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More than 44,000 Astra 3000 were manufactured until 1956, when the Astra Model 4000 Falcon replaced it. In 1953 the firm adopted its final name of Astra y Unceta Cia, S.A. Astra 680, two inch revolver with caliber .38 Special. New models were released over the years: Astra Model 800 Condor in 1958, Astra A-70, Astra A-80, Astra A-90, Astra-100 ...
Astra production after the civil war was for Nationalist troops except serial numbers 92851 to 98850 for Nazi Germany. Astra continued private production until 1950 even though in 1946 the Spanish military adopted the Star Model A as the standard sidearm. [2] Spanish military inventories were sold to civilian wholesalers between 1956 and 1965.
In 1915 Gabilondo sent examples of the pistols to the French government, who were hard-pressed for all sorts of small-arms, even in this early stage of the war. After testing was completed in May 1915, the French decided to accept the Ruby as the "Pistolet Automatique de 7 millimètre 65 genre "Ruby" and contracted Gabilondo to produce 10,000 ...
The Astra 600 is a Spanish semi-automatic pistol that was used during World War II by the Wehrmacht.Designed by Unceta y Cia, it was a shortened version of the Astra 400 manufactured to fire 9×19mm Parabellum, which was the standard pistol ammunition for Germany at the time.
Astra A-60: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA.32 ACP.380 ACP Spain: 1969 Astra A-70: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W Spain: 1991 Astra A-80: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA: 7.65×21mm Parabellum 9×23mm Largo 9×19mm Parabellum.38 Super.45 ACP Spain: 1982 Astra A-100: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.45 ACP Spain: 1990 Astra Model ...
They ordered 1,000 pistols for the royal palace guards. They had their own range of serial numbers, running from 1 to 1000. They differ in that they use a Farsi number system on the tangent sight and serial number, and the weapon is designated in the Muslim calendar year number system "1314" in place of the year of the Gregorian calendar "1896/ ...
The next model, the Astra 902, was provided with a fixed magazine of 20 cartridges and a lengthened barrel, and Astra 903 had a removable magazine instead of the usual fixed one. Astra later added a mechanism to slow the rate of fire and make the gun more manageable (to an extent) when being fired on full-auto or burst modes , calling this the ...
The Astra 300 is a Spanish semi-automatic pistol that can be loaded with 6 or 7 cartridges in a stick magazine, depending on the caliber size (7.65mm or 9mm). The length is 160 mm (6.3 in) overall, of which the barrel occupies 98 mm (3.9 in). The Astra 300 was originally designed as a smaller version of the Astra 400. [1]