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Germany, with the first delivery of 2,950 pistols taking place on 16 May 1944. A second shipment of 5,000 pistols reached Germany on 23 June, and a final shipment of 2,500 pistols were shipped to Germany on 16 July 1944. Supply to Germany stopped when German occupation of the border between Spain and France ceased and supply lines were cut. The Astra 600s that could not be delivered to the German government during World War II were then stored by the Spanish government. Small quantities of pistols were sold to Turkey, Portugal, Chile, and Costa Rica until 1951, when the remaining Astra 600s were sold to
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In 1943 the German government requested Unceta y Cia redesign the Astra 400 to fire the 9×19mm
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stamping on the right rear grip. The colloquially known "second contract" pistols were the batch sold to West
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