Astra A-80
Appearance
Astra A-80 | |
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Type | Semi-automatic pistol |
Place of origin | Spain |
Service history | |
In service | Spanish Armed Forces, Lebanese Forces[1] |
Production history | |
Designed | 1982 |
Manufacturer | Astra-Unceta y Cia SA |
Specifications | |
Mass | 985 g (34.7 oz) |
Length | 180 mm (7.1 in) |
Barrel length | 96.5 mm (3.80 in) |
Cartridge | |
Feed system | Detachable box magazine: 15 (9×19mm Parabellum), 9 (.45 ACP) |
Sights | Fixed front, adjustable rear. |
The Astra A-80 is a double-action, semi-automatic pistol at one time produced in Spain by Astra-Unceta y Cia SA. The design is similar to the SIG Sauer P220 and features a decocking lever.[3] The A-80 provided the first SIG-styled .45 ACP with a nine round, double-stacked magazine. Thirty years later, SIG introduced their own version, the P227, in 2013.
Notes
[edit]- ^ "Lebanese Forces : The Weapons: Semi-auto Pistols". Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-03-12.
- ^ "Astra A-80, A-90, A-100 (Spain)". Modern Firearms. Retrieved 2009-07-09.
- ^ Jones, Richard (2009). Jane's Infantry Weapons 2009-2010. Jane's Information Group. ISBN 978-0-7106-2869-5.