December 13-15, 2022 Collectible Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 12/15/2022
Lot consists of (A) Model 600/43 manufactured by Astra. Top of slide bears manufacturer, model, and caliber information, while the left side of the slide and frame bears Spanish proofs. Metal components are reblued; frame is mounted with 2-piece checkered wood grips. Pistol is accompanied by a brown leather holster containing 1 spare magazine. CONDITION: Metal components retain large amounts of their reapplied blue finish, exhibiting areas of wear and thinning showing through to brown patina, with some areas of light pitting present beneath the bluing. Excellent bore, exhibiting well defined rifling throughout. Wood grips show smoothing and some minor nicks to the diamonds but are otherwise fine. Holster shows scattered handling marks and age-related cracking but is otherwise sturdy and serviceable. (B) Modelo Super manufactured by Star. Left side of slide bears Star's logo followed by their manufacturer information and caliber designation, with "MODELO/ SUPER" on the right. Right side of frame bears IAC import stamp. Metal components are blued; frame is mounted with 2-piece checkered wood grips. CONDITION: Metal components retain the majority of their blued finish, exhibiting some edge wear and some scattered handling marks. Bright bore exhibiting strong rifling throughout. Grips show some handling marks and impressions but are otherwise fine. From the Personal Collection of Esteemed Firearms Researcher and Collector Edwin F. Libby.
Barrel Length
(A) 5 - 1/4" (B) 5 - 1/8"
Caliber/Bore
(A) 9mm Para (B) 9mm Largo
Manufacturer
(A) Astra (B) Star
Model
(A) 600/43 (B) Modello Super
Serial Number
(A) 58394 (B) 7777