Astra 300
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Depending on caliber (7.65mm or 9mm), it loads 6 or 7 cartridges in a stick magazine.[1]
How it changed
The Astra 300 was first used by the Spanish prison administration in the 1920s.[2] In 1928, the pistol was adopted by the Spanish Navy.[2] During the Spanish Civil War, the Nationalist faction provided the pistol to the German Condor Legion.[3] It was later supplied to the German Wehrmacht during World War II.[3]
Between October 1941 and July 1944, about 85,000 Astra 300 pistols were delivered from neutral Spain to Berlin in Nazi Germany.[3] These pistols were ornately decorated and given as prizes.[3]
What the maker and period sources say
The same record notes the weapon's overall length as 16 cm and barrel length as 10 cm.[4]
References
- Wikipedia, "Astra 300" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Hogg, "Pistols of the World", North Light Books, 2003 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Astra 300" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Pistole Astra Modell 300" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Astra 300" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30028921; Antaris, "Astra automatic pistols", FIRAC Publ, 1988, p. 53-67 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/30028921. facts only, no text reused. iwm.org.uk
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Astra 300 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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