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Old May 23, 2016, 06:47 PM   #1
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Is chrome original on this Astra Constable?

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/559566972

I emailed the seller, who said he doesn't know.
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Old May 23, 2016, 07:21 PM   #2
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Just guessing -- more likely that's nickle.
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Old May 23, 2016, 07:59 PM   #3
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Nickle

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Old 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.
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Old 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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Old 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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Old 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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Old May 24, 2016, 12:14 PM   #8
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It's original.
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Old May 24, 2016, 12:23 PM   #9
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Duplicate post.
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Old May 24, 2016, 03:20 PM   #10
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Friend mine had one,a jamatic

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Old 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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Old 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.


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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 .
They aren't 'smeared' or 'dished' from a refinish. That's just from heavy stamping and the light factory polish.

...Which wasn't very good, judging from the tool marks coming through the finish.
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Old 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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Old 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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