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Elderly friend next door decided to sell a few of his gun collection. Had a very nice Astra 960 .38 cal with 4 inch barrel. Sold it to me for $ 200. This thing is nice, pinned barrel, recessed chambers, fully adjustable sights, has the hammer strut adjustment ring in grip and a deep rich bluing like you used to see in the 60s and 70s. It looks just like a Smith model 27. This thing is really beefy kind of over kill for a .38. I compared it with a Astra .357 and except for stamping it's identical even the cylinder is the same length. I suspect they share the same frame along with the .44. Can't find much info for the 960 and thought maybe someone may know more about them. Seems odd they would make the 960 and 357 so identical maybe the 960 was requested by their police departments? Also I hear the 960 was not ment for export ? Any info would be appreciated.