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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  SPANISH PISTOL STAR MODEL B 9MM SN# B244533
Maker/Manufacturer:	BROWNING, JOHN M.
Date of Manufacture:	1929-1944
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 975
Measurements:	OL: 10.7CM 8 3/8" BL: 12.7CM 5"

Object Description:

SPANISH PISTOL STAR MODEL B 9MM SN# B244533
Manufactured by Bonifacio Echeverria, Eibar, Spain - Standard semi-automatic pistol with 8-round magazine feed mechanism made in Spain for Germany during WWII. Blued finish with two-piece checkered wood grips. Close copy of the U.S. M1911. No grip safety. Shipped to Germany on 5/29/1944. Magazine missing. This model was introduced in 1928.

Markings:
Frame: Spanish proofs. Right side: Eagle/WaA320. JD scratched on. Butt area: B/244533.
Slide: F PATR 08/STAR-SA/CONTINUADORA DE/B. ECHEVERRIA/Starburst. CAL 9MM. Spanish final pistol proof mark.
Barrel: CAL. 08 Spanish final pistol proof mark.
Triggerguard: Spanish final pistol proof mark.
Right grip: JD scratched into.

Notes: "One of 2500 in the range 244503-247002 shipped to the Germany Army 29 May 1944." - Craig Brown.

References:
Schwing, Ned. 2000 STANDARD CATALOG OF FIREARMS. Krause Publications. Iola, Wi. 2000.