Looks correct to me. The stock wood was reoiled, but it is still good.

Nazi 900 with matching stock is rare. The gun and stocks were imported separately to avoid the SBR trap. Matching them later was much harder.

 

The stock was stored poorly, I wiped it with a piece of oil soaked clothing to remove the mould like stains. Therefore it looks reoiled. That one isn't in the US, so it never got separated anyway.

 

I have two of the machine gun versions of this. The early one (902) has no numbers on the stock anywhere. This is the longer stock with the leather cover over the cut out for the 20rnd mag.. The later gun (903) has the stock and iron numbered like yours, #32354. I have a loose stock, home modified, unfortunately, for the fixed 20 rnd. mag also numbered exactly like yours. I am sure it was a M-900 stock. The 903 stock has the same parameters. Now.....when I enlarge your picture, the release lever on the attaching iron is no longer visible. My stocks have the full number on the release lever also. My modified stock is #29741.

Should anyone out there have gun #29741, I have your stock!!!!!!! Only pictures I could find.....

PJH

 

Now.....when I enlarge your picture, the release lever on the attaching iron is no longer visible. My stocks have the full number on the release lever also.

It does have the full serial on the release lever, just not full number visible in the picture as I had posted it. I am not sure what you mean by "release lever [..] is no longer visible - it is visible.

 

wow I've never even heard of such a unicorn and I thought I was fairly well versed in firearms. Admittedly though I have gaps in weapons made for germany by other countries..What a sight this is to see

 

 

Nice looking Pistol
I want one
Carl

 

'Release lever visible', I meant I couldnt see the release lever well enough in the first set of photos you posted.

I can make more pictures, but this really isnt my thread. Hoping to answer the question about the attaching iron markings.

PJH

 

I can make more pictures, but this really isnt my thread. Hoping to answer the question about the attaching iron markings.

Could you pls post them in the Spanish Broomhandle stock thread:

Spanish Broomhandle Stock-need help

I have recently acquired a Spanish broomhandle stock that I think was manufactured for the Beistegui Hermanos Mod. MM31 (Modelo Militar). It seems to match the description and characteristics of the MM 31 stocks as outlined in Leonardo Antaris's book, Astra Firearms, pp.723-726. The serial...

www.lugerforums.com

 

Had sold all my 900 stocks. No physical 900 in hands at this time. Do have a physical 902 stock, but it was so expensive that I have never disassembled it.

The iron look like the following picture. Same across 900 series.

 

A pixture taker I aint... 10 tries to get this...... I hit once in a while, but never consistant. Looks the same as yours to me, my other one is identical.

PJH

 

wow, very nice! I wish I could help you with your questions regarding the stock but alas mine does not have one. I wish it did. Congrats on a rare find!

 

Mine has a stock but the stock has no numbers on it. I had read that this was correct for the Nazi contract Astra 900s.

 

On 900 series, there is something unclear. I have a 902, which I knew its history. On the data presented by Antaris' Astra book, it was in Spanish government procurement for Madrid garrison in 1930s. Somehow, in Frenco Era of 1960s, this gun was exported to the US via Astra factory. It was unclear how could Astra export government property. In this export process, Astra sales did some tricks, they replaced the full auto sear with a semi auto one, but shipped the original fullauto sear, original fire control switch (both are numbered to the gun) and a Model F wood stock to the same US buyer in a separate package. That was obviously illegal, but they did it. The US owner was lucky enough to register the gun in 1968 Amnesty, so its "origin sin" was pardoned, it was washed to a legal one in the NFA.

The stock, a Model F stock,, was factory. But it is not numbered to the 902. By 1960s, Astra did not have 902 stocks anymore. They had Model F stocks available, so they shipped one.

But, I have not seen unnumbered Astra stocks yet. Could Astra also ship some unnumbered stocks post WWII? Don't know.

 

The environment in Spain must be very different from that of the US. There is no commercial gun market in Spain. I guess gun making, and exporting etc were all handled by the factories. How the private factories and government shared the money,,, that was their internal affairs.

 

Just trying to learn something here. Is this an un-numbered Astra stock? It is being advertised as one with a corresponding price tag. These are the only pics available.

 

Just trying to learn something here. Is this an un-numbered Astra stock? It is being advertised as one with a corresponding price tag. These are the only pics available.


View attachment 659268

This is the correct stock for Astra model F. The serial number (30234) corresponds to Guardia Civil contract range.
Given the crack on the lid, the price tag seems way too steep

 

Above Astra stock........It seems numbered to me......inside the lid. #3023? . Nothing unnumbered about that stock. Look at the other pictures in this thread, The release lever has the number on it in an inconspicuous place. Need a close picture of the left side of it. The longer number doesnt all show, but some of it should. This thread also shows pictures of the number on the side of the top mounting tang......have to remove it from the stock to see that one.

Definitely not an unnumbered stock.

PJH

 

The serial on the inside seems to match the serial on my stock by the font, size and location. This makes me feel save on my stock and I‘m positive that you actually also have an Astra 900 shoulder stock that got offered to you. Make sure the hinge is also matching numbers. And post better pictures once you have received it!

 

Yes, I can see the number on the inside of the stock. I was referring to the iron, without realizing that the Astra stocks must be numbered on the inside. So indeed, a numbered stock.

 

I bought Odins group of select fire Spanish pistols in the late 1980's. Two were on form fours, the others were pre-samples. I was Cl 3 at that time. When I dropped Cl 3 in 2005, I sold the samples to Joe G. from Tex. He has since died, I think PB in Fl. has Joe's guns...not sure. However, there was an F in the group. I cant remember the serial, but the 903 that I still have is 32,000. How is it that the F stocks are numbered before that as the F guns came after the 903s.???

PJH

 

... there was an F in the group. I cant remember the serial, but the 903 that I still have is 32,000. How is it that the F stocks are numbered before that as the F guns came after the 903s.???

The F contact for Guardia Civil is between S/N 29,676 and 30,800, after that, Astra switched back to producing models 900 and 903

 

Just watched YouTube channel posted by Legacy, it was regarding ATF confiscation on Larry Vickers collection.

On the legal notice reported in news, there is an entry saying unknown Astra pistol s/n 22478, valued at $1,000, seized on August 25th.

In the factoty records, 22478 was a semiautomatic 902 in the Nazi procurement list. No pictures. It was likely a blue gun for German evaluation.

The rumor says the collection was confiscated due to the owner did not renew his annual SOT license on time. Hopefully, this can be resolved in court. The collection is very big.