Note that the photo accompanying this description did not have the slide lock, safety lever or lanyard ring. There is also a lanyard protruding from the left side, in the nature of many service pistols of this era. Unlike on the other, smaller guns, with just a red dot to fire, this has F & S marks for each position.

The safety lever is behind the trigger, with a hinge under the left grip panel. While most of these models also had no slide lock, at the least a first model D produced around 1931 did have this, as well as the vest-pocket style safety lever. A model D of this type was apparently made from 1922-32. First Model DĪ number of early Star compact pistols, even when derived from the A/B series, seem to have been produced for brief periods with a pocket pistol control layout before they moved to adopting the Colt style safety at the rear. Do not the significant differences between older swinging-link and later 'Super' variations. All manuals available are provided as downloadable PDFs, or you may purchase a printed copy of the entire set of handgun manuals.Īll Classic series pistols strip in the same way. Partly to make the series relationships clearer, and partly to assist with speed and accuracy of updating, all manuals can be found in one place, the manuals page. However, in many cases there is a related manual. I do not have manuals for every pistol shown on this site. Date codes especially would be nice to gather, so I can determine when it was really made. Frames were made in alloy as well as steel, andĪs dates of manufacture and other details are quite unclear, any information that you can share with me about your own model D pistol would be welcome. This is another unusual feature, for no apparent specific reason. All pistols also have a sturdy lanyard loop integral with the frame. The only visible variations I have seen are in grips, which could be wood, wood with medallions or checkered plastic with the Star logo. 32 was more common for European compact issue and defense weapons, it may have been intended for a specific export market. There are other detail differences in the design that would seem to have led to it being dropped at some point, but instead it was retained for reasons I cannot yet fathom. Also, the D has a full-legth guide rod, and a different (but still removable) barrel bushing.

The D seems to be simply a slightly smaller gun, but it is actually slightly heavier in weight and bulk, despite its reduced length. Star's intentions with its compact pistols are not entirely clear when you compare the D and S series.

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