Astra 300
| Astra 300 | |
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| general information | |
| Military designation: | Astra 300 |
| Developer / Manufacturer: | Astra Unceta |
| Development year: | 1922 |
| Manufacturer country: | Spain |
| Production time: | 1922 to 1947 |
| Weapon Category: | Self-loading pistol |
| Furnishing | |
| Overall length: | 160 mm |
| Total height: | 118 mm |
| Weight: (unloaded) | 0.630 kg |
| Barrel length : | 98 mm |
| Technical specifications | |
| Caliber : |
.32 ACP (7.65 mm) .380 ACP (9 × 17 mm) |
| Possible magazine fillings : | 7 cartridges 6 cartridges |
| Ammunition supply : | Bar magazine |
| Fire types: | Single fire |
| Number of trains : | 6, right |
| Closure : | unlocked ground lock |
| Charging principle: | Recoil loader |
| Lists on the subject | |
The Astra 300 is a Spanish self-loading pistol . The arms manufacturer was the Spanish company Astra Unceta Y Compañia SA
description
The Astra 300 is a Spanish self-loading pistol that can be loaded with 6 or 7 cartridges in a rod magazine , depending on the caliber size (7.65 mm or 9 mm) . The total length is 160 mm, the barrel of which is 98 mm. The Astra 300 was originally designed as a smaller version of the Astra 400 .
history
The Astra 300 was developed in 1922 by the Astra Unceta company and first produced in Spain in 1922/1923.
Originally this weapon was used by the Spanish prison administration in the 1920s, then the pistol was first used by the Spanish Navy in 1928. From the thirties the Astra 300 was primarily an army pistol.
During the Second World War , it was mainly supplied to the German Wehrmacht , which was stationed in France. Between October 1941 and July 1944 a total of about 85,000 copies of the Astra 300 were delivered from neutral Spain to the Third Reich in Berlin .
The price of the first copies was around 32 Reichsmarks .
In the production period from 1922 to 1947, a total of 171,300 Astra 300 pistols were manufactured.
In 1948, the Astra 300 was largely replaced by the successor model Astra 3000 . However, production of the Astra 300 continued on a small scale until 1967.
literature
- Ian V. Hogg , John Walter, Pistols of the World , North Light Books, 2003, page 111, ISBN 978-0-87349-460-1 .
- Jeff Kinard, Spencer C. Tucker : Weapons and Warfare. ABC-Clio, 2004, page 250, ISBN 978-1-85109-470-7 .
- Reiner Lidschun, Günter Wollert, Encyclopedia of Infantry Weapons, Volume 1, Verlag Bechtermünz, 2001, pages 467-469, ISBN 978-3-8289-0406-4 .
Individual evidence
- ^ V. Hogg, John Walter see literature Pistols of the world
- ↑ http://www.waffensammler-kuratorium.de/astra300/astra300ge.html
- ↑ http://www.tague.at/pistolen/index.htm?/pistolen/pages/astra300.htm
- ↑ http://www.waffensammler-kuratorium.de/astra300/astra300ge.html
- ↑ http://www.waffensammler-kuratorium.de/astra300/astra300ge.html
- ^ Ian V. Hog see literature Pistols of the World
