diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/base.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/base.rs
index 29f3b9da2a..6fdb79e11e 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/base.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/base.rs
@@ -3,8 +3,9 @@ use crate::builtins::PyType;
 use crate::builtins::{PyBytes, PyFloat, PyInt, PyNone, PyStr, PyTypeRef};
 use crate::convert::ToPyObject;
 use crate::function::{Either, OptionalArg};
+use crate::protocol::PyNumberMethods;
 use crate::stdlib::ctypes::_ctypes::new_simple_type;
-use crate::types::Constructor;
+use crate::types::{AsNumber, Constructor};
 use crate::{AsObject, Py, PyObjectRef, PyPayload, PyRef, PyResult, TryFromObject, VirtualMachine};
 use crossbeam_utils::atomic::AtomicCell;
 use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
@@ -158,9 +159,10 @@ pub struct PyCData {
 impl PyCData {}
 
 #[pyclass(module = "_ctypes", name = "PyCSimpleType", base = PyType)]
+#[derive(Debug, PyPayload)]
 pub struct PyCSimpleType {}
 
-#[pyclass(flags(BASETYPE))]
+#[pyclass(flags(BASETYPE), with(AsNumber))]
 impl PyCSimpleType {
     #[allow(clippy::new_ret_no_self)]
     #[pymethod]
@@ -186,6 +188,33 @@ impl PyCSimpleType {
 
         PyCSimpleType::from_param(cls, as_parameter, vm)
     }
+
+    #[pymethod]
+    fn __mul__(cls: PyTypeRef, n: isize, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        PyCSimple::repeat(cls, n, vm)
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsNumber for PyCSimpleType {
+    fn as_number() -> &'static PyNumberMethods {
+        static AS_NUMBER: PyNumberMethods = PyNumberMethods {
+            multiply: Some(|a, b, vm| {
+                // a is a PyCSimpleType instance (type object like c_char)
+                // b is int (array size)
+                let cls = a
+                    .downcast_ref::<PyType>()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("expected type".to_owned()))?;
+                let n = b
+                    .try_index(vm)?
+                    .as_bigint()
+                    .to_isize()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_overflow_error("array size too large".to_owned()))?;
+                PyCSimple::repeat(cls.to_owned(), n, vm)
+            }),
+            ..PyNumberMethods::NOT_IMPLEMENTED
+        };
+        &AS_NUMBER
+    }
 }
 
 #[pyclass(
@@ -215,8 +244,18 @@ impl Constructor for PyCSimple {
         let attributes = cls.get_attributes();
         let _type_ = attributes
             .iter()
-            .find(|(k, _)| k.to_object().str(vm).unwrap().to_string() == *"_type_")
-            .unwrap()
+            .find(|(k, _)| {
+                k.to_object()
+                    .str(vm)
+                    .map(|s| s.to_string() == "_type_")
+                    .unwrap_or(false)
+            })
+            .ok_or_else(|| {
+                vm.new_type_error(format!(
+                    "cannot create '{}' instances: no _type_ attribute",
+                    cls.name()
+                ))
+            })?
             .1
             .str(vm)?
             .to_string();
@@ -276,11 +315,6 @@ impl PyCSimple {
         }
         .to_pyobject(vm))
     }
-
-    #[pyclassmethod]
-    fn __mul__(cls: PyTypeRef, n: isize, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
-        PyCSimple::repeat(cls, n, vm)
-    }
 }
 
 impl PyCSimple {
diff --git a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/pointer.rs b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/pointer.rs
index b60280c73c..3eb6f68e6d 100644
--- a/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/pointer.rs
+++ b/crates/vm/src/stdlib/ctypes/pointer.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,13 @@
+use crossbeam_utils::atomic::AtomicCell;
+use num_traits::ToPrimitive;
 use rustpython_common::lock::PyRwLock;
 
-use crate::builtins::PyType;
+use crate::builtins::{PyType, PyTypeRef};
+use crate::convert::ToPyObject;
+use crate::protocol::PyNumberMethods;
 use crate::stdlib::ctypes::PyCData;
-use crate::{PyObjectRef, PyResult};
+use crate::types::AsNumber;
+use crate::{PyObjectRef, PyResult, VirtualMachine};
 
 #[pyclass(name = "PyCPointerType", base = PyType, module = "_ctypes")]
 #[derive(PyPayload, Debug)]
@@ -11,8 +16,44 @@ pub struct PyCPointerType {
     pub(crate) inner: PyCPointer,
 }
 
-#[pyclass]
-impl PyCPointerType {}
+#[pyclass(flags(IMMUTABLETYPE), with(AsNumber))]
+impl PyCPointerType {
+    #[pymethod]
+    fn __mul__(cls: PyTypeRef, n: isize, vm: &VirtualMachine) -> PyResult {
+        use super::array::{PyCArray, PyCArrayType};
+        if n < 0 {
+            return Err(vm.new_value_error(format!("Array length must be >= 0, not {n}")));
+        }
+        Ok(PyCArrayType {
+            inner: PyCArray {
+                typ: PyRwLock::new(cls),
+                length: AtomicCell::new(n as usize),
+                value: PyRwLock::new(vm.ctx.none()),
+            },
+        }
+        .to_pyobject(vm))
+    }
+}
+
+impl AsNumber for PyCPointerType {
+    fn as_number() -> &'static PyNumberMethods {
+        static AS_NUMBER: PyNumberMethods = PyNumberMethods {
+            multiply: Some(|a, b, vm| {
+                let cls = a
+                    .downcast_ref::<PyType>()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_type_error("expected type".to_owned()))?;
+                let n = b
+                    .try_index(vm)?
+                    .as_bigint()
+                    .to_isize()
+                    .ok_or_else(|| vm.new_overflow_error("array size too large".to_owned()))?;
+                PyCPointerType::__mul__(cls.to_owned(), n, vm)
+            }),
+            ..PyNumberMethods::NOT_IMPLEMENTED
+        };
+        &AS_NUMBER
+    }
+}
 
 #[pyclass(
     name = "_Pointer",