Any interest in a Star?
Ever seen a classic war movie and noticed that the 1911 looked a little odd? Well that’s because it was a Star 9mm firing blanks rather than the real deal. The Spanish gunmaker of Bonifacio Echeverria, SA in Eibar, better known as Star, carved a niche out of the European firearms market by selling a redesign of Browning’s 1911 chambered in 9mm.
These ‘Star 9mm’s’ have been around since the 1920s in several different models and even saw military service in World War 2 with the Germans (long story). They are heavy all-steel guns designed for an era when men were men and plastic was still called Bakelite. This made them durable and soft-recoiling. Hollywood liked them because they looked like a .45 but could use popular and easy to find 9mm blank reports. Magnum PI– Star 9mm, Jules from Pulp Fiction— Star 9mm. Col. Potter from MASH— Star 9mm.
So I squeed a little when I saw that J&G has them for $299 (and they are C&R eligible!)
Woot