Source: ATF P 5300.11 · Curios or Relics List · Jan 1972 – Apr 20253,573 entries · 4 sections
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Astra 400, German Army contract

Section II: curio or relic, still subject to the Gun Control Act

Official wording

ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION II · VERBATIM · PDF P. 2 ↗

Astra, Model 400 pistol, German Army Contract, cal. 9mm Bergmann-Bayard, S/N range 97351- 98850.

What this entry requires

  • ATF REQUIRESMade or imported as stated: “Model 400 pistol, German Army Contract”
  • ATF REQUIRESYour serial number is one ATF listsATF: “S/N range 97351- 98850”
  • INFOATF states no date; production was about 1941.

Editorial facts · Our research

Country
Spain
Manufacturer
Unceta y Cía, Guernica
Type
Pistol
Action
Semi-auto
Caliber
9mm Bergmann-Bayard
Made
Contract production · c. 1941production; ATF states no date¹²³
Service
Military
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Source

Official wording
ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section II · PDF p. 2 ↗ · ATF original ↗
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Editorial facts
Confidence: Medium · Last revised 18 October 2026 (Evidence pass) · How we rate confidence
References
  1. Wikipedia, “Astra 400” ↗, years: Wikipedia: post-civil-war Astra production was for Nationalist troops "except serial numbers 92851 to 98850 for Nazi Germany"
  2. pre98.com ↗, years: Pre98 Antiques: "A total of 6,000 of these pistols were delivered to the German Army in two shipments in Oct-Nov, 1941", first shipment 18 October 1941
  3. pre98.com ↗, years: Pre98 Antiques: German Army Astra 400, November 1941 shipment; 6,000 delivered in two shipments Oct-Nov 1941
Fact tags
  • ATF the ATF wording states it.
  • REF ¹ an outside reference supports it; the number points to the list of references.
  • ESTIMATE an approximate or indirect reading, for example the production range of the base model.
  • NO CITATION we haven’t attached a reference for this fact; it’s our editorial reading, not ATF’s.
Source checked
20 October 2026: ATF’s page still lists the April 2025 edition
Corrections
1 change · see below

Correction history

  1. Evidence passYears: 1941–1942 → 1941. Pre98 Antiques: the 6,000 German Army Astra 400s (S/Ns 92851–98850 per Wikipedia) were delivered in two shipments, October–November 1941

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Historical context

Astra 400 (base model shown for Astra 400, German Army contract)
Shown: the base Astra 400, not this German Army contract pistol.

Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Left side of Astra 400 pistol.jpg” by V-Hantarex, CC BY 4.0. Retrieved October 2026.

Summary: Wikipedia, “Astra 400”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.

FROM WIKIPEDIA

The Astra modelo 400 was a Spanish service pistol produced by weapons manufacturer Astra-Unceta y Cia SA as a replacement for the Campo-Giro 1913/1916, which had also been chambered in 9mm Largo. It was the standard issue sidearm in the Spanish Army during the Spanish Civil War and also saw service in Germany during World War II.