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Astra 400 Serial Number Blocks RANGE QTY DESTINATION/YEAR OF DELIVERY 1-200 200 Don Vincente Valero, purchasing agent, primarily for sale to the Spanish Army. A small number used for presentation purposes and individual sales, 1922 201-4195 3995 Arms Division, Army Ministry, 1922 4196-4209 14 Individual Sales (civilians and military personnel), 1922 4210-4300 91 Don Vincente Valero, individual sales. 1922 4301-4400 100 Don Vincente Valero, individual sales, 1922 4401-7400 3000 Arms Division, Army Ministry, 1922 7401-7427 27 Individual sales, 1923 7428-7500 73 Don Vincente Valero, individual sales, 1923 7501-10500 3000 Arms Division, Army Ministry, 1923 10501-10600 100 Don Vincente Valero, individual sales, 1923 10601-10623 23 Individual sales, 1923 10624-10700 77 Cuerpo de Seguridad, 1924 10701-12800 2100 Carabineros, 1923 12801-12900 100 Cuerop de Seguridad, 1923 12901-13870 970 Carabineros, 1923 13871-13900 30 Carabineros, 1023 13901-14350 450 Arms Division, Army Ministry, 1923 14351-14450 100 Don Vincente Valero, 1923 14451-14500 50 Don Vincente Valero, individual sales, 1929 14501-19174 4674 Carabineros, 1923 19175-19265 91 Don Vincente Valero, individual sales, 1923 19266-19269 4 Individual sales, 1924 19270-20000 731 Carabineros, 1924 20001-21200 1200 Division of Military Transportation, Madrid, 1924 21201-21210 10 Carabineros, 1924 21211-21300 90 Carabineros, Schilling, individual sales 21301-23300 2000 Arms Division, Army Ministry, 1924 23301-23375 75 Carabineros, 1924 23376-23400 25 Individual sales, 1925 23401-23466 66 Carabineros, 1925 23467-23650 184 Individual sales, 1925 23651-23700 50 Carabineros, 1925 23701-23900 200 Mainly Carabineros, individual sales, 1925-1926 23901-24900 1000 Carabineros (except 9 individual sales), Madrid 1924 24901-28900 4000 Army Armory, Bilboa, 1925 23901-29800(a) 900 Spanish Navy, Bilboa, 1924-1925 (duplicate serial range) 28901-35132 6232 Army Armory, Bilboa, 1925 35133-35200 68 Individual sales, 1924-1926 35201-35313 113 Carabineros, 1926 35314-35508 165 Berge y Cia for distribution to customs agents, 1926 35509-35775 267 Carabineros, 1926 35776-35825 50 Individual Sales, 1926-1928 35826-35878 53 Army Armory, Burgos, 1927 35879-35900 22 Individual sales 35901-35910 10 Carabineros, 1928 35911-36000 90 Erhard, purchasing agent, for distribution to customs agents, Bilboa, 1928 36001-36100 100 Individual sales, 1929-1933 36101-36200 100 Hoppe, purchasing agent, for distribution to customs agents, Bilboa, 1929 36201-36358 158 Individual sales, 1929-1933 36359-37200 842 Chilean Navy, 1930 37201-42800 5600 Army Armory, Madrid, 1931 42801-42950(b) 150 Individual sales, 1932 42951-43000 50 No factory records available 43001-43100 100 Spanish Navy, 1930 43101-43200 100 No factory records available 43201-43300 100 Erhard, purchasing agent, for distribution to custom sagents, Bilboa, 1932 43301-43600 300 Individual sales (several noted with A.F. Stoeger marked slides), 1934-1935 43601-43950 350 Spanish Navy, 1933 43951-44100 150 Individual sales, 1934-1936 44101-46100 2000 Army Arsenal, Madrid, 1935 46101-46400 300 Spanish shipyards, 1935 46401-46500 100 Individual sales, 1936 46501-47384 884 Erhard, purchasing agent, for distribution to customs agents, Bilboa, 1935 47385-47400 16 Individual sales, 1935-1936 47401-48050 650 Army Arsenal, madrid, 1935 48051-48100 50 Individual sales, 1936 48101-54921 6821 Army Arsenal, Madrid, 1936 54922-55000 79 Individual sales, 1936 55001-58200 3200 Civilian government of Vizcaya, 1936 58201-69800 11600 Defense division of the Euzkadian government, Bilboa, 1936-1937 69801-69900 100 Stolen, 1937 69901-69925 25 Army Arsenal, Burgos, 1937 69926-70500(c) 575 Stolen from Armory, Burgos, 1937 70501-70650(c) 150 Stolen from proof house in Bilbao, 1937 70651-86000 15350 Various armories, 1937-1938 86001-86050 50 Individual sales, 1938-1939 86051-91000 4950 Various Spanish armories, 1938-1939 97001-91300 300 Individual sales, 1939-1942 91301-92800 1500 Army Armory, Madrid, 1940 92801-92850 50 Individual sales, 1941-1942 92851-98850 6000 Nazi German Army, 1941 98851-99050 200 Army Armory, Seville, 1941 99051-104150 5100 Various armories, 1941-1942 104151-105275(d) 1125 Individual sales 1941-1951 (a) These pistols, sold to the Spanish Navy, have duplicate serial numbers to those sold at the same time to the Spanish Army. Only the Spanish Navy M400 has the magazine release on the bottom of the left frame. All other M400 pistols have the magazine release at the butt. (b) Most of the pistols in the 42829-42850 block were Navy model overruns, A number of these were reworked and modified to incorporate adjustable rear sights. Some were additionally fit with set triggers. (c) Stolen from the existing Spanish Republican governemnt by Franco's Nationalists during the Spanish Civil War. (d) Another small group of pistols in the 105000 range (noted exapmles within 105028-105228) were reworked and modified to incorporate adjustable rear sights. Some were additionally fit with set triggers.