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great find,i really like the 19

yes! mine is marked Z1(1980)

according to this serial number chart this revolver was made in 1980,cant remember were I found the chart at. Using proofmarks to determine year of manufacture: Series 0 Series 1 Series 2 Proof Year Proof Year Proof Year A 1927 A1 1955 A2 1981 B 1928 B1 1956 B2 1982 C 1929...

where would the import marks be and what would they look like

the stamping on the barrel and on the cylinder do not look the same. the stamping on the cylinder (ASTRA .38 SPL.) looks deeper and more prominent. the barrel is stamped .357 MAGNUM CTG.

.357 cartridge, a good 1/4 inch of cylinder left

you cant tell by looking,if the cylinder was not marked .38 special you would never know anything was different

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19-3Ben I understand what you are saying but the frame is marked .357 so I would assume the frame would be able to handle the pressure of a .357 load. my concern would be firing .357 in a .38 cylinder,but it is a mute point as I have no intentions of doing so.

I have shot .38 through it and it shoots just fine,i have no intentions of shooting .357 through it. chicharrones what do you see that brings you to that conclusion,i also think it was changed out because of the stampings but as far as anything obviouse I don't see it,the fit and finish is...

Howdy!,new guy here from Mo. got a question for you. I recently pick up this Astra revolver at a local gun show,as you may be able to see in the photo the barrel is mark .357 magnum but the cylinder is marked .38 special. the fella I got it from thought it was a factory mistake but I figured...