The Star Model BM is a that fires the pistol cartridge. It was produced by in. Although its external appearance resembles the classic, its design is different in several respects. For example, the Star does not have the 1911's. In addition, the thumb safety on the Star disengages the sear, whereas it blocks the motion of the sear on a 1911. The pistol is fed by an 8-round detachable. History A total of 217,682 Star BM pistols were made between 1972 and 1992.

The right place to find all older Star pistol model numbers is on the butt, as seen in the illustrations. The longer number is your serial number, incidentally. Star Pistols for sale and auction. Buy a Star Pistol online. Sell your Star Pistol for FREE today! Login Register Menu. Prezentaciya na temu oslozhneniya infarkta miokarda. Cart (0 item) Main Menu.

BM serial numbers ranged from 1,226,501 to somewhere around 1,942,445. The pistols were made without mechanical variation throughout that period, but there may be a lot of different cosmetic variations depending on agency issue and commercial sales. In general, earlier pieces were more highly polished and later ones were more of a matte finish. After serial number 1,560,901 in 1981, all BM pistols were fitted with a ramped and serrated front sight. At approximately this same serial number a few other shortcuts were used to expedite production – a shorter rollmark/slide legend, coarser polish limited to side of the slide and frame, and all the small parts were given a bead blast matte finish. The slide cocking serrations are also reduced in number on these later pistols.

There have been at least four importers of ex-Spanish BMs to the United States: Garcia Sporting Arms,, PW Arms,. Most imports in the US are arms that were traded in by various Spanish military branches to Star for exchange for newer model 28/30M and 28/30PK pistols. For the Interarms imports, Star reworked all these trade-ins prior to selling them to Interarms. Spain's Guardia Civil used BM's up through about 1990 or so as did many other police agencies in Europe and Latin America. Importers like Interarms got a hold of them when the agencies traded up to more modern designs. The US-based gunsmith Timothy F. La France, the principal of LaFrance Specialties (formerly of ) used the Star BM pistol as a basis to manufacture a sub-compact custom pistol called the NOVA 6-Pack, basically a Star BM shortened to pocket-size; the NOVA 6-Pack was manufactured only under custom order in a very small number of samples, and was, at one time, the smallest 9mm handgun in the world.

In the motion-picture industry, particularly in the filming of war movies, a Star Model B pistol would often substitute for a Colt 1911, since the former works more reliably with blank ammunition, and the two appear quite similar from a distance.

Star B I need help understanding some of the stamps on my Star B. It’s been in a gun safe (clean and oiled) for the past 21 years. Prior to that, the person who I bought it from bought it from a widow who was selling it. She told the gun collector that her husband had owned it for a long long time, but she didn’t know anything about it. Here is what I do know – or at least this is what I think I know. At the end of this are my questions.

Check out the pictures and PLEASE share your knowledge. Star pistols are manufactured by the Spain-based company Bonifacio Echeverria, SA. Back in the 1920s the company began to develop semi-automatic pistols, based on the Browning-designed Colt M1911 design. These pistols were more or less similar to the original M1911, but chambered for 9x19mm Luger or 9x23mm Largo. Mine is in 9mm Luger (.08) as seen in the picture. Across the slide it is stamped 'STAR B.

ECHEVERRIA', and then underneath that is 'EIBAR-ESPANA' and at the end of it all is 'S.A. The first part of this inscription identifies the pistol as the Star Model B that was manufactured by ECHEVERRIA. The next part of this stamp, 'EIBAR-ESPANA' indicates that the firearm was manufactured in the Eibar region of Spain. The abbreviation 'S.A.' Is basically the Spanish equivalent of 'inc.' Or incorporated.

The model B was widely exported into many countries, including Hitlers' Germany, and was used during WWII. More specifically, During WW II, the Star factory produced numerous arms for mostly Axis and other aligned countries. The full-sized guns (such as the Model B) were employed by police, second-line units and certain Special Forces troops. The Star B in 9mm “Parabellum” simply means that it was designed for war.