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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.
History
The Spanish gunmaker Astra-Unceta y Cia began producing a copy of the Mauser C.96 in 1927[1] that was externally similar to the C96 (including the presence of a detachable shoulder stock/holster) but with non-interlocking internal parts. It was produced until 1941, with a production hiatus in 1937 and 1938, and a final batch assembled from spare parts in 1951.[2]
The Spanish copies of the C96 were generally intended for export to China,[2] but after the commencement of the Sino-Japanese war, the remaining Astra 900s were used in the Spanish Civil War, and numbers were also sold to Germany in the period 1940–1943.[2]
A German C96, a Chinese model and now a Spanish model of this legendary gun. A sexy model with a long barrel, long clip and nice stock just for that extra accuracy. We could always use more Spanish weapons in WW2 as so many WW2 weapons started in the Spanish civil war. Added mainly because i missed the Astra 600 and did not feel like suggesting the 400 which might still be free, nope.