Star 1911 Series

The Star 1911 Series consist of all 1911-style pistols made by Star. Unlike the classic 1911, Star's variants have no grip safety and feature external extractors.

Standard

Star Model A

Star Model A - 9x23mm Largo

Specifications

(1922 - 1946)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: 9x23mm Largo, 7.63x25mm Mauser

• Weight: 2.3 lbs (1.1 kg)

• Length: 8.5 in (21.5 cm)

• Barrel length: 5 in (12.7 cm)

• Feed System: 8-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The Star Model A and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Ricco	Arthur Kennedy	Don Vito		1973
	Eduardo Fajardo	Cyrano	Suppressed
	Barbara Bouchet	Scilla Calogero

Star Model A Super

Star Model A Super - 9x23mm (9mm Largo)

The Star Model A Super and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Overdose (El pico)	José Luis Manzano	Paco		1983
	Javier García	Urko
	José Manuel Cervino	Comandante Evaristo Torrecuadrada
Overdose 2 (El pico 2)	José Luis Manzano	Paco		1984
	Jaume Valls	El Lehendakari

Star Model B

Star Model B Pistol, blued finish - 9x19mm. This is a screen used Star Model B from the 1987 film The Untouchables.

Star Model B Pistol with a custom bright nickel plated finish and pearl grips - 9x19mm. This is a screen used Star Model B from the films Pulp Fiction, used by Samuel L. Jackson, and The Untouchables (1987), used by Billy Drago.

Blued Star Model B - 9x19mm pistol from the movie The Untouchables (1987). This one is a screen used and fired handgun in the movie and was used by Kevin Costner on screen.

This Spanish Pistol, known overseas as the Star Modelo B, appears in many Hollywood movies as a substitute for the 1911 / 'Government Model' pistols, since it fired the hotter and more reliable 9mm blanks; In the older days of cinema, armorers had trouble getting .45 ACP blanks to cycle in pistols, so 9mm was substituted whenever possible. With newer powders and blank conversion techniques, most problems with the .45 ACP pistols have been solved.

Specifications

(1928 - 1983)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: 9x19mm

• Weight: 2.4 lbs (1.1 kg)

• Length: 8.5 in (21.6 cm)

• Barrel length: 4.8 in (12.2 cm)

• Feed System: 9-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The Star Model B and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Halls of Montezuma	Richard Widmark	Lt. Anderson	Standing in for the M1911A1	1951
	Neville Brand	Sgt. Zelenko	Standing in for the M1911A1
	Bert Freed	Slattery	In shoulder holster, standing in for the M1911A1
		US Marines	Standing in for the M1911A1
Blue Panther (Marie Chantal contre Dr. Kha)		Young KGB Agent		1965
Our Agent Tiger (Le Tigre se parfume à la dynamite)		Hitman	Suppressed	1964
The Sand Pebbles	Richard Crenna	Lt. Collins	Used instead M1911	1966
		A Petty officer
The Wild Bunch	William Holden	Pike Bishop	Used instead M1911	1969
	Ernest Borgnine	Dutch Engstrom
	Warren Oates	Lyle Gorch
	Jaime Sanchez	Angel
Bloody Mama	Don Stroud	Herman Barker	Stands for M1911	1970
	Diane Varsi	Mona Gibson
The Black Angels (Chernite angeli)	Stefan Danailov	Panther		1970
	Dobrinka Stankova	Racheto
	Marin Mladenov	Grafa
		Bulgarian police
The Omega Man	Lincoln Kilpatrick	Zachary		1971
The Devil Came from Akasava (Der Teufel kam aus Akasava)	Jesús Franco	Tino Celli	May be not Model B but another Star pistol	1971
Trouble Man	Robert Hooks	Mr. T		1972
The Getaway	Steve McQueen	Carter 'Doc' McCoy	Used instead M1911	1972
Horror Express		Capt. Kazan's orderly		1972
Detroit 9000	Hari Rhodes	Sgt. Jesse Williams	Nickel-plated, ivory grips	1973
Dillinger	Ben Johnson	Melvin Purvis	Nickel plated. Used instead Colt Super Automatic	1973
	Warren Oates	John Dillinger	Used instead M1911
	Harry Dean Stanton	Homer Van Meter
	Steve Kanaly	"Pretty Boy" Floyd
	Geoffrey Lewis	Harry Pierpont
	John Martino	Eddie
	Roy Jenson	FBI agent Cowley
Walking Tall		A female assassin		1973
Melvin Purvis G-MAN	Dale Robertson	Melvin Purvis	both nickel-plated and blued finishes	1974
	Steve Kanaly	Sam Cowley
	Harris Yulin	Machine Gun Kelly
	Margaret Blye	Kate Kelly
	Dick Sargent	Thatcher Covington
	Elliott Street	Buck Longaker
	John Karlen	Tony Redecci
	David Canary	Gene Farber
		FBI agents
McQ	William Bryant	Stan Boyle	Suppressed	1974
Farewell, My Lovely		gangster		1975
Bucktown	Fred Williamson	Duke Johnson		1975
The Drowning Pool	Paul Newman	Lew Harper		1975
	Gail Strickland	Mavis Kilbourne
	Murray Hamilton	J.J. Kilbourne
Friday Foster	Yaphet Kotto	Colt Hawkins	Used instead M1911	1975
	Pam Grier	Friday Foster
The Killer Elite		Hitman disguised as a police officer		1975
Three Days of the Condor	Michael Kane	S.W. Hicks	stand-in for M1911	1975
The Gypsy (Le gitan)	Renato Salvatori	Jo Amila		1975
King Kong	Charles Grodin	Fred Wilson		1976
Capone	Robert Phillips	"Bugs" Moran		1976
Taxi Driver			part of collection	1976
Silver Streak	Ray Walston	Edgar Whiney		1976
The Domino Principle	Eli Wallach	General Reser		1977
Coma	Lance LeGault	Vince	Suppressed	1978
National Lampoon's Animal House	Stephen Furst	Flounder		1978
Convoy	Ernest Borgnine	Sherriff Lyle Wallace		1978
The Police War (La Guerre des polices)	Gérard Desarthe	Hector Sarlat		1979
The Survivors	Robin Williams	Donald Quinelle	stand-in for a M1911A1	1983
The Ruffian	August Schellenberg	Nelson Harting		1983
	Bernard Giraudeau	Gérard Jackson
Jungle Warriors	John Vernon	Vito Mastranga	Nickel plated finish and pearl grips	1984
	Emilio Messina	Mastranga's bodyguard
	Kai Wulff	Ben Sturges
	Alex Cord	Nick Spilotro
	Woody Strode	Luther
	Mindi Iden	Marci
		Paramilitary guard
The Untouchables	Kevin Costner	Eliott Ness	Used instead M1911	1987
	Vito D'Ambrosio	Bowtie Driver	Used instead M1911
	Billy Drago	Frank Nitti	Nickel plated. Used instead M1911
The Living Daylights		A Czech soldier	Used instead of TT-33	1987
The Punisher	Bryan Marshall	Dino Moretti		1989
	Louis Gossett Jr.	Jake Berkowitz
The Hot Spot	Don Johnson	Harry Madox		1990
	William Sadler	Frank Sutton
Ay, Carmela!	Antonio Fuentes	A Nationalist Alférez (Ensign)		1990
		A Nationalist official
Samurai Cop		Yamashita's henchman		1991
Blue Desert	Craig Sheffer	Randall Atkins		1991
	Courtney Cox	Lisa Roberts
	D.B. Sweeney	Steve Smith
Pulp Fiction	Samuel L. Jackson	Jules	Nickel plated	1994
Death Wish V: The Face of Death		Corrupt detective		1994
Sara	Boguslaw Linda	Leon	Nickel plated and pearl grips	1997
There Be Dragons	Rodrigo Santoro	Oriol		2011
Plan C	Ruben van der Meer	Ronald Plasmeyer		2012
	Ton Kas	Bram
	René van 't Hof	Gerrit
The Snowman			Seen on the table	2017

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
M*A*S*H	Alan Alda	Hawkeye Pierce	Used instead M1911	1972-1983
	Larry Linville	Frank Burns
	Harry Morgan	Bartford Hamilton Steele and Sherman Potter
Police Story	.	Various criminals	Used instead M1911	1973-1977
Hawaii Five-O	Moe Keale	Det. "Truck" Kealoha		1979 - 1980
Inspector Morse	Con O'Neill	Paul Matthews	"Promised Land" (S05E05)	1991
Dead Man's Tale (Chto skazal pokoynik)	Vladimir Episkoposyan	"Bearded"		2000
Strike Back - Season 4	Dougray Scott	Leatherby	S4E03 - S4E04	2013
	Catherine Walker	Mairead McKenna	S04E04
The Walking Dead - Season 6	Dahlia Legault	Francine	"First Time Again" (S6E01)	2015-2016
	Melissa McBride	Carol Peletier	"JSS" (S6E02)
	Ann Mahoney	Olivia	"JSS" (S6E02)
	Austin Nichols	Spencer Monroe	"JSS" (S6E02), "Twice as Far" (S6E14)
	Christopher Berry	Negan's Scout	"Start to Finish" (S6E08)
The Master Butcher	Martin Leutgeb	Sheriff Hock	rowspan=3|	2019
	Claudia Kottal	Clarisse Straub
		A German officer

Anime

Title	Character	Notes	Air Date
Chainsaw Man	Kishibe		2022

Star Model P

The Star Model P is a Spanish-made copy of the Colt 1911, in .45 ACP. Not to be confused with the 9mm Star Model B variant.

Star Model P - .45 ACP

Specifications

(1934 - 1975)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .45 ACP

• Weight: 0 lbs (0 kg)

• Length: 8.5 in (21.6 cm)

• Barrel length: 5 in (12.7 cm)

• Feed System: 7-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The Star Model P and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
The Survivors	Robin Williams	Donald		1983

Video Games

Game Title	Appears as	Notes	Release Date
Far Cry 2	"Star .45"	Holds 8 rounds and is double action only	2008
L.A. Noire			2011

Star Model Super B

Star Model B Super aka Star Modelo Super - 9x19mm

Specifications

(???? - 1990)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: 9x19mm

• Weight: 0 lbs (0 kg)

• Length: 0 in (0 cm)

• Barrel length: 5 in (12.7 cm)

• Feed System: 8-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA)

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The Star Model Super B and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Rum Runners (Boulevard du Rhum)	Antonio Casas	Wilkinson		1971
The Blue Iguana	Tovah Feldshuh	Detective Quinn		1988
Arachnid	Watts Rockeford Allen	Bear		2001
District 9		A Nigerian gangster	Model BS	2009

Compact

Star Model S

Star Model S, mfg 1975 - .380 ACP (9mm Corto)

The Star Model S was a series of compact pistols chambered in .380 or .32 ACP. Technically this is a scaled down version of full size Model B. Model S was used by the Spanish police and armed forces, notably the Spanish Foreign Legion and the Air Forces. Marine pilots retained Model S in service till the early 1990s. During the WWII, Model S was used by Luftwaffe aircrews.

Base version S (in .380) was intoduced in 1940. In 1944, it was supplemented with a .32 SI model. Models SS and SIS with improved safety were introduced in 1957. S Super, SI Super and SM Super, created as a part of "Super" version in all Star pistol series, were introduced in 1948 and manufactured alongside the basic model.

Specifications

(1940 - 1983)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .380 ACP, .32 ACP

• Feed System: 8-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The Star Model S and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Overdose 2 (El pico 2)	Fernando Guillén	Comandante Evaristo Torrecuadrada		1984
	Pedro Nieva Parola	Lt. Alcántara

Star Model BKS

Star Model BKS, two-tone finish - 9x19mm

The Star Model BKS was the first of Star's compact models, and the precursor to the BM and BKM. It can be differentiated by its slightly larger size, the shape of the scallop at the front of the slide and by its vertical slide serrations. In the US this pistol was also sold as the Starlite in reference to its lightweight alloy frame, a relative novelty at the time.

Specifications

(1970 - 1981)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: 9x19mm

• Weight: 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg)

• Length: 7.6 in (19.3 cm)

• Barrel length: 4.4 in (11.2 cm)

• Feed System: 9-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The Star Model BKS and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Suave Patria	Héctor Jiménez	Sargento Panfilo Pedraza	Two-tone	2012

Star Model BM

Star Model BM - 9x19mm

Star Model BM (nickel) - 9x19mm

The Star Model BM is a single-action semi-automatic pistol that is chambered for 9x19mm. It was produced by Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. in Spain between 1972 and 1992. There were a total of 217,682 pistols manufactured. It resembles a slightly smaller version of the M1911 (such as the Colt Commander) but features the external extractor and lack of grip safety common to other Star variants.

Specifications

(1972 - 1991)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: 9x19mm

• Weight: 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg)

• Length: 7.3 in (18.4 cm)

• Barrel length: 4 in (10.2 cm)

• Feed System: 9-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The Star Model BM and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Time After Time	Malcolm McDowell	H.G. Wells		1979
Ms. 45	Zoë Lund	Thana		1981
	Abel Ferrara	First rapist
	Peter Yellen	Burglar
	Jack Thibeau	Man in Bar
The Annihilators		A thug		1985
Let Sleeping Cops Lie (Ne réveillez pas un flic qui dort)			Not used in action	1988
Samurai Cop	Matt Hannon	Joe Marshall	Non-Gun	1991
Red Rock West	Dennis Hopper	Lyle		1993
	Nicolas Cage	Michael Williams
	Lara Flynn Boyle	Suzanne Brown
Foxfire	Angelina Jolie	Legs Sadovsky		1996
Foxfire	Jenny Lewis	Rita Faldes		1996
Vampires: Los Muertos	Jon Bon Jovi	Derek Bliss	Satin Nickel Version	2002
No Country for Old Men				2007
Warbirds	Jamie Elle Mann	Max West		2008
Warbirds	Brian Krause	Colonel Jack Toller		2008
Go Fast	Karim Traika	Saïd	Dual tone and wooden grips	2009
Go Fast	Catalina Denis	Gladys	Dual tone and wooden grips	2009
23-F	Paco Tous	Lt. Col. Antonio Tejero		2011
		Guardia Civil officers
Vehicle 19	Paul Walker	Michael Woods	Suppressed	2013
	Naima McLean	Rachel Shabangu

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
The Dukes of Hazzard	Carlene Watkins	Roxanne Huntley	Episode 5	1979-1985
	Tom Wopat	Luke Duke	Episode 5
		Manny's girlfriend	Episode 4
Magnum, P.I.	Tom Selleck	Thomas Magnum	"Adelaide" (S1E14)	1980-1988
The A-Team	Mr. T	B.A. Baracus	Nickel plated with ivory grips	1983-1987

Star Model DK

Star Model DK - .380 ACP

The Star Model DK is a model of D series of Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. pistols.

Specifications

(1922 - 1950)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .380 ACP (9x17 mm)

• Weight: 1.4 lbs (0.6 kg)

• Length: 5.7 in (14.6 cm)

• Barrel length: 3.1 in (8 cm)

• Feed System: 6-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto

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The Star Model BM and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
Magnum Cop (Poliziotto senza paura)	Joan Collins	Brigitte	Nickel plated with pearl grips	1978
Magnum Cop (Poliziotto senza paura)	Maurizio Merli	Walter Spada	Nickel plated with pearl grips	1978
Goodfellas	Lorraine Bracco	Karen Hill	Iver Johnson .380	1990

Star Model PD

Star Model PD - .45 ACP

Star Model PD Nickel - .45 ACP

Specifications

(1975-1991)

• Type: Pistol

• Caliber: .45 ACP

• Weight: 1.6 lbs (0.7 kg)

• Length: 7 in (17.8 cm)

• Barrel length: 4 in (10.2 cm)

• Feed System: 6-round magazine

• Fire Modes: Semi-Auto (SA)

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The Star Model PD and variants can be seen in the following films, television series, video games, and anime used by the following actors:

Film

Title	Actor	Character	Note	Date
In the Valley of Elah	Charlize Theron	Detective Emily Sanders		2007

Television

Show Title	Actor	Character	Note / Episode	Air Date
Miami Vice - Season 1	Al Israel	Guzman	"Evan"	1984 - 1989

See Also

• Star Bonifacio Echeverria - A list of all firearms manufactured by Star Bonifacio Echeverria.

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