Astra Model 900


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.

Machine-pistol variants

The Basque-manufactured Astra-Unceta y Cia SA Astra 901 is a compact machine pistol, with a magazine capacity of 10 7.63×25mm Mauser cartridges, which is a considerably smaller capacity than is standard for a machine pistol. The next model, the Astra 902, was provided with a fixed magazine of 20 cartridges and a lengthened barrel, and Astra 903 had a removable magazine instead of the usual fixed one. Astra later added a mechanism to slow the rate of fire and make the gun more manageable when being fired on full-auto or burst modes, calling this the Model 904. The Model 904 is comparable to the German Mauser M712 'Schnellfeuer' Broomhandle pistols, having a detachable magazine, automatic fire capabilities, and general appearance.
The Astra Model 904 was produced in a 9 mm Largo variant, the Astra Model 904E, which was identical to the Model 904 in all other respects.

Production and distribution

ModelAstra 900Astra 901Astra 902Astra 903Astra 904Astra FAstra E
Length29 cm29 cm33 cm31 cm31 cm31 cm31 cm
Length 64 cm64 cm72 cm68 cm68 cm68 cm68 cm
Barrel14 cm14 cm18 cm16 cm16 cm16 cm16 cm
Weight 1.26 kg1.26 kg1.53 kg1.45 kg1.45 kg1.45 kg1.45 kg
Caliber7.63 Mauser7.63 Mauser7.63 Mauser7.63 Mauser7.63 Mauser9 mm Largo7.63 Mauser
Magazine
or Charger 		10 rounds 10 rounds 20 rounds 10-20 rounds 10-20 rounds 10-20 rounds 10-20 rounds

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