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ASTRA FIREARMS

Since approximately 1927, Spanish law has required that every firearm manufactured in Spain be submitted to the Eibar Proof House for testing prior to being released for sale.  The testing includes a detailed visual inspection as well as the firing of one or more overpressure or "proof" cartridges, followed by further visual inspection.  If the firearm passed both the visual inspection and displayed no ill effects from the proof firing, it was stamped with a variety of proofmarks.  In addition to the proofmark, it was stamped with a letter code indicating the year that the arm passed proof.  The year code may appear on the frame above the trigger or under the grip panels.

The codes began with A in 1927, and after reaching Z in 1954, continued with A1 in 1955.  Likewise, the year 1981 was represented with the code A2.  The table below indicates the various year codes.

Year Code
Year
Year Code
Year
Year Code
Year
A
1927
A1
1955
A2
1981
B
1928
B1
1956
B2
1982
C
1929
C1
1957
C2
1983
CH
1930
CH1
Omitted
CH2
Omitted
D
1931
D1
1958
D2
1984
E
1932
E1
1959
E2
1985
F
1933
F1
1960
F2
1986
G
1934
G1
1961
G2
1987
H
1935
H1
1962
H2
1988
I
1936
I1
1963
I2
1989
J
1937
J1
1964
J2
1990
K
1938
K1
1965
K2
1991
L
1939
L1
1966
L2
1992
LL
1940
LL1
Omitted
LL2
Omitted
M
1941
M1
1967
M2
1993
N
1942
N1
1968
N2
1994
Ñ
1943
Ñ1
1969
Ñ2
1995
O
1944
O1
1970
O2
1996
P
1945
P1
1971
P2
1997
Q
1946
Q1
1972
Q2
1998
R
1947
R1
1973
R2
1999
S
1948
S1
1974
S2
2000
T
1949
T1
1975
T2
2001
U
1950
U1
1976
   
V
1951
V1
1977
   
X
1952
X1
1978
   
Y
1953
Y1
1979
   
Z
1954
Z1
1980
   
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