This includes data values and the controlled vocabularies that house them. The new company began making weapons under the name astar. When firearms came into being, eibar retained its edge as a weapons manufacturing center. Astra firearms and selected competitors is in the same large format as his earlier star book, over 800 pages, filled with absolutely stunning photos, most in color. A pictorial history of the model 1896 self loading pistol. Antaris is a must read for all who want to understand spanish firearm manufacturing. The first book devoted exclusively to stars firearms.
Got my new astra book directly from the author, leonardo antaris. Leonardo antaris, astra automatic pistols, has some good, though incomplete, material on spanish proofs. Star firearms remaining company assets were merged with astra firearms. The 10 digit isbn is 0962076716 and the digit isbn is 9780962076718. Astra firearms and selected competitors leonardo m.
First of all, it is an encyclopedic work, numbering 810 pages, encompassing all of the astra production. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Buy a cheap copy of star firearms book by leonardo m. Useful information that you cant find on the internet. It is astra automatic pistols by leonardo antaris and the subject is pretty selfexplanatory. Star firearms, long and eagerly awaited, is now available. When it comes to proof marks, something not shown in the books always shows. You will now have direct access to the greatest selection of firearms and accessories anywhere. Astra automatic pistols hardcover dec 1 1988 by leonardo antaris author 4. Mass market books are often published with first printings in the 100,000 range or more. With over twenty cnc machines at our disposal, we can help you customize your firearm to look and shoot the way you want without sending it out. Star firearms, long and eagerly awaited, remains available. This gives you the ability to find the newest firearms and the latest accessories at one convenient location and have them shipped directly to your door.
The eibar region has been a center of weapons development and manufacture for centuries, with spanish steel historically being a selling point with its reputation for quality and durability. Antaris star firearms, long and eagerly awaited, is now available. The title of this book is star firearms and it was written by leonardo m. Antarisastrafirearmsbookbuchcompetotrspistolenrevolver antaris. Im hoping one of you has experienced this, and solved it, so can help me and ill be able to share with others in future. Star was founded in 1905 as a small family business whose goal was to.
Antaris and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Steindler has a lot of material, if you have the fortitude and energy to dig it out. Antaris follow a simply and effective layout, with the book divided into chapters on each model of pistol made very neat by astras simple system of numbering different models. The books are not cheap, but are absolutely worth the price for anyone interested in spanish handguns. It is a little vauge on some of the very earlier pistols such as the m1911 astra, but does mention them in some detail.
Buy star firearms by leonardo m antaris online at alibris. Each of stars many models is placed in its historical context. Millions of books are added to our site everyday and when we find one that matches your search, well send you an email. Source for the following information is directly from the book star firearms by leonardo antaris. Astra firearms and selected competitors about a week ago i received my copy of antaris new book, astra firearms and selected competitors.
Gerhard wirnsberger, the standard directory of proof marks translated by r. The pictures alone are worth the price of the book, but practically anything worth knowing about astra can be. Add additional postage global express mail or airmail. Firearms is a coffeetable book guaranteed to provide several evenings worth of entertaining reading to any gun or history enthusiast in search of a general. The mark appears to be a crown over rampant lion, head facing left sorry, dont have a digital camera available for photo. Star was founded in 1905 as a small family business whose goal was to manufacture top quality pistols. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Datasets available include lcsh, bibframe, lc name authorities, lc classification, marc codes, premis vocabularies, iso language codes, and more. The first book devoted exclusively to star s firearms. Disregard the information regarding shipping and ffl. As much as i try, i dont know everything about star firearms, and now something baffling has happened to one of my personal guns. Understanding that history is the key to understanding the design philosophy of spanish firearm manufactures from the cottage industries in eibar to the large manufacturers.
Antaris has announced the availability of his new reference book. I recently acquired a 95% star model b with an unusual mark on the butt, next to and left of the b mark, above the serial number 3755xx. The book is just superior with a lot of hard work and research apparent. The super b was introduced in 1954 with a total of 55,802 produced of which 33,745 were procured by the spanish army, 371 by guatemala and an unknown quantity by syria. The total market for these very focused firearms collector books is perhaps 1,000 to 5,000 copies.
Sigsauer p229 epls electronic personal lock system smart gun 22620 by leonardo m. The book is not only the most definitive i have ever seen on astra pistols, it is the only book i have found on this subject. This is a discussion on super rare sig sauer pistol within the sig sauer pistols forums, part of the sig sauer forum category. Astra automatic pistols leonardo antaris star firearms leonardo antaris beretta automatic pistols j. The book leads you through the history of spanish firearms. Astra automatic pistols 1st edition by leonardo antaris author 4. North star guns 3214 e main st route 2 jonesville, richmond, vermont 05477 rated 4. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. I have to say that it exceeded my expectations by a wide margin. We are a full service gun store and stateoftheart, 16 lane riflepistol range located in zion, il. The linked data service provides access to commonly found standards and vocabularies promulgated by the library of congress.
Antaris and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices. Both of these companies made a wide range of military and commercial handguns, and antaris book cover everything. Books directed to sites in noncontinental united states and abroad will only be by insured media mail. Leaving no stone unturned, the book also covers astras revolvers and shotguns. Our book today isnt particularly flashy or exciting, but it is a solid piece of research. Another semimerger, an employee driven one, occurred with ipar guns in eibar, a company which produces spare parts for some star and astra guns and also. Up for auction is the star firearms hard cover book by leonardo m. Not only is it the final word on astras firearms, it is also one of the best laidout and photographed books in my library.
Star firearms antaris military holsters of wwii bender walther pistols and rifles whb smith mauser pistolen development and production weaver. The following synopsis only includes the highlights. Star super b 9mm 1989 semi auto pistols at gunbroker. Leonardo antaris has written massive and excellent volumes on two of the major companies in the spanish firearms industry, star and astra. Antaris 2001, hardcover, unabridged at the best online prices at ebay. The gun was imported by century arms international. Lot 60 books leveled easy childrens readers phonics preschool kindergarten kids. I just received my longawaited copy of the ultimate astra book by len antaris, and it is in one word breathtaking.