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Astra Unceta y Cía was a Spanish weapons manufacturer founded on 17 July 1908, under the name Esperanza y Unceta by Juan Esperanza and Pedro Unceta. [1] Initially based in Eibar , the centre of the Basque arms industry, the company moved in 1913 to Guernica .
The Astra 300 was developed in 1922 by the Astra Unceta company and was first produced in Spain in 1922/1923. This weapon was originally used by the Spanish prison administration in the 1920s, in 1928 the pistol was then used for the first time by the Spanish Navy. [2] In the 1930s, the Astra 300 was primarily an army pistol.
The Astra modelo 400 was a Spanish service pistol produced by weapons manufacturer Astra-Unceta y Cia SA [2] as a replacement for the Campo-Giro 1913/1916, which had also been chambered in 9mm Largo. [3] It was the standard issue sidearm in the Spanish Army during the Spanish Civil War and also saw service in Germany during World War II.
The Basque-manufactured Astra-Unceta y Cia SA Astra 901 is a compact machine pistol, with a magazine capacity of 10 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridges, which is a considerably smaller capacity than is standard for a machine pistol. The next model, the Astra 902, was provided with a fixed magazine of 20 cartridges and a lengthened barrel, and Astra ...
The Astra A-60 is a double-action / single-action, semi-automatic pistol at one time produced in Spain by Astra-Unceta y Cia SA. The design is similar to the Walther PP and features a slide-lock release lever.
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. The Astra 600 was designated the Pistole Astra 600/43 when used by ...
Astra 400: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA: 9×23mm Largo Spain: 1921–1950 Astra 600: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA: 9×19mm Parabellum Spain: 1944-1960s Astra Model 900: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA: 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×23mm Largo Spain: 1927-1951 Astra Model 903: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA: 7.63×25mm Mauser 9×23mm Largo Spain: 1927 Astra A-60: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA ...
The A-100 is also known as the "Panther" as imported into the United States by Springfield Armory, and some specimens have this roll-marked on the left of the slide. The A-100 design is a further development of Astra's earlier A-80 and A-90 models. [2] The A-80 was originally patterned after the SIG P220. [3]