SOLD - Scarce Nazi Star Model B

Description

6/5/25 - This is a nice example of a Spanish Star Model B issued to the Nazi military during WW2. The firm of Star Bonifacio Echeverria SA, located in Eibar, Spain, originated in 1905 but the factory was destroyed during the Spanish Civil War (1936-1939). It was rebuilt adjacent to the original site, and during WW2 it supplied about 25,000 pistols to the German Army in France. There are two serial ranges for these contracts, with this pistol falling correctly into the second batch and given an E/WaA251 acceptance stamp. Only 10,000 were produced with this proof. The N with tilde denotes 1943 manufacture. The grips and magazine are all original and in good condition. The gun's finish rates roughly 60% with obvious finish loss throughout, concentrated mostly on the grip straps and along the slide. There are also some dots of discoloration on the slide and a series of small dings on the right side of the tang. The bore has good rifling, but there is pin-pricking throughout.