá Zamora It has been a real mystery for decades. A mystery that was solved by the Civil Guard who, after years of research, located this historical object of great value in France. The French authorities managed to recover the weapon this week, which was in the possession of a private individual who also owned a real arsenal, as confirmed by police sources to LA RAZÓN.

The pistol was given as a gift in 1932 to Niceto Alcalá Zamora for himFemale Socialist Group of the Eibar Republican Group. “To the first citizen of the republic” is the text that appears on one of its sides which, to this day, is preserved almost intact. It is considered a collector’s item of incalculable historical importance.

The mystery of his disappearance

It is worth remembering that after the beginning of the Civil War, Alcalá Zamora went into exile and lived in France until 1941.. After that year who was the first president of the Second Republic He moved to Argentina where he died in 1949. It is in that first period that it is suspected that he left the damascened pistol.

The gun of Niceto Alcalá ZamoraLoaned

His whereabouts remained a mystery for decades. However, The Civil Guard gave a key warning to its French counterparts at the end of June 2024. The Spanish agents conveyed to the French national gendarmerie the importance of this object that they suspected. was in power of an individual resident in the department of Seine-et-Marne.

Next, French authorities launched a preliminary investigation before the judicial court of Meaux and the proceedings were entrusted to the gendarmes of the Paris Investigation Section. The soldiers of this investigative service They ended up identifying four suspectsgun collectors or regulars at shooting ranges or the hunting world.

The whereabouts of the gun

The investigations exploded this Tuesday, January 7, when thefour men were arrested and were taken into police custody. During the searches, the agents discovered the famous pistol of Niceto Alcalá Zamora, whose disappearance had been reported by the Spanish authorities.

The dedication of the recovered pistol
The dedication of the recovered pistolLoaned

I wasn’t alone. This historical object was accompanied by a real arsenal of undeclared weapons and ammunition. In total, the military seized no less than 25 long weapons, a STEN submachine gun, 11 undeclared pistols and more than 3,000 rounds of ammunition. At the end of his police arrest, The collectors were summoned to court next April.

The Republican president’s gun could return to Spain where it will pass into the hands of the authorities who have reported its disappearance for years. The value, both historical and economic, of this weapon is also incalculable. largely thanks to its condition since it remains almost identical in condition to how it was given toNiceto Alcalá Zamora.