Astra Model 900 | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol, Machine Pistol (Astra Model 904) |
Place of origin | Kingdom of Spain |
Service history | |
Used by | See Users |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Astra-Unceta y Cia SA |
Specifications | |
Cartridge | 7.63x25mm Mauser, 9mm Largo |
Caliber | 7.63mm, 9mm |
Feed system | 10, 20 round box magazine |
Sights | Iron |
The Astra Model 900 is one of many Spanish copies of the German Mauser C96 semi-automatic pistol. It shares the same caliber, magazine capacity, and holster type and is generally very similar to the German handgun.
Contents |
The Basque- manufactured Astra-Unceta y Cia SA Astra 901 is a compact machine-pistol, with a magazine capacity of 10 7.63x25mm Mauser cartridges, which is a considerably smaller capacity than is standard for a machine pistol. The next model, the Astra 902, was provided with a fixed magazine of 20 cartridges and with a lengthened barrel, and Astra 903 had a removable magazine instead of the usual fixed one. Astra later added a mechanism to slow the rate of fire and make the gun more manageable (to an extent) when being fired on full-auto or burst modes, calling the model with this the Model 904. The Model 904 is comparable to the German Mauser 712 'Schnellfeuer' Broomhandle pistols, having a detachable magazine, automatic fire capabilities, and general appearance.
The Astra Model 904 was produced in a 9 mm Largo variant, the Astra Model 904E, which was identical to the Model 904 in all other respects.
MODEL | ASTRA 900 | ASTRA 901 | ASTRA 902 | ASTRA 903 | ASTRZ 904 | ASTRA F | ASTRA E |
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Length | 29 CM | 29 CM | 33 CM | 31 CM | 31 CM | 31 CM | 31 CM |
Length with Stock attached | 64 CM | 64 CM | 72 CM | 68 CM | 68 CM | 68 CM | 68 CM |
Barrel | 14 CM | 14 CM | 18 CM | 16 CM | 16 CM | 16 CM | 16 CM |
Weight loaded | 1,26 KG | 1,26 KG | 1,53 KG | 1,45 KG | 1,45 KG | 1,45 KG | 1,45 KG |
Caliber | 7.63 Mauser | 7.63 Mauser | 7.63 Mauser | 7.63 Mauser | 7.63 Mauser | 9mm Largo | 7.63 Mauser |
Magazine (Mag) or Charger (Clip) |
10 rounds (Clip) | 10 rounds (Clip) | 20 rounds (Clip) | 10-20 rounds (Mag) | 10-20 rounds (Mag) | 10-20 rounds (Mag) | 10-20 rounds (Mag) |