Star Bonifacio Echeverria S.A. Mod 30MI 9mm Pistol Serial 1715529

Star Bonifacio Echeverria S.A. Mod 30MI 9mm Pistol Serial 1715529. Surplus pistol in good to very good condition. Has 4.7" barrel with bright bore and strong rifling. Pistol retains 85%+ of its original finish. Comes with black rubber grips and one 15 round magazine. See pictures for more information.

Model 30 MI Though Star did not generally give customer-specific suffixes, it is a common in the defense industry, and in this case they did. RCMP's Firearms Reference Table indicates the pistols are for the Indian market, and a 1997 Star factory letter to Glen Rostron states that the M30MI is "exactly the same" as the 30M, and was "was going to be destined" for a contract in India, presumably indicating that it was not filled. Several of the 30 MI variants are also stamped "Starfire," which was a commercial label used to sell the M30 series off and on. 

Star Model 28 – also written as Star M28 – is a 9×19mm semi-automatic pistol produced by Star Bonifacio Echeverria. The Star Model 30, Star Model 31 and their variants are considered part of the same design family as Star Model 28. Prior to Model 28, Star mostly focused on modifications of other platforms, namely of Colt M1911. Star Model 28 marks the first original design from Star Firearms. In 1977 the United States Air Force solicited manufacturers for a 9mm Handgun to replace their Smith & Wesson Model 15 .38 Special revolvers. The Star Model 28 was submitted for testing and evaluation. However the Beretta 92F was eventually selected and adopted in 1985 as a result of the Joint Service Small Arms Program.

Star 28/30/31 are all recoil operated, locked breech pistols, that use Browning-designed, linkless locking (like Browning Hi-Power), with two lugs on the barrel and a shaped cam under the chamber that interacts with slide stop axis inside the frame. Model 30 – most prolific design of this pistol family. Produced from 1984 to 1994. It was an update of Model 28 and rectified significant design flaws of the original design. Main difference is the removal of the loaded-chamber indicator from the top of the slide and alterations to the configuration of the extractor. The new extractor design also serves as a loaded chamber indicator. Model 30M is a Model 30 for Military use, and comes with a longer slide to standard Model 30.

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Note: Import stamped (Required by ATF)