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'''The Astra Constable appears in the following movies and TV series:'''
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Astra Constable pistol appears in the following movies:
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[[Image:AstraConstable.jpg|thumb|right|305px|Astra Constable - .380 ACP.  Note the single grip screw.]]
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==film==
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[[File:AstraConstable22.jpg|thumb|right|305px|Astra Constable - .22LR.  On the .22LR models note the two grip screws]]
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[[Image:Astra constable engraved.jpg|thumb|right|305px|Astra Constable with engraved stainless steel finish and pearl grips as seen in ''[[Miami Vice]]'' .22 LR, .32 ACP, .380 ACP]]
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[[Image:Astra_A-50.jpg|thumb|right|305px|Astra A-50 - .380 ACP. Unlike the Constable, this is single-action-only. Note the frame-mounted, rather than slide-mounted, safety.]]
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== Specifications ==
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'''Manufacturer:''' Asta Unceta y Cia
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'''Years Produced:''' 1969-1992
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'''Type:''' Pistol
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'''Caliber:''' .22 LR, .32 ACP, .380 ACP
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'''Capacity:''' 8 Rounds
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'''Barrel Length:''' 3.5 Inches
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'''Overall Length:''' 6.5 Inches
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'''Height:''' 4.6 Inches
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'''Width:''' 1.1 Inches
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'''Weight:''' 25 oz. (unloaded); 28 oz. (loaded)
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'''Operation:''' Semiautomatic Pistol; Straight Blowback
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'''Additional Calibers:''' .32 ACP, 22 LR
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=== Film ===
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|-bgcolor=#D0E7FF
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="220"|'''Title'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="280"|'''Note'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Date'''
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| ''[[Three Days of the Condor]]'' || [[Max von Sydow]] || Joubert || || 1975
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| ''[[Taxi Driver]]'' || [[Robert De Niro]] || Travis Bickle ||  || 1976
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|-
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| ''[[Death Collector, The|The Death Collector]]'' || || Assassin || || 1976
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|-
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| rowspan=2|''[[The Onion Field]]'' || [[James Woods]] || Gregory Powell || rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|1979
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| Franklyn Seales || Jimmy “Youngblood” Smith
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| ''[[Nighthawks]]'' || [[Persis Khambatta]] || Shakka ||  || 1981
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|-
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| ''[[Trading Places]]'' || [[Denholm Elliott]] || Coleman || || 1983
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|-
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| ''[[Trading Places]]'' || [[Paul Gleason]] || Clarence Beeks ||  || 1983
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|-
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| ''[[Overdose (El pico)]]'' || José Manuel Cervino || ''Comandante'' Evaristo Torrecuadrada || || 1983
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|-
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| ''[[The Hit (1984)|The Hit]]'' || [[Tim Roth]] || Myron || A-50 || 1984
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|-
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| ''[[The Hit (1984)|The Hit]]'' || [[John Hurt]] || Braddock || A-50 || 1984
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|-
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|''[[Into the Night]]''||[[David Bowie]]||Colin Morris||||1985
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| ''[[Prizzi's Honor]]'' || [[Kathleen Turner]]|| Dr. Jonas ||  || 1985
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|-
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| ''[[Viper (1988)|Viper]]'' || [[Linda Purl]]|| Laura Macalla ||  || 1988
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| ''[[The Man in the Brown Suit]]'' || [[Ken Howard]]|| Gordon Race || A-50 || 1989
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| ''[[The Man in the Brown Suit]]'' || [[Edward Woodward]]|| Sir Eustace Pedler || A-50 || 1989
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| ''[[The Man in the Brown Suit]]'' || [[Stephanie Zimbalist]]|| Anne Beddingfeld || A-50 || 1989
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| ''[[Goodfellas]]'' || [[Ray Liotta]] || Henry Hill || ||1990
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| ''[[Remember (2015)|Remember]]''||||||||2015
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|}
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=== Television ===
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Show Title / Episode'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="170"|'''Actor'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="200"|'''Character'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="250"|'''Note'''
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!align=center bgcolor=#D0E7FF width="80"|'''Air Date'''
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| ''[[Miami Vice - Season 2|Miami Vice]]'' / "Junk Love" || [[Jose Perez]] || Juan Carlos Silva || With pearl grips and engraved stainless steel finish || 1984 - 1989
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| [[Miami Vice - Season 2|Miami Vice]] / "Junk Love" || [[Ely Pouget]] || Rosella || With pearl grips and engraved stainless steel finish || 1984 - 1989
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| ''[[CSI: Miami - Season 3|CSI: Miami]]'' / "Nothing to Lose" || . || . || With ivory grips and engraved stainless steel finish || 2002 - 2012
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| ''[[Castle]]'' / "Private Eye Caramba!" ||[[Daya Vaidya]]||Sophia Del Cordova|| With ivory grips and engraved nickel finish || 19 January 2015
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*''[[Goodfellas]]''
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==See Also==
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*''[[Taxi Driver]]'' (where it is supposed to be a Walther PP)
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* [[Astra]] - A list of all firearms manufactured by Astra-Unceta.
  
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==Television==
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[[Category:Gun]]
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*''[[Miami Vice]]''
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[[Category:Pistol]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 6 July 2022

The Astra Constable appears in the following movies and TV series:

Astra Constable - .380 ACP. Note the single grip screw.
Astra Constable - .22LR. On the .22LR models note the two grip screws
Astra Constable with engraved stainless steel finish and pearl grips as seen in Miami Vice .22 LR, .32 ACP, .380 ACP
Astra A-50 - .380 ACP. Unlike the Constable, this is single-action-only. Note the frame-mounted, rather than slide-mounted, safety.

Specifications

Manufacturer: Asta Unceta y Cia

Years Produced: 1969-1992

Type: Pistol

Caliber: .22 LR, .32 ACP, .380 ACP

Capacity: 8 Rounds

Barrel Length: 3.5 Inches

Overall Length: 6.5 Inches

Height: 4.6 Inches

Width: 1.1 Inches

Weight: 25 oz. (unloaded); 28 oz. (loaded)

Operation: Semiautomatic Pistol; Straight Blowback

Additional Calibers: .32 ACP, 22 LR

Film

Title Actor Character Note Date
Three Days of the Condor Max von Sydow Joubert 1975
Taxi Driver Robert De Niro Travis Bickle 1976
The Death Collector Assassin 1976
The Onion Field James Woods Gregory Powell 1979
Franklyn Seales Jimmy “Youngblood” Smith
Nighthawks Persis Khambatta Shakka 1981
Trading Places Denholm Elliott Coleman 1983
Trading Places Paul Gleason Clarence Beeks 1983
Overdose (El pico) José Manuel Cervino Comandante Evaristo Torrecuadrada 1983
The Hit Tim Roth Myron A-50 1984
The Hit John Hurt Braddock A-50 1984
Into the Night David Bowie Colin Morris 1985
Prizzi's Honor Kathleen Turner Dr. Jonas 1985
Viper Linda Purl Laura Macalla 1988
The Man in the Brown Suit Ken Howard Gordon Race A-50 1989
The Man in the Brown Suit Edward Woodward Sir Eustace Pedler A-50 1989
The Man in the Brown Suit Stephanie Zimbalist Anne Beddingfeld A-50 1989
Goodfellas Ray Liotta Henry Hill 1990
Remember 2015

Television

Show Title / Episode Actor Character Note Air Date
Miami Vice / "Junk Love" Jose Perez Juan Carlos Silva With pearl grips and engraved stainless steel finish 1984 - 1989
Miami Vice / "Junk Love" Ely Pouget Rosella With pearl grips and engraved stainless steel finish 1984 - 1989
CSI: Miami / "Nothing to Lose" . . With ivory grips and engraved stainless steel finish 2002 - 2012
Castle / "Private Eye Caramba!" Daya Vaidya Sophia Del Cordova With ivory grips and engraved nickel finish 19 January 2015

See Also

  • Astra - A list of all firearms manufactured by Astra-Unceta.
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