German forces and their allies purchased considerable numbers of the 9x19mm Star Model B, and the Spanish military arming itself with the 9mm Largo (9x23mm) Star Model A. In 1946 the Spanish military adopted an updated version of the Model A, the Model Super in the 9mm Largo.
Stephen Fuller Austin, born in Austinville, Va., November 3, 1793, died December 27, 1836, Often referred to as the Father of Texas, for the hundreds of families he brought into this state due to the relatively poor economic conditions in the United States at the time, Stephen F. Austin was very successful in recruiting families to move to Texas.
Wikipedia: Austin, Texas. Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Travis County. Located in Central Texas on the eastern edge of the American Southwest, it is the fourth-largest city in Texas and the 14th most populous city in the United States.he area was settled in the 1830s on the banks of the Colorado River by pioneers who named the village Waterloo. In 1839, Waterloo was chosen to become the capital of the newly independent Republic of Texas. The city was renamed after Stephen F. Austin, known as the father of Texas.