First, the helmet over the X indicates admission to (receipt at) proof house (Used after July 9 1931). Three are three of them found on my Star B. There are four possible marks on any Star firearm.

In 1931, production shifted entirely to this updated version of the B model, which added several, mostly external, features to make the pistol look and handle more like the Colt 1911 A1. It is the M1911 A1 version, which came with the added back strap. My Star model B in 9mm was made between 19. 08” is the Luger, and more recently the cartridge that fits it is called the 9 mm. The Star B in 9mm “Parabellum” simply means that it was designed for war. The full-sized guns (such as the Model B) were employed by police, second-line units and certain Special Forces troops. More specifically, During WW II, the Star factory produced numerous arms for mostly Axis and other aligned countries. The model B was widely exported into many countries, including Hitlers' Germany, and was used during WWII. The abbreviation 'S.A.' is basically the Spanish equivalent of 'inc.' or incorporated. The next part of this stamp, 'EIBAR-ESPANA' indicates that the firearm was manufactured in the Eibar region of Spain. The first part of this inscription identifies the pistol as the Star Model B that was manufactured by ECHEVERRIA. ECHEVERRIA', and then underneath that is 'EIBAR-ESPANA' and at the end of it all is 'S.A. Mine is in 9mm Luger (.08) as seen in the picture.Īcross the slide it is stamped 'STAR B. These pistols were more or less similar to the original M1911, but chambered for 9x19mm Luger or 9x23mm Largo.

Back in the 1920s the company began to develop semi-automatic pistols, based on the Browning-designed Colt M1911 design. Star pistols are manufactured by the Spain-based company Bonifacio Echeverria, SA. Check out the pictures and PLEASE share your knowledge. Here is what I do know – or at least this is what I think I know. She told the gun collector that her husband had owned it for a long long time, but she didn’t know anything about it. Prior to that, the person who I bought it from bought it from a widow who was selling it. It’s been in a gun safe (clean and oiled) for the past 21 years. I need help understanding some of the stamps on my Star B.

Star Pistol Serial Numbers