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Star Model 1914

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Wow! What a rare find! I personally cannot speak to the officer's model aspect, but any Star 1914 is hard to find. Personally, I would not spend the money to get original grips for an example lacking so much finish, although reproductions would be ideal. Perhaps try these? STAR I, .32ACP, 9 RD MAGAZINE OR GRIPS - Triple K

Regarding shooting it, I did a fairly detailed write up on .32 ammo that I can post if you wish. Long story short, most modern newly loaded .32ACP is around 1000fps, with PPU being a bit slower at 900fps.

Thanks for sharing!
 
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Wow! What a rare find! I personally cannot speak to the officer's model aspect, but any Star 1914 is hard to find. Personally, I would not spend the money to get original grips for an example lacking so much finish, although reproductions would be ideal. Perhaps try these? STAR I, .32ACP, 9 RD MAGAZINE OR GRIPS - Triple K

Regarding shooting it, I did a fairly detailed write up on .32 ammo that I can post if you wish. Long story short, most modern newly loaded .32ACP is around 1000fps, with PPU being a bit slower at 900fps.

Thanks for sharing!
If you think the guns are hard to find, try finding mags (triple K has had me on back order for at least 6 months) or even worse, an original holster. I’ve been searching for years - no joy.

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I've attached a link to my Star. Dimensionally, it fits the "Officers Model" description.
Hope this helps a bit.

 
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As far as these grips go, if they are indeed sweetheart grips then the guy removed whatever photos might have been held behind them way before I bought it, and then painted the backs black. I see that the serial number falls within the range of the ones that were delivered to the French military so I suppose that this was in French service well before the onset of WWII. while researching these pistols I see that a couple of really good videos about them have been posted on youtube. Supposedly these were of good manufacturing quality and weren't finished by individuals at home with a bit of machining equipment like the Ruby's were.
 
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Leave the third magazine original, it’s not like you will carry the pistol and need backup mags. Also before you do anything else shoot a full mag of each example to see if they will work at all. Pistols will often cycle by hand but while firing experience stoppages.
 
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