1412 POST WWI CARABINEROS ISSUED ASTRA MODEL 1921 (400)

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This item SOLD at 2022 May 06 @ 15:50UTC-04:00 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 175.00 USD
Estimated at 350.00 - 550.00 USD

SEMI AUTO PISTOL. Cal. 9mm Largo. S# 17708 (1923). Per "Astra Firearms" by Leonardo Antaris, this pistol was mfg. in a 337 unit block (S# range 17513-17849) shipped 8/14/1923 to Huelva Comandancia de Carabineros. The Huelva Carbineros (Carabiners) were a regional border patrol & customs for the Portugal border & Atlantic Ocean. This pistol is blue finished w/ matching numbered 6" bbl. Matching numbered slide has Carabineros crest over early Astra logo along w/ "ESPERANZA Y UNICETA / GUERNICA ESPANA / PISTOLA DE 9 M/M / MODELO 1921". Frame has grip safety along w/ "SPAIN" export mark on right side. 2 Piece checkered synthetic grips w/ Astra logo. MAGS: 1 - 8 rd. CONDITION: good overall appearance w/ fading finish turning to brown w/ marks, pinprick oxidation. Good bore w/ frosted appearance & light pitting. (22-1818/MD). CURIO. $350-550.