Star 9mm model B Super Spanish Army 1972 Very Good sticky magazine 5 inch Blue 9 Shot 1 Magazine Super B Colt Government Size

This listing is for the exact pistol in the photos. Here is Star’s model Super B pistol in 9mm caliber. Lots of us think it was the best pistol ever made in Spain. Manufacturer was Star Bonifacio Echeverria S.A., city of Eibar. From its Q1 Date Code, it was manufactured in 1972. It served with the Spanish Army until it was replaced in the early 1990s with the Sig Sauer P226. Left side markings include the slide stamp with Spanish Proofs and serial number beneath the lever. Right side stampings include matching Spanish Army numbers on the slide and frame, Spain on the right side, and importer stamping as required by US Law. Frame butt also bears the model number. Type is modified Browning 1911 single action semi automatic pistol. Construction is entirely steel metal, with factory issue polymer grips. Caliber is 9mm Luger, 9mm Parabellum, 9x19, call it what you will, THE 9mm. Like its contemporary Colt and Browning pistols from the same production period, one is best served with round nose full metal case ammunition or Remington Hollowpoints with rounded bullet contours. Barrel and slide are 5 1/8 inch Colt Government length, blue steel with Tokarev type bushing setup. Rifling is six groove right hand 1:10. Sights are stake-on blade low profile front , and matching dovetailed blue steel rear type. Extractor body is visible externally, and slide is recessed for the breech face mounted loaded chamber indicator. Safety setup is main safety only for cocked-and-locked carry, with no grip safety. The Star safety, however, will engage with the hammer in resting and half cocked position. It is Series 70 style, no firing pin block, but it does have a magazine safety. Frame’s mainspring housing area is integral to the frame, not removable, with checkered serrations. The innovation to the Super B is its rapid disassembly lever on its right side, so designed to mate with the cammed barrel. Trigger is .238 serrated face, with .433 checkered serration hammer. Pull is two stage six pound vicinity, with minimal felt creep and overtravel. Magazine is blue steel factory Star. Capacity is 9 rounds, 8 + 1. Dimensions are 8 3/8 inch length; 5 3/8 inches height; .833 slide thickness at the port; and .744 frame thickness. Weight empty is 35 1/2 ounces, with center of gravity at the back of the trigger. Finish is blued steel slide, frame, bushing, and levers, with white sided trigger and case colored hammer. Grips are brown checkered polymer. Surface detractions are only moderate, principally finish freckling, palm contact wear on the grip frame, and holster wear on the slide edges. We rate this B Super as Very Good, 80 percent vicinity by our estimate, but photos ought to suffice for our distinguished shoppers to judge finish grade for themselves. This Super B has a sticky magazine release; the magazine has to be pulled from its well. Bore, chamber, and mechanism are bright and clean. We estimate this pistol was fired between 1200 and 1500 rounds during its career, for annual qualification. Most, but not all, of our Super B pistols come with their Ejercito de Tierra identification tag. Replacement pricing on a European or US Made 1911 type pistol ranges upwards of $800 these days. We’re offering the Spanish Star Super B in the photos, however, for only $ 269.00. Not transferable to civilian residents of California or Massachusetts. Any ammunition or personnel showing in our photos are Not included. Add 500 rounds, 10 Boxes, Fiocchi 115 gr FMC Brass Case Ammo, $11.90 per box, $119 freight paid lower 48 with gun purchase, while supplies last. Add a set of Super B Cut Checkered Walnut Grips only $24.00. NEVER buy a gun for someone else, that’s like a felony straw purchase. $15 ship lower 48; $40 AK, Guam, HI, PR, USPS Priority fully insured. NO AMEX NO PAYPAL. MC/Visa/Discover/USPS MO paid orders shipped ASAP. 7 day hold on checks. FFL ok by fax, e-mail or mail.