KIN Astra Automatic

[amjacobs7]

Was this an auto or just another example of ‘automatic’ being used instead of ‘mechanical’.

[Vici81]

Its not automatic, see the thread here:

Communist metalwork in a box

Astra was a sub-brand of Koh-I-Noor. The Astra automatic 5654 0,5 was probably released in 1985 if I interpreted correctly the state standard code on the upper left corner on the back of the box. It is mostly brass, except for the steel clip and spring, plastic lead reservoir and a bushing at the tip. The black coating is a sort of rubber-plastic, nice to touch, grippy enough and no stickiness at all. The design allows for very low grip (ping @pearsonified). Of course it is not automatic in the…

[amjacobs7]

@Vici81 Thank you.