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Star produced a commercial version of the Guardia Civil's model 1922 pistol as the model A. All issue pistols (as opposed to the Model A for export and commerical use) seem to have a simple, fixed sight. The safety lever, slide lock and most mechanical components are unchanged. The beavertail is of more conventional length now. Most of all, the grip safety has been removed, and the entire rear grip area recontoured. The extractor is now of a simpler shape, as is the magazine release bar. Changes from the 1921 seem to all be involved in simplifying and refining the design. While we don't have the details, the Guardia didn't seem entirely satisfied with the Model 1921s, as they had them for less than a year before the new version. The first of the series was the Model 1922, a pistol for the Guardia Civil, and which was a direct descendent of the Model 1921. The Model A and B didn't emerge out of the minds of the Star designers, or due to some marketing genius trying to copy the Colt. Do note the significant differences between older swinging-link versions with a takedown pin, and later "Super" variations with a takedown level.
#SHOOTING STAR PISTOL MAGAZINES MANUALS#
All manuals available are provided as downloadable PDFs, or you may purchase a printed copy of the entire set of handgun manuals.Īll Classic series pistols strip in the same way. Partly to make the series relationships clearer, and partly to assist with speed and accuracy of updating, all manuals can be found in one place, the manuals page. However, in many cases there is a related manual. I do not have manuals for every pistol shown on this site. The Star factory considered at least guns from the 1922 onward to be "Model A" versions, to the point they sometimes shipped military models in commercial, full color graphics, Model A boxes, with a sticker or hand-written mark indicating the specific sub-model. "Model A") are commercial or export versions, but these are only versions. "Model 1940") are military issue and letter coded (e.g.