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Title:	PISTOL, SEMI-AUTOMATIC -  SPANISH PISTOL ASTRA MODEL 600/43 (P(ASTRA)600/43) 9MM SN# 12157
Maker/Manufacturer:	UNCETA Y CIA
Date of Manufacture:	1943-1945
Eminent Figure:
Catalog Number:	SPAR 999
Measurements:	OL: 20.5CM 8 1/8" BL: 5 1/8"

Object Description:

SPANISH PISTOL ASTRA MODEL 600/43 (P(ASTRA)600/43) 9MM SN# 12157
Manufactured by Unceta y Cia, Guernica, Spain - Spanish semi-auto pistol with 8-round box feed mechanism. Blue finish with two-piece checkered wood grips. Issued to Parguq de Artilleria Armory in Burgos, Spain. Later sold to West German police. Complete with 8-round detachable box magazine. Missing barrel, recoil spring, nosecap and locking sleeve.

Markings:
Frame: 12157, Spanish proofs.
Slide: 12157. Spanish proofs, UNCETA Y COMPANIA S.A./GUERNICA, ESPANA. Astra trade mark. Magazine: Astra trade mark.

Weapon transferred to the Museum on 4 February 1965. At that time weapon was appraised at $47.90.

Notes: "Part of lot intended for delivery to Germany but not delivered." - Craig Brown, 8 August 1979.

References:
Schwing, Ned. 1998 STANDARD CATALOG OF FIREARMS. 8th Ed. Krause Publications. Iola, Wi. 1998.
Schwing, Ned. 2000 STANDARD CATALOG OF FIREARMS. Krause Publications. Iola, Wi. 2000.