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词条 Star Model BM
释义

  1. History

  2. Users

  3. References

  4. External links

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| name = Star Model BM
| image = File:Star BM.jpg
| caption = A heavily worn Star BM
| origin = Spain
| type = Semi-Automatic Pistol
| is_ranged = yes
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| used_by = See Users
| wars = Rhodesian Bush War
Libyan Civil War
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| manufacturer = Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A.
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| weight = 35 ounces [1]
| length = 7.25"
| part_length = 4"[1]
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| caliber = 9mm Parabellum
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| feed = 8-round box magazine[1]
| sights = Fixed sights[1]
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The Star Model BM is a single-action semi-automatic pistol that fires the 9 mm Parabellum pistol cartridge. It was produced by Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. in Spain. Although its external appearance resembles the classic M1911, its design is different in several respects. For example, the Star does not have the 1911's grip safety. 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 box magazine.

History

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, Interarms, PW Arms, and Century International 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 San Diego, California) 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.[2]

Users

  • {{flag|Libya}}[3]
  • {{flag|Rhodesia}}[4]
  • {{flag|South Africa}}: Used by the South African National Defence Force.[5]
  • {{flag|Spain}}: Was in service with Guardia Civil until it was replaced with the Beretta 92.

References

1. ^{{cite book|page=224|title=Gun Digest Book of Modern Gun Values|year=2016|author=Phillip Peterson|isbn=1440245010}}
2. ^http://star-firearms.com/firearms/guns/b/
3. ^{{cite book|title=Web Trafficking: Analysing the Online Trade of Small Arms and Light Weapons in Libya|first1=N.R.|last1= Jenzen-Jones |first2=Ian |last2=McCollum|date=April 2017|series= Working Paper No. 26|editor=Small Arms Survey|page=91|url=http://www.smallarmssurvey.org/fileadmin/docs/F-Working-papers/SAS-SANA-WP26-Libya-web-trafficking.pdf|ref=harv}}
4. ^{{cite book|pages=22, 60–61|title=Rhodesian Light Infantryman: 1961-1980|author=Neil Grant|year=2015|publisher=Osprey Publishing|isbn=1472809629}}
5. ^http://www.army.mil.za/equipment/weaponsystems/infantry/9mm_STAR_Pistol.htm

External links

  • A Critical Look at the Star Model BM

4 : Star semi-automatic pistols|9mm Parabellum firearms|Semi-automatic pistols of Spain|Police weapons

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