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May 23, 2016, 06:47 PM | #1 |
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Is chrome original on this Astra Constable?
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May 23, 2016, 07:21 PM | #2 |
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Just guessing -- more likely that's nickle.
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May 23, 2016, 07:59 PM | #3 |
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Nickle
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May 23, 2016, 08:37 PM | #4 |
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Astra used very little, if any nickel.
The plating is chrome, and it's original. |
May 23, 2016, 09:23 PM | #5 |
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Nice looking Constable. I have a Constable II and would like to have wood grips like that for mine.
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May 23, 2016, 10:00 PM | #6 |
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The Constable was made with a chrome finish and that appears to be original. But the current bid is close to the top value, IMHO. The trigger pin has drifted out; that is no big deal, but would have to be corrected by a new owner.
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May 24, 2016, 11:28 AM | #7 |
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Chrome ? YES . Original / NO [unless their original polish is terrible ]
Take a close look at the polishing on the side of the slide and look how the letters have been smeared .
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May 24, 2016, 12:14 PM | #8 |
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It's original.
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May 24, 2016, 12:23 PM | #9 |
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Duplicate post.
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May 24, 2016, 03:20 PM | #10 |
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Friend mine had one,a jamatic
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May 27, 2016, 12:34 AM | #11 |
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Mine was great. I've never, ever had a bad Astra gun.
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May 27, 2016, 12:50 AM | #12 | |
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Looks original to me.
I see none of the usual hints (or glaring giveaways) of a refinish. Quote:
...Which wasn't very good, judging from the tool marks coming through the finish.
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May 27, 2016, 01:08 AM | #13 |
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Astras were sold chromed, and that looks to be about average quality for one of their chrome jobs, which were sort of mediocre.
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May 27, 2016, 05:36 AM | #14 |
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Spanish pistols were rarely nickled and mostly chromed with varying degrees of success as far as longivity is concerned.
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