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Star 1911 Series
The Star 1911 Series consist of all 1911-style pistols made by Star. Unlike the classic 1911, Star's variants have no grip safety and feature external extractors.
Standard
Star Model A
Specifications
(1922 - 1946)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: 9x23mm Largo, 7.63x25mm Mauser
- Weight: 2.3 lbs (1.1 kg)
- Length: 8.5 in (21.5 cm)
- Barrel length: 5 in (12.7 cm)
- Feed System: 8-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Star Model A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricco | Arthur Kennedy | Don Vito | 1973 | |
| Eduardo Fajardo | Cyrano | Suppressed | ||
| Barbara Bouchet | Scilla Calogero |
Star Model A Super
The Star Model A Super 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overdose (El pico) | José Luis Manzano | Paco | 1983 | |
| Javier García | Urko | |||
| José Manuel Cervino | Comandante Evaristo Torrecuadrada | |||
| Overdose 2 (El pico 2) | José Luis Manzano | Paco | 1984 | |
| Jaume Valls | El Lehendakari |
Star Model B
This Spanish Pistol, known overseas as the Star Modelo B, appears in many Hollywood movies as a substitute for the 1911 / 'Government Model' pistols, since it fired the hotter and more reliable 9mm blanks; In the older days of cinema, armorers had trouble getting .45 ACP blanks to cycle in pistols, so 9mm was substituted whenever possible. With newer powders and blank conversion techniques, most problems with the .45 ACP pistols have been solved.
Specifications
(1928 - 1983)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 0 lbs (0 kg)
- Length: 0 in (0 cm)
- Barrel length: 6.3 in (15.9 cm)
- Feed System: 9-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Star Model B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halls of Montezuma | Richard Widmark | Lt. Anderson | Standing in for the M1911A1 | 1951 |
| Neville Brand | Sgt. Zelenko | Standing in for the M1911A1 | ||
| Bert Freed | Slattery | In shoulder holster, standing in for the M1911A1 | ||
| US Marines | Standing in for the M1911A1 | |||
| Blue Panther (Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha) | Young KGB Agent | 1965 | ||
| Our Agent Tiger (Le Tigre se parfume à la dynamite) | Hitman | Suppressed | 1964 | |
| The Sand Pebbles | Richard Crenna | Lt. Collins | Used instead M1911 | 1966 |
| A Petty officer | ||||
| The Wild Bunch | William Holden | Pike Bishop | Used instead M1911 | 1969 |
| Ernest Borgnine | Dutch Engstrom | |||
| Warren Oates | Lyle Gorch | |||
| Jaime Sanchez | Angel | |||
| Bloody Mama | Don Stroud | Herman Barker | Stands for M1911 | 1970 |
| Diane Varsi | Mona Gibson | |||
| The Black Angels (Chernite angeli) | Stefan Danailov | Panther | 1970 | |
| Dobrinka Stankova | Racheto | |||
| Marin Mladenov | Grafa | |||
| Bulgarian police | ||||
| The Omega Man | Lincoln Kilpatrick | Zachary | 1971 | |
| The Devil Came from Akasava (Der Teufel kam aus Akasava) | Jesús Franco | Tino Celli | May be not Model B but another Star pistol | 1971 |
| Trouble Man | Robert Hooks | Mr. T | 1972 | |
| The Getaway | Steve McQueen | Carter 'Doc' McCoy | Used instead M1911 | 1972 |
| Horror Express | Capt. Kazan's orderly | 1972 | ||
| Detroit 9000 | Hari Rhodes | Sgt. Jesse Williams | Nickel-plated, ivory grips | 1973 |
| Dillinger | Ben Johnson | Melvin Purvis | Nickel plated. Used instead Colt Super Automatic | 1973 |
| Warren Oates | John Dillinger | Used instead M1911 | ||
| Harry Dean Stanton | Homer Van Meter | |||
| Steve Kanaly | "Pretty Boy" Floyd | |||
| Geoffrey Lewis | Harry Pierpont | |||
| John Martino | Eddie | |||
| Roy Jenson | FBI agent Cowley | |||
| Walking Tall | A female assassin | 1973 | ||
| Melvin Purvis G-MAN | Dale Robertson | Melvin Purvis | both nickel-plated and blued finishes | 1974 |
| Steve Kanaly | Sam Cowley | |||
| Harris Yulin | Machine Gun Kelly | |||
| Margaret Blye | Kate Kelly | |||
| Dick Sargent | Thatcher Covington | |||
| Elliott Street | Buck Longaker | |||
| John Karlen | Tony Redecci | |||
| David Canary | Gene Farber | |||
| FBI agents | ||||
| McQ | William Bryant | Stan Boyle | Suppressed | 1974 |
| Farewell, My Lovely | gangster | 1975 | ||
| Bucktown | Fred Williamson | Duke Johnson | 1975 | |
| The Drowning Pool | Paul Newman | Lew Harper | 1975 | |
| Gail Strickland | Mavis Kilbourne | |||
| Murray Hamilton | J.J. Kilbourne | |||
| Friday Foster | Yaphet Kotto | Colt Hawkins | Used instead M1911 | 1975 |
| Pam Grier | Friday Foster | |||
| The Killer Elite | Hitman disguised as a police officer | 1975 | ||
| Three Days of the Condor | Michael Kane | S.W. Hicks | stand-in for M1911 | 1975 |
| The Gypsy (Le gitan) | Renato Salvatori | Jo Amila | 1975 | |
| King Kong | Charles Grodin | Fred Wilson | 1976 | |
| Capone | Robert Phillips | "Bugs" Moran | 1976 | |
| Taxi Driver | part of collection | 1976 | ||
| Silver Streak | Ray Walston | Edgar Whiney | 1976 | |
| The Domino Principle | Eli Wallach | General Reser | 1977 | |
| Coma | Lance LeGault | Vince | Suppressed | 1978 |
| National Lampoon's Animal House | Stephen Furst | Flounder | 1978 | |
| Convoy | Ernest Borgnine | Sherriff Lyle Wallace | 1978 | |
| The Police War (La Guerre des polices) | Gérard Desarthe | Hector Sarlat | 1979 | |
| The Survivors | Robin Williams | Donald Quinelle | stand-in for a M1911A1 | 1983 |
| The Ruffian | August Schellenberg | Nelson Harting | 1983 | |
| Bernard Giraudeau | Gérard Jackson | |||
| Jungle Warriors | John Vernon | Vito Mastranga | Nickel plated finish and pearl grips | 1984 |
| Emilio Messina | Mastranga's bodyguard | |||
| Kai Wulff | Ben Sturges | |||
| Alex Cord | Nick Spilotro | |||
| Woody Strode | Luther | |||
| Mindi Iden | Marci | |||
| Paramilitary guard | ||||
| The Untouchables | Kevin Costner | Eliott Ness | Used instead M1911 | 1987 |
| Vito D'Ambrosio | Bowtie Driver | Used instead M1911 | ||
| Billy Drago | Frank Nitti | Nickel plated. Used instead M1911 | ||
| The Living Daylights | A Czech soldier | Used instead of TT-33 | 1987 | |
| The Punisher | Bryan Marshall | Dino Moretti | 1989 | |
| Louis Gossett Jr. | Jake Berkowitz | |||
| The Hot Spot | Don Johnson | Harry Madox | 1990 | |
| William Sadler | Frank Sutton | |||
| Ay, Carmela! | Antonio Fuentes | A Nationalist Alférez (Ensign) | 1990 | |
| A Nationalist official | ||||
| Samurai Cop | Yamashita's henchman | 1991 | ||
| Blue Desert | Craig Sheffer | Randall Atkins | 1991 | |
| Courtney Cox | Lisa Roberts | |||
| D.B. Sweeney | Steve Smith | |||
| Pulp Fiction | Samuel L. Jackson | Jules | Nickel plated | 1994 |
| Death Wish V: The Face of Death | Corrupt detective | 1994 | ||
| Sara | Boguslaw Linda | Leon | Nickel plated and pearl grips | 1997 |
| There Be Dragons | Rodrigo Santoro | Oriol | 2011 | |
| Plan C | Ruben van der Meer | Ronald Plasmeyer | 2012 | |
| Ton Kas | Bram | |||
| René van 't Hof | Gerrit | |||
| The Snowman | Seen on the table | 2017 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M*A*S*H | Alan Alda | Hawkeye Pierce | Used instead M1911 | 1972-1983 |
| Larry Linville | Frank Burns | |||
| Harry Morgan | Bartford Hamilton Steele and Sherman Potter | |||
| Police Story | . | Various criminals | Used instead M1911 | 1973-1977 |
| Hawaii Five-O | Moe Keale | Det. "Truck" Kealoha | 1979 - 1980 | |
| Inspector Morse | Con O'Neill | Paul Matthews | "Promised Land" (S05E05) | 1991 |
| Dead Man's Tale (Chto skazal pokoynik) | Vladimir Episkoposyan | "Bearded" | 2000 | |
| Strike Back - Season 4 | Dougray Scott | Leatherby | S4E03 - S4E04 | 2013 |
| Catherine Walker | Mairead McKenna | S04E04 | ||
| The Walking Dead - Season 6 | Dahlia Legault | Francine | "First Time Again" (S6E01) | 2015-2016 |
| Melissa McBride | Carol Peletier | "JSS" (S6E02) | ||
| Ann Mahoney | Olivia | "JSS" (S6E02) | ||
| Austin Nichols | Spencer Monroe | "JSS" (S6E02), "Twice as Far" (S6E14) | ||
| Christopher Berry | Negan's Scout | "Start to Finish" (S6E08) | ||
| The Master Butcher | Martin Leutgeb | Sheriff Hock | rowspan=3| | 2019 |
| Claudia Kottal | Clarisse Straub | |||
| A German officer |
Anime
| Title | Character | Notes | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chainsaw Man | Kishibe | 2022 |
Star Model P
The Star Model P is a Spanish-made copy of the Colt 1911, in .45 ACP. Not to be confused with the 9mm Star Model B variant.
Specifications
(1934 - 1975)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: .45 ACP
- Weight: 0 lbs (0 kg)
- Length: 8.5 in (21.6 cm)
- Barrel length: 5 in (12.7 cm)
- Feed System: 7-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Star Model P 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Survivors | Robin Williams | Donald | 1983 |
Video Games
| Game Title | Appears as | Notes | Release Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Far Cry 2 | "Star .45" | Holds 8 rounds and is double action only | 2008 |
| L.A. Noire | 2011 |
Star Model Super B
Specifications
(???? - 1990)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 0 lbs (0 kg)
- Length: 0 in (0 cm)
- Barrel length: 5 in (12.7 cm)
- Feed System: 8-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA)
The Star Model Super B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rum Runners (Boulevard du Rhum) | Antonio Casas | Wilkinson | 1971 | |
| The Blue Iguana | Tovah Feldshuh | Detective Quinn | 1988 | |
| Arachnid | Watts Rockeford Allen | Bear | 2001 | |
| District 9 | A Nigerian gangster | Model BS | 2009 |
Compact
Star Model S
The Star Model S was a series of compact pistols chambered in .380 or .32 ACP. Technically this is a scaled down version of full size Model B. Model S was used by the Spanish police and armed forces, notably the Spanish Foreign Legion and the Air Forces. Marine pilots retained Model S in service till the early 1990s. During the WWII, Model S was used by Luftwaffe aircrews.
Base version S (in .380) was intoduced in 1940. In 1944, it was supplemented with a .32 SI model. Models SS and SIS with improved safety were introduced in 1957. S Super, SI Super and SM Super, created as a part of "Super" version in all Star pistol series, were introduced in 1948 and manufactured alongside the basic model.
Specifications
(1940 - 1983)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: .380 ACP, .32 ACP
- Feed System: 8-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Star Model S 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overdose 2 (El pico 2) | Fernando Guillén | Comandante Evaristo Torrecuadrada | 1984 | |
| Pedro Nieva Parola | Lt. Alcántara |
Star Model BKS
The Star Model BKS was the first of Star's compact models, and the precursor to the BM and BKM. It can be differentiated by its slightly larger size, the shape of the scallop at the front of the slide and by its vertical slide serrations. In the US this pistol was also sold as the Starlite in reference to its lightweight alloy frame, a relative novelty at the time.
Specifications
(1970 - 1981)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg)
- Length: 7.6 in (19.3 cm)
- Barrel length: 4.4 in (11.2 cm)
- Feed System: 9-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Star Model BKS 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suave Patria | Héctor Jiménez | Sargento Panfilo Pedraza | Two-tone | 2012 |
Star Model BM
The Star Model BM is a single-action semi-automatic pistol that is chambered for 9x19mm. It was produced by Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. in Spain between 1972 and 1992. There were a total of 217,682 pistols manufactured. It resembles a slightly smaller version of the M1911 (such as the Colt Commander) but features the external extractor and lack of grip safety common to other Star variants.
Specifications
(1972 - 1991)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: 9x19mm
- Weight: 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg)
- Length: 7.3 in (18.4 cm)
- Barrel length: 4 in (10.2 cm)
- Feed System: 9-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Star Model BM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time After Time | Malcolm McDowell | H.G. Wells | 1979 | |
| Ms. 45 | Zoë Lund | Thana | 1981 | |
| Abel Ferrara | First rapist | |||
| Peter Yellen | Burglar | |||
| Jack Thibeau | Man in Bar | |||
| The Annihilators | A thug | 1985 | ||
| Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort) | Not used in action | 1988 | ||
| Samurai Cop | Matt Hannon | Joe Marshall | Non-Gun | 1991 |
| Red Rock West | Dennis Hopper | Lyle | 1993 | |
| Nicolas Cage | Michael Williams | |||
| Lara Flynn Boyle | Suzanne Brown | |||
| Foxfire | Angelina Jolie | Legs Sadovsky | 1996 | |
| Foxfire | Jenny Lewis | Rita Faldes | 1996 | |
| Vampires: Los Muertos | Jon Bon Jovi | Derek Bliss | Satin Nickel Version | 2002 |
| No Country for Old Men | 2007 | |||
| Warbirds | Jamie Elle Mann | Max West | 2008 | |
| Warbirds | Brian Krause | Colonel Jack Toller | 2008 | |
| Go Fast | Karim Traika | Saïd | Dual tone and wooden grips | 2009 |
| Go Fast | Catalina Denis | Gladys | Dual tone and wooden grips | 2009 |
| 23-F | Paco Tous | Lt. Col. Antonio Tejero | 2011 | |
| Guardia Civil officers | ||||
| Vehicle 19 | Paul Walker | Michael Woods | Suppressed | 2013 |
| Naima McLean | Rachel Shabangu |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Dukes of Hazzard | Carlene Watkins | Roxanne Huntley | Episode 5 | 1979-1985 |
| Tom Wopat | Luke Duke | Episode 5 | ||
| Manny's girlfriend | Episode 4 | |||
| The A-Team | Mr. T | B.A. Baracus | Nickel plated with ivory grips | 1983-1987 |
Star Model DK
The Star Model DK is a model of D series of Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. pistols.
Specifications
(1922 - 1950)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: .380 ACP (9x17 mm)
- Weight: 1.4 lbs (0.6 kg)
- Length: 5.7 in (14.6 cm)
- Barrel length: 3.1 in (8 cm)
- Feed System: 6-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto
The Star Model BM 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magnum Cop (Poliziotto senza paura) | Joan Collins | Brigitte | Nickel plated with pearl grips | 1978 |
| Magnum Cop (Poliziotto senza paura) | Maurizio Merli | Walter Spada | Nickel plated with pearl grips | 1978 |
| Goodfellas | Lorraine Bracco | Karen Hill | Iver Johnson .380 | 1990 |
Star Model PD
Specifications
(1975-1991)
- Type: Pistol
- Caliber: .45 ACP
- Weight: 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg)
- Length: 7 in (17.8 cm)
- Barrel length: 4 in (10.2 cm)
- Feed System: 6-round magazine
- Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA)
The Star Model PD 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| In the Valley of Elah | Charlize Theron | Detective Emily Sanders | 2007 |
Television
| Show Title | Actor | Character | Note / Episode | Air Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Vice - Season 1 | Al Israel | Guzman | "Evan" | 1984 - 1989 |
See Also
- Star Bonifacio Echeverria - A list of all firearms manufactured by Star Bonifacio Echeverria.