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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  SPANISH PISTOL STAR MODEL B 9MM SN# B221078
Maker/Manufacturer:	BROWNING, JOHN M.
Date of Manufacture:	1924-1942
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 976
Measurements:	OL: 21CM 8 3/8" BL: 12.7CM 5"

Object Description:

SPANISH PISTOL STAR MODEL B 9MM SN# B221078
Manufactured by Bonifacio Echeverria, Eibar, Spain - Spanish semi-automatic pistol resembling Model "A" except has the butt backstrap humped in the manner of the Colt M1911A1. Blued finish with two-piece checkered wood grips. Weapon weighs approximately 38oz. One of 4000 shipped to German Navy 7/26/1943 but has no German acceptance. Complete with magazine and in very good condition.

Markings:
Frame: Spanish proofs.
Butt: B/221078.
Slide: STAR-S.A./CONTINUADORA DE B. ECHEVERRIA. Sunburst trade mark. EIBAR/ESPANA. CAL. 9MM. Spanish proofs.
Barrel: CAL. 08 P in bomb proof.
Triggerguard: P in bomb proof.

Notes: Made in Spain for Germany in WWII. No German proofs.