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alvin · 03-04-2010, 10:55 PM

Only 900 Astra carry the "Made in Japan" Hanzi stamp. It actually says "Made in Spain", but it's better (but wrongly) known as "Made in Japan" in the past. Does not matter -- probably none of those 900 guns have ever visited either Japan or China.

The three Chinese characters were applied in the factory before the gun was blued. No halo, but does have a "3D" look and feel. It is an export stamp in exotic form. A close-up of the stamp is posted below:

03-04-2010, 10:55 PM	#1
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	Close-up picture of "Made in Japan" Only 900 Astra carry the "Made in Japan" Hanzi stamp. It actually says "Made in Spain", but it's better (but wrongly) known as "Made in Japan" in the past. Does not matter -- probably none of those 900 guns have ever visited either Japan or China. The three Chinese characters were applied in the factory before the gun was blued. No halo, but does have a "3D" look and feel. It is an export stamp in exotic form. A close-up of the stamp is posted below: Attached Thumbnails