Star Model C
- Category
- Pistol
- Barrel
- Not recorded
- Weight, empty
- Not recorded
- Introduced
- 1920
About
What it is, and why it matters
The Star Model C is a Spanish blowback-operated, single-action semi-automatic pistol manufactured by Star Bonifacio Echeverria, S.A. of Eibar. Produced during the 1920s and chambered for the low-pressure 9x20mm Browning Long cartridge, it belongs to the early lettered series of open-top-slide Star pocket and service pistols derived from the company's Ruby- and Colt 1903-pattern designs. It is a hammer-fired handgun feeding from a detachable box magazine.
After the First World War, Star of Eibar became known for its distinctive open-topped-slide pistols, and the lettered Model C was one of the early Browning-Long-chambered entries in that family before Star's better-known 1934 military series took over the alphabet.
Part of Star's early alphabetic model range (distinct from the later 1934 Model A/B/P military series); details on production totals and exact dimensions are sparsely documented.
Specification
Everything measured
IdentityWhat it is, who built it and when.
- Manufacturer
- Star Bonifacio Echeverria
- Category
- Pistol
- Country
- Spain
- Status
- Discontinued
- Produced
- 1920
ActionHow it cycles, what trips it, and what feeds it.
- Action
- Blowback
- Firing mechanism
- Hammer fired
- Trigger
- Single action
- Magazine
- Detachable box
MaterialsEach swatch is the material itself, not a colour chosen to stand for it.
- Frame
- Steel
- Slide
- Steel
- Barrel
- Steel
- Stock
- Wood
- Finish
- Blued
BallisticsFrom the service cartridge, not a handload.
- Effective range
- 25 m
Trajectory
What the round does downrange
Solved from the muzzle figures and the bullet. The dashed rule is the effective range on the record, and the crosses are the steps the solver returned.
No load solved for this record yetThe flight path is computed from a cartridge and a bullet. This record has no ammunition filed against its chambering, so there is nothing to solve.
Features
What it has
What the record lists as fitted, drawn from the catalogue.
Single action only
External hammer
Fixed sights
Open top slide
Standing
How it compares
This record has too few measurements to compare with others yet.
Answers
Questions about the Star Model C
What caliber is the Star Model C?
The Star Model C is chambered in 9x20mm Browning Long.
Who makes the Star Model C?
The Star Model C is made by Star Bonifacio Echeverria (Spain). It was designed by Bonifacio Echeverria.
When was the Star Model C introduced?
The Star Model C was introduced in 1920.
How does the Star Model C operate?
The Star Model C uses a blowback action, and its firing mechanism is hammer fired.
Compatibility
Which parts fit this firearm
Studio
Every part that mounts on this, resolved
Not a list the maker typed out: the answer comes from the mounts this firearm exposes and the interface each part needs, so it stays right when either one changes.
- Every part that mounts on any firearm in the catalogue
- Interface standards, platforms and fit overrides
- The same answers through the API and the MCP server
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Provenance
What the record holds
Every figure above was taken from one of these pages. The confidence reflects how much of the record came from a page a claim can be checked against.
Provenance
Confidence in this record
62%
Stockists
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API
The call that returns this record
The same fields, in the same units, from the same endpoint the page reads.
curl --request GET \ --url 'https://api.gunspec.io/v1/firearms/star-model-c' \ --header 'X-API-Key: your_key'{ "id": "star-model-c", "name": "Star Model C", "manufacturer": { "id": "star", "name": "Star Bonifacio Echeverria", "countryCode": "ES", "foundedYear": 1908, "website": null, "logoUrl": null, "description": null, "status": null, "defunctYear": null, "stateOwned": null, "makesFirearms": null, "parentId": null, "predecessorId": null, "createdAt": "2026-02-18 03:40:48", "updatedAt": "2026-02-18 03:40:48", "version": "718648e74a6528b85199425c1812d408886d97eb43af5ac2bd1086cb566a706a" }, "category": { "id": "pistol", "name": "Pistol", "description": "Handguns designed to be fired with one or two hands" }, "country_of_origin": "ES", "year_introduced": 1920, "barrel_length_mm": null, "weight_empty_g": null, "action_type": "blowback"}