Guns International #: 102177966
Seller's Inventory #: 3577891

Category - Astra Pistols - 9mm Pistols

Category
Astra Pistols
9mm Pistols

Astra ~ 600 / 43 ~ 9mm

Description:
When Germany acquired a land border with Spain after the French capitulation in 1940, they took advantage of the opportunity to purchase Spanish firearms, and have them delivered across the French border to the town of Hendaye. In 1943 German engineers visited Astra to see about production of a pistol suited to the Wehrmacht use. The result was the Astra 600/43, basically a model 400 rechambered for 9x19mm. It used a Navy pattern of magazine release instead of the 400's heel release, and was generally much more what the German military wanted. Germany ordered 41,500 of them, and production began. The first delivery was in May of 1944, and a total of 10,500 were delivered to Hendaye before Allied advances into France made further deliveries impossible. These 10,500 guns were inspected at Hendaye, given WaAD20 proof marks, and distributed into the German military system. Astra continued to produce the guns through 1945 despite the inability to deliver (Germany had paid for them in advance), and by the end of the war they had nearly 50,000 available. 9mm Luger

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Chambers: Semi auto
Metal Condition: Very good
Bore Condition: Bright
Barrels: 5 1/4
Triggers: Factory
Butt Pad: Wood grips
Sights: Fixed sights
Item Location: La Vista, NE