Pistol F. Ascaso

Pistol F. Ascaso
Type Pistol
Place of origin  Catalonia
Production history
Designer Taller Casa de Bach de Terrassa (Factory of the Subsecretary of Weaponry SAF 290)
Designed 1937
No. built ~5.000–8.000
Variants Astra 400
Specifications
Weight 1,015 g
Length 224 mm
Barrel length 150 mm
Width 32 mm
Height 135 mm

Cartridge 9 x 23 Largo
Caliber 9 mm
Action Simple recoil
Muzzle velocity 380 m/s
Feed system 8 rounds
Sights Iron sights

The F. Ascaso was a semi-automatic pistol designed and produced in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War. Its name comes from the Anarcho-syndicalist Francisco Ascaso Abadía. It was a copy of the Astra 400, but with a lower quality, even though it had a good design.[1]

The weapon production started in 1937 and they were produced to the anarchist militias. It had a total production of between 5,000 and 8,000 units.[2]

See also

References

  1. Manrique & Molina 2006, p. 100.
  2. Palau, La torre del. "F.Ascaso, la pistola fabricada a Terrassa". Naciodigital.cat. Retrieved 11 November 2017.

Bibliography

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