C&R · III · 138
Star Model A, with holster stock
Section III: removed from the NFA, curio or relic under the GCA
Official wording
ATF P 5300.11 · APRIL 2025 EDITION · SECTION III · VERBATIM · PDF P. 44 ↗
Spanish Star, Model A, semiautomatic pistol, cal.’s 7.63mm Mauser, 9mm Parabellum, 9mm Long, .38 ACP and .45 ACP, accompanied by original Spanish mfd. detachable wooden holster/shoulder stock.
What this entry requires
- ATF REQUIRESAccompanied as the ATF wording requires: “accompanied by original Spanish mfd. detachable wooden holster/shoulder stock”
- INFOATF states no date; production was about 1922–1945.
Editorial facts · Our research
- Country
SpainBasis: the ATF wording - Manufacturer
- Bonifacio Echeverría, EibarBasis: outside reference ¹
- Type
- PistolBasis: the ATF wording
- Action
- Semi-autoBasis: the ATF wording
- Caliber
- 7.63mm Mauser, 9mm Parabellum, 9mm Largo, .38 ACP, .45 ACPBasis: the ATF wording
- Made
- c. 1922–1945production; ATF states no dateBasis: outside reference ²
- Service
- Military
Source
- Official wording
- ATF P 5300.11, April 2025 edition · Section III · PDF p. 44 ↗ · ATF original ↗
- Entries
- 1 line
- Verbatim check
- Checked against the PDF text before every release
- Editorial facts
- Confidence: Medium · Last revised 17 October 2026 (Data-trust review) · How we rate confidence
- References
- 1. Wikipedia, “Star Model B” ↗, maker: Star Bonifacio Echeverria
- 2. Wikipedia, “Star Model B” ↗, years: Model A developed in the early 1920s; Model B (its 9mm Parabellum derivative) began 1922
- 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
- Data-trust reviewEditorial confidence: Low → Medium. Re-rated after supporting references were added or re-checked.
Historical context
Image: Wikimedia Commons, “Star 9 mm (6825678592).jpg” by Askild Antonsen, CC BY 2.0. Retrieved October 2026.
Summary: Wikipedia, “Star Model B”. Text CC BY-SA 4.0.
FROM WIKIPEDIA
The Star Model B 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 as a derivative of the Star Model A in 9x23mm Largo. It is visually similar to and inspired by the M1911 series of pistols, however it is mechanically different in several ways.