ASTRA 900 BOLO GRIP HOPE CHAMBER FACTORY SPECIAL-ORDER 9MM CALIBRE AND 160MM BARREL. ALL-MATCHING. FULLY-CARVED & NUMBERED STOCK. EXTREMELY RARE!!
Guns International #: 101211920 Seller's Inventory #: 006499
Category: Mauser Pistols - Broomhandle - Military Pistols - Non-US

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Description:
ASTRA MODEL 900 FACTORY SPECIAL-ORDER 9MM CALIBRE 160MM BARREL BOLO GRIP. HOPE CHAMBER

ASTRA 900 BOLO GRIP HOPE CHAMBER SERIAL #89X  CIRCA 1928.
FACTORY SPECIAL-ORDER 9MM…EXTREMELY RARE!!!…SEE PICS.
FACTORY SPECIAL-ORDER 160MM BARREL…EXTREMELY RARE!!!…SEE PICS.
EARLY HOPE CHAMBER STAMP…VERY RARE!!!
SINGLE LINE ADDRESS…SEE PICS.
ALL-MATCHING SERIAL NUMBERS:  FRAME, SIDE-PLATE, MAGAZINE FLOOR-PLATE, GRIPS.

UNIQUE, FULLY CARVED ASIAN WALNUT STOCK WITH OAK LEAVES & VINES ON ALL SURFACES (EXCEPT ONE EDGE).  EVEN THE TOP IS COMPLETELY CARVED..SEE PICS. 
FANTASTIC AND BEAUTIFUL!!!…EXTREMELY RARE!!…SEE PICS.


Description:
ASTRA 900 HOPE CHAMBER…RARE!
BOLO GRIP…RARE!
SERIAL #89X  C.1928
FACTORY 9MM PARABELLUM CALIBRE…EXTREMELY RARE!!
FACTORY 160MM BBL…EXTREMELY RARE!!


ASTRA 900 BOLO GRIP HOPE CHAMBER  SERIAL #89X  
9MM  PARABELLUM
160MM BBL
EXTREMELY RARE!
BEAUTIFUL, FULLY-CARVED ASIAN WALNUT STOCK IN OAK & VINE MOTIF.

ONE LINE ADDRESS...SEE PICS.
EXTREMELY EARLY PRODUCTION!!


CLEAR PROOF MARKINGS ON RECEIVER AND BARREL...SEE PICS.
CLEAR FRAME STAMP “GUERNICA  SPAIN 1928”…SEE PICS.
MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER ON GRIP FRAME…SEE PICS
MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER INSIDE RECEIVER ACTION PLATE…SEE PICS
MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER ON MAGAZINE FLOOR PLATE…SEE PICS.
MATCHING SERIAL NUMBER ON BOTH ORIGINAL GRIP PANELS…SEE PICS.



SMALL RING HAMMER…SEE PICS.
SAFETY LEVER KNOB WITH THROUGH-HOLE...SEE PICS.
50-1000 METER TANGENT REAR SIGHT...SEE PICS.

99%+ RUST BLUING (PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED).
99%+ FIRE-BLUING OF SMALL PARTS
99%+ STRAWED TRIGGER

BRIGHT & SHINY BORE WITH SHARP RIFLING.



OUTSTANDING STOCK!!!
UNIQUE, FULLY CARVED ASIAN WALNUT STOCK WITH OAK LEAVES & VINES ON ALL SURFACES, EXCEPT ONE EDGE. 
EVEN THE TOP IS COMPLETELY CARVED..SEE PICS.  FANTASTIC AND BEAUTIFUL!!!…EXTREMELY RARE!!…SEE PICS.

THIS GUN WAS COMPLETELY AND PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED (INCLUDING RUST-BLUING, FIRE-BLUING AND STRAWING) BY A RETIRED GERMAN GUNSMITH WHO HAD PREVIOUSLY WORKED AT MAUSER.  
AFTER RETIRING, THIS GUNSMITH THEN WORKED FULL-TIME, PROFESSIONALLY RESTORING GERMAN, SPANISH AND CHINESE BROOMHANDLES FOR ONE PRIVATE COLLECTOR CLIENT.

THIS GUN WAS OBTAINED DIRECTLY FROM THE PERSONAL COLLECTION OF THAT CLIENT, WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPORTING THIS GUN AND MANY OTHER THOUSANDS OF MILITARY WEAPONS FROM EUROPE AND CHINA DURING THE 1970'S & 1980'S.  

MY FRIEND HAD ONE OF THE FINEST MILITARY COLLECTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES!
THIS EXTREMELY RARE GUN WAS PART OF THAT COLLECTION.

MANY OF THE GUNS FEATURED AND PICTURED IN JOE SCHROEDER'S  MAUSER BROOMHANDLE BOOKS WERE LENT TO JOE BY MY COLLECTOR FRIEND.


THIS ASTRA 900 IS FANTASTICALLY RARE!!!
IT IS THE FINEST, EARLY EXAMPLE OF A CUSTOM-ORDERED MODEL 900 IN 9MM CALIBRE WITH A 160MM BARREL...IN EXCELLENT+++ CONDITION!!!


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Price: $5,699.00

Curio/Relic: Yes
Manufacturer: ASTRA (UNCETA y CIA)
Model: 900 BOLO GRIP HOPE CHAMBER FACTORY SPECIAL-ORDER
Serial Number: 89X
Caliber Info: RARE, SPECIAL-ORDER 9MM PARABELLUM
Bore: EXCELLENT!! BRIGHT & SHINY!! SHARP RIFLING!!
Condition: 99+% OVERALL! (PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED)
Metal Condition: 99%+ RUST BLUING (PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED)
Wood Condition: ORIGINAL NUMBERED GRIPS, EXCELLENT!!
Bore Condition: EXCELLENT!! SHARP RIFLING!!
Barrels: RARE, SPECIAL-ORDER 160MM BARREL
Action: SEMI-AUTOMATIC
Triggers: 99% STRAWED
Stock: FULLY CARVED, BEAUTIFULLY FIGURED ASIAN WALNUT, FITTED TO GUN
Finish: 99.9% OVERALL RUST BLUING (PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED)
Sights: 50-1000 METER REAR TANGENT SIGHT
Manufacture Date: C. 1928