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Manufacturer
	Astra-Unceta y Cia SA More Info

About the Gun

The 44 Terminator is a large-frame S&W-pattern DA/SA snub revolver with a six-shot swing-out cylinder and a short shrouded barrel. Grips are rubber. Sights are a red-insert ramp front and an adjustable white-outline rear. It was sold in blued carbon steel and stainless steel.

Production

Production ran from 1984 through 1989.

Market value

MSRP at production was around $500. Current used market value for examples in good to very good condition ranges $500–$900.

Cartridge Specifications
Cartridge:	.44 Remington Magnum
Alias:	N/A
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Analysis

The Terminator is a short-barrel conversion of Astra’s large-frame Model 44, built for the mid-1980s Magnum-snub market. Early guns started as 6 in revolvers with the barrel cut and a new ramp sight fitted; the grip frame was milled down for compact rubber panels. Later frames were shaped that way at the factory. The name was a U.S. trade label, not an Astra rollmark. Almost all examples are .44 Rem Mag; stainless outnumbers blue. Stocks were gone by the end of the decade. Used guns trade as short-run Magnum snubs; parts are limited.