Full auto Astra is not common. For example, There are only 6 or 7 fully transferable model F registered in the US. Probably around 100 Schnellfeuers registered. That's US. From world wide context, the corresponding production volumes were there -- Astra was a small factory, making a few thousand relatively higher quality pistols took them many years of effort. Mauser was a big factory, making 100,000 pistols was just a piece of cake for them.
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