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A heavily worn Star BM Type Semi-Automatic Pistol Place of origin Spain Service history Used by See Wars Production history Manufacturer Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. Specifications Mass 35 ounces Length 7.25' length 4' Feed system 8-round box magazine Sights Fixed sights The Star Model BM is a that fires the pistol cartridge. It was produced by in Spain. Although its external appearance resembles the classic, its design is different in several respects.
The top is hinged to the bottom via its yellow covering. The top cover is marked with a large Star logo, a picture of the Model F, and “Cal.22 LR”. The top has an end panel with shows the correct make and serial number of this pistol, but refers to it as the Model F (We guess they had a few boxes left over from the previous year).
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For example, the Star does not have the 1911's. In addition, the thumb safety on the Star disengages the sear, whereas it blocks the motion of the sear on a 1911. The pistol is fed by an 8-round detachable. An unloaded Star BM A total of 217,682 Star BM pistols were made between 1972 and 1992. BM serial numbers ranged from 1,226,501 to somewhere around 1,982,884. The pistols were made without mechanical variation throughout that period, but there may be a lot of different cosmetic variations depending on agency issue and commercial sales.
In general, earlier pieces were more highly polished and later ones were more of a matte finish. After serial number 1,560,901 in 1981, all BM pistols were fitted with a ramped and serrated front sight. At approximately this same serial number a few other shortcuts were used to expedite production – a shorter rollmark/slide legend, coarser polish limited to side of the slide and frame, and all the small parts were given a bead blast matte finish. The slide cocking serrations are also reduced in number on these later pistols. There have been at least four importers of ex-Spanish BMs to the United States: Garcia Sporting Arms,, PW Arms,.
Most imports in the US are arms that were traded in by various Spanish military branches to Star for exchange for newer model 28/30M and 28/30PK pistols. For the Interarms imports, Star reworked all these trade-ins prior to selling them to Interarms. Spain's Guardia Civil used BM's up through about 1990 or so as did many other police agencies in Europe and Latin America. Importers like Interarms got a hold of them when the agencies traded up to more modern designs. The US-based gunsmith Timothy F. La France, the principal of LaFrance Specialties (formerly of ) used the Star BM pistol as a basis to manufacture a sub-compact custom pistol called the NOVA 6-Pack, basically a Star BM shortened to pocket-size; the NOVA 6-Pack was manufactured only under custom order in a very small number of samples, and was, at one time, the smallest 9mm handgun in the world. In the motion-picture industry, particularly in the filming of war movies, a Star Model B pistol would often substitute for a Colt 1911, since the former works more reliably with blank ammunition, and the two appear quite similar from a distance.
A handful of star BM variants were created, including the BKS and BKM. Mechanically they were identical, with the only difference being a frame made out of alloy rather than steel. Users [ ] • • •: Used by the. •: Was in service with until it was replaced with the. References [ ].
8mmSteyr Member Posts: 8 (11/10/02 9:56:11 am) Reply Edit Del All Nazi Star? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Anybody know about the Nazi marked Star 9mm's on the auction sites? I had one in my hand yesterday (a Star, not a nazi) and was impressed with the fit and finish. Are there any crusty crufflers of fine spanish pistols out there that know the lowdown on what may be my next C&R purchase? 'Leave the gun.take the cannoli.'
Xracer *TFF Senior Staff* Posts: 2984 (11/10/02 7:28:16 pm) Reply Edit Del Re: Nazi Star? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Yep.Bob in St. Louis is our expert on Spanish Potmetal Pistols. What he doesn't know about 'em, ain't worth knowing. Bob In St Louis *TFF Senior Staff* Posts: 3265 (11/10/02 9:25:53 pm) Reply Edit Del Re: Nazi Star? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Put down the Star and RUN, do not walk, RUN away!
The so called Star B pistols with the Nazi markings are mostly fakes. 99% of them you see available right now are from a Bulgarian delivery contract, which was delivered to the Ministry of War in Sophia, Bulgaria around the same time as the Nazi delivery contract. These Bulgarians were never Nazi marked. The ones showing up on the market now were stamped with the waffenamts a year or two ago by an enterprising European Dealer who knew he could make more money on the American market with them if they had the Nazi markings. The Bulgarian contract pistols have been selling for about $140 to $160. With the fake markings, they have been bringing $199 from Coles, and now SOG has them back in their listings at $279 or some stupidly high figure.
