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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. Astra handguns: 250 INOX revolver, 3000 pistol, and Constable pistol
The Astra 400 is heavy compared to many contemporary service pistols of the time like the Tokarev TT-33 but is similar in weight and length to the Colt 1911.The Astra 400 was designed to be safe to fire with a simple blowback action unaided by any breech-locking devices. [5]
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 Model 904. The Model 904 is comparable to the German Mauser M712 'Schnellfeuer' Broomhandle pistols, having a detachable magazine, automatic fire capabilities, and general appearance.
Astra A-100: Astra-Unceta y Cia SA: 9×19mm Parabellum.40 S&W.45 ACP Spain: 1990-1997 AutoMag (pistol) Arcadia Machine & Tool.44 Magnum United States: 1971-1982 Ballester–Molina: Hispano Argentina de Automotives SA.45 ACP Argentina: 1938-1953 Bauer Automatic: Bauer Firearms Co..25 ACP United States: 1972-1984 Bayard 1908: Anciens ...
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 ...
The A-100 is a recoil-operated, locked breech design with improved Browning-style linkless locking. The lock up is similar to the Browning High Power or CZ-75 with locking lugs on the top of the barrel which mate with lugs in the slide (not with a single lug in the ejection port like a SIG P22X.)
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 ...
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]