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[[File:Astra 400 right.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Astra 400 - 9 x 23mm Bergmann / Largo]] | [[File:Astra 400 right.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Astra 400 - 9 x 23mm Bergmann / Largo]] | ||
[[Image:Astra_400.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Astra 400 - 9 x 23mm Bergmann / Largo]] | [[Image:Astra_400.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Astra 400 - 9 x 23mm Bergmann / Largo]] | ||
This is a blow-back semi-auto pistol, chambered in | This is a blow-back semi-auto pistol, chambered in 9mm Bergmann-Bayard (a.k.a: "9mm Largo") and made in Spain by the Astra (Unceta) firm. | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
(1921 - 1946) | (1921 - 1946) | ||
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[[Image:Astra-600-Leftside.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Astra 600 - 9x19mm.]] | [[Image:Astra-600-Leftside.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Astra 600 - 9x19mm.]] | ||
[[Image:Astra600.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Astra 600 - 9x19mm.]] | [[Image:Astra600.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Astra 600 - 9x19mm.]] | ||
The ''Astra 600'' is a 9mm Parabellum version of the Astra 400 intended for export. It can be distinguished by its slightly smaller size | The ''Astra 600'' is a 9mm Parabellum version of the Astra 400 intended for export. It can be distinguished by its slightly smaller size and by the distinctive heel-mounted magazine release of the Astra 400 being replaced with a lanyard ring. | ||
==Specifications== | ==Specifications== | ||
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[[Image:Astra 300 autor frank d-01.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|Astra 300 - 9mm Kurz (.380ACP)]] | [[Image:Astra 300 autor frank d-01.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|Astra 300 - 9mm Kurz (.380ACP)]] | ||
[[Image:Astra 300.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|Astra 300 - .380 Auto]] | [[Image:Astra 300.jpg|thumb|right|350px|none|Astra 300 - .380 Auto]] | ||
The Astra 300 pistol was introduced in 1923 and was produced by the Spanish firm Astra-Unceta. The Astra 300 | The Astra 300 pistol was introduced in 1923 and was produced by the Spanish firm Astra-Unceta. The Astra 300 is a scaled-down version of the Astra 400 and thus the two are almost identical, apart from the size of course. The Astra 300 was even more popular than its larger cousin because of its compact size and was produced in both 9mm Kurz and 7.65mm. The Astra 300 was also exported to Nazi Germany after the Spanish Civil War. | ||
'''The Astra 300 is used by the following actors in the following films and television series used by the following actors:''' | '''The Astra 300 is used by the following actors in the following films and television series used by the following actors:''' | ||
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Astra 400
This is a blow-back semi-auto pistol, chambered in 9mm Bergmann-Bayard (a.k.a: "9mm Largo") and made in Spain by the Astra (Unceta) firm.
Specifications
(1921 - 1946)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: 9x23mm
- Length: 10 in (25.4 cm)
- Barrel length: 6 in (15.2 cm)
- Capacity: 9-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Astra 400 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mission: Impossible - Season 2 | Bob Homel | Kopik | "The Survivors" (S02E03) | 1967 |
| Greg Morris | Barney Collier | "The Survivors" (S02E03) | ||
| Vincent Gardenia | Vito Lugana | "The Council: Part 2" (S02E12) | ||
| Edward Knight | Nikos | "The Spy" (S02E16) | ||
| Dehl Berti | Makar | "The Spy" (S02E16) | ||
| Nate Esformes | Captain Vicente Barrera | "The Condemned" (S02E19) | ||
| Martin Landau | Rollin Hand | "Trial by Fury" (S02E24) | ||
| Peter Graves | Jim Phelps | "Trial by Fury" (S02E24) | ||
| Mission: Impossible - Season 3 | Peter Graves | Jim Phelps | "The Test Case" (S03E14) | 1969 |
| Peter Lupus | Willy Armitage | "The Test Case" (S03E14) | ||
| David Hurst | Dr. Oswald Beck | "The Test Case" (S03E14) | ||
| Laurence Haddon | Lieutenant Marlov | "The Test Case" (S03E14) | ||
| Lloyd Bochner | Maj. Nicholas Zelinko | "The Glass Cage" (S03E16) | ||
| Sid Haig | Marko | "Doomsday" (S03E17) | ||
| Greg Morris | Barney Collier | "Doomsday" (S03E17) | ||
| Anthony Zerbe | Colonel Helmut Kellerman | "Live Bait" (S03E18) | ||
| Martin Sheen | Lieutenant Albert Brocke | "Live Bait" (S03E18) | ||
| David Sheiner | Colonel Ziegler | "The Bunker" (S03E19-20) | ||
| Martin Landau | "Rollin Hand" | "The Bunker: Part 2" (S03E20) | ||
| Martin Landau | Rollin Hand | "Nitro" (S03E21) | ||
| Peter Lupus | Willy Armitage | "Nitro" (S03E21) | ||
| Martin Landau | Rollin Hand | "Nicole" (S03E22) | ||
| Peter Graves | Jim Phelps | "Nicole" (S03E22) | ||
| Dal Jenkins | Razoff | "Nicole" (S03E22) | ||
| Logan Ramsey | Anton Valdas | "Nicole" (S03E22) | ||
| Sliders | Perrey Reeves | Taryn Miller | Episode "Dead Man Sliding" | 1996 |
| Firefly | Carlos Jacott | Lawrence Dobson | "Serenity" (S01E01) | 2002 |
| Ron Glass | Shepherd Book | "Serenity" (S01E01) | ||
| Gina Torres | Zoë Washburne | "Serenity" (S01E01) | ||
| The Mandalorian | Bill Burr | Mayfield | mocked up to resemble a blaster | 2019 |
Astra 600
The Astra 600 is a 9mm Parabellum version of the Astra 400 intended for export. It can be distinguished by its slightly smaller size and by the distinctive heel-mounted magazine release of the Astra 400 being replaced with a lanyard ring.
Specifications
(1942 - 1946)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Length: 8 in (20.3 cm)
- Barrel length: 5.25 in (13.3 cm)
- Capacity: 8-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Astra 600 and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| At Map Grid 45 (V kvadrate 45) | Vladimir Zeldin | Shmelyov | 1956 | |
| Amphibian Man (Chelovek-Amfibiya) | Stanislav Chekan | Carlos | 1961 | |
| The Dictator's Guns (L'Arme à gauche) | Leo Gordon | Morrison | 1965 | |
| Jean-Claude Bercq | Avery | |||
| Lino Ventura | Jacques Cournot | |||
| Sylva Koscina | Rae Osborne | |||
| Lost Command | Alain Delon | Captain Phillipe Esclavier | 1966 | |
| Black Sun (Chyornoye solntse) | A mercenary | 1970 | ||
| Max and the Junkmen (Max et les ferrailleurs) | Jacques Canselier | Jean-Marie 'Jean-Jean' Patinet | 1971 | |
| Prime Cut | Howard Platt | Shaughnessy | 1972 | |
| Victory at Entebbe | Helmut Berger | German terrorist | 1976 | |
| Bibi Besch | German terrorist | |||
| Outrageous Fortune | Robert Prosky | Stanislav Korzenowski | 1987 | |
| Shelley Long | Lauren Ames | |||
| Bette Midler | Sandy Brozinsky | |||
| Four Sheets of Plywood (Chotyry lysty fanery) | seen in Encyclopedia | 1992 | ||
| Shot in the Coffin (Vystrel v grobu) | A bodyguard | 1992 | ||
| Shirli-Myrli | Lev Borisov | Mafiosi | 1995 |
Astra 300
The Astra 300 pistol was introduced in 1923 and was produced by the Spanish firm Astra-Unceta. The Astra 300 is a scaled-down version of the Astra 400 and thus the two are almost identical, apart from the size of course. The Astra 300 was even more popular than its larger cousin because of its compact size and was produced in both 9mm Kurz and 7.65mm. The Astra 300 was also exported to Nazi Germany after the Spanish Civil War.
The Astra 300 is used by the following actors in the following films and television series used by the following actors:
Film
| Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Comrades Were Serving (Sluzhili dva tovarishcha) | Vladimir Vysotskiy | Alexander Brusentsov | 1968 | |
| Diamond Rush (Le Paria) | A Spanish gendarme officer | Nickel plated | 1969 | |
| Hidden Assassin | Pablo Scola | Belgado | 1995 |
Television
| Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Trust (Operatsiya "Trest") | Lyudmila Kasatkina | Maria Zakharchenko | 1967 | |
| Igor Gorbachyov | Aleksandr Yakushev | |||
| Aleksey Safonov | Vladimir Styrne | |||
| Grigoriy Gai | Gen. Aleksandr Kutepov | |||
| Bors | István Sztankay | Máté Bors | 1968 | |
| Hawaii Five-O (1968) - Season 1 | Gerald S. O'Loughlin | Carl Swanson | "The Box" (S1E17) | 1968 |
| The Road to Calvary (Khozhdenie po mukam) | Nikolai Afanasyev | Dmitriy Bulavin | Ep.8 | 1977 |
| Fantômas | Jacques Dufilho | Inspecteur Juve | Ep.4 | 1980 |
See Also
- Astra - A list of all firearms manufactured by Astra-Unceta.