| Pistol F. Ascaso | |
| Type: | Pistol |
| Is Ranged: | YES |
| Designer: | Taller Casa de Bach de Terrassa (Factory of the Subsecretary of Weaponry SAF 290) |
| Design Date: | 1937 |
| Number: | ~5.000–8.000 |
| Variants: | Astra 400 |
| Weight: | 1,015 g |
| Length: | 224 mm |
| Part Length: | 150 mm |
| Width: | 32 mm |
| Height: | 135 mm |
| Cartridge: | 9mm Largo |
| Caliber: | 9 mm |
| Action: | Simple recoil |
| Velocity: | 380 m/s |
| Feed: | 8 rounds |
| Sights: | Iron sights |
The F. Ascaso was a semi-automatic pistol designed and produced in Catalonia during the Spanish Civil War. Its name comes from the Anarcho-syndicalist Francisco Ascaso Abadía. It was a copy of the Astra 400, but with a lower quality, even though it had a good design.
The weapon production started in 1937 and they were produced to the anarchist militias. It had a total production of between 5,000 and 8,000 units.[1]