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LOT 386
Exceptional Early Production Harrington & Richardson Reising Model 60 Semi- Automatic Carbine - Serial no. 1519, 45 ACP cal., 18 inch round bbl., parkerized finish, walnut stock. This is an exceptional example of a scarce all original commercial Model 60 Reising semi-automatic carbine. These commercial
models are fairly scarce as only 3,248 were produced, in total right after WWII. The top
of the receiver has the model/caliber/address/patent marking. The receiver has a small sliding safety marked with “SAFE” and “SA” for semi-automatic. The top of the
barrel has a single “P” proof next to the letter “H”. They have an adjustable rear sight (elevation only) with a dovetailed front sight blade. Fitted with a nice walnut stock with small, shallow finger grooves on the sides of the forend, stamped, sheet metal trigger guard and stamped flat sheet metal buttplate. With one spare 20 round magazine, a tan WWII style canvas sling, and manual. CONDITION: Excellent plus overall with 99% of the light gray/green parkerized finish with just some minor edge and high spot wear with some browning on the trigger guard overall. The wood is also excellent with the only imperfections being a couple of long pressure marks of drag lines on the left side below the receiver area and some minor scratches on the right side below the rear of the action. Mechanically excellent. The magazines also retain 99% of the same light gray/green parkerized finish and the sling is in like new condition. An exceptional example of a Reising semi-automatic carbine. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 387 Winchester Model 1897 Slide Action Trench Shotgun with Winchester Bayonet - Serial no. E712285, 12 gauge, 20 1/4 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1919 by Winchester as a trench shotgun. Single brass bead sight on the 1918 patent dated bayonet lug, original six-hole heat shield marked “PAT. JAN. 15 & MAR. 19, 1918” and barrel marked for cylinder choke. No American military markings are present. 18-groove forearm, smooth pistol grip stock, checkered Winchester buttplate and “1918” dated leather sling. An undated “W” marked 1917 pattern bayonet is also included. CONDITION: Very fine, with 76% plus original blue finish, showing areas of brown patina, bright edge wear, driver marks on the screws, dents and scratches concentrated on the heat shield, and mild handling marks. A thin scuff is present on the right side of the barrel, just below the heat shield. The wood is also very fine, with a few light scratches and dings, and attractive grain in the buttstock. The bayonet is very fine, shows a mixed brown patina and mild spotting. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 388
Outstanding World War I U.S. Winchester Model 1917 Bolt Action Rifle - Serial no. 423263, 30-06 Springfield cal., 26 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. The Model 1917 was the service rifle most used by infantrymen of the American Expeditionary Force (AEF) throughout World War I and continued to see use up through World War II and beyond as a surplus arm, making original unaltered examples with a high level of retained finish a rarity. Barrel is marked “W/flaming bomb/9- 18”, winged fixed blade front and elevation adjustable ladder peep rear sights, standard receiver markings, and “flaming bomb” proof on left receiver wall. With correct “flaming bomb” and “W” stamped, “NS” marked nickel steel bolt. Smooth oiled walnut semi-pistol grip stock with “eagle head/509” proof behind the triggerguard, “W” on the nose, and steel trapdoor buttplate. Includes a “M.D.C./H&P.1918” marked M1907 leather sling.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 90% plus original overall blue finish with limited minor edge wear and limited minor smooth brown/grey patina mostly on the bolt handle and buttplate. The stock is excellent with outstanding original oil finish and raised grain. Mechanically excellent. It would be difficult to find another Winchester Model 1917 rifle in similar condition! Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 389
Very Fine Pre-World War I U.S. Springfield Model 1903 Bolt Action N.R.A. Sales Rifle with Bayonet - Serial no. 613644, 30-06 cal., 24 inch round bbl., blue/casehardened finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1915, one of a limited number of 1903 rifles released for sale to civilians prior to America’s entry into World War I. Hooded blade front and folding ladder rear sights, “SA/11-15” barrel, and milled triggerguard assembly bearing the “(flaming bomb)/N.R.A.” marking to distinguish it
from items still in government inventory. Oil quenched casehardened receiver, safety and magazine cut-off, and all blued milled components that include barrel bands, bolt, trigger guard, and floorplate. “S” style stock with single reinforcing bolt, high hump handguard with proper rear sight clearance cut, and sharply checkered steel buttplate with compartment. Serrated trigger, dished windage and elevation knob, and rear sight leaf with the 2,850 yard notch. “H” marked on the bayonet lug, “8 1” marked on the right of the rear bolt lug, the left stock wrist is stamped with the Ordnance final inspection initials “J.S.A.” in a rectangle, a small “FB” in the cutoff recess, and a small “23” above a circled script “P” firing proof stamped behind the trigger guard. Includes a “1906” dated Springfield M1905 bayonet, “R.I.A./1909” brown leather sheath with “1907” dated RIA belt loop adapter on the swivel, and a “1918” dated brown leather sling. CONDITION: Very fine, with 85% plus original blue and casehardened finish, showing brown patina on the barrel bands and parts of the triggerguard, bright edge wear and mild handling marks. The stock is also very fine, with some light scratches and dings. The bayonet is in very fine condition. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500
LOT 390
U.S. Rock Island Arsenal Model 1903 Bolt Action Rifle, Formerly of the Collection of Scott Duff, with Duff Letter and Bayonet - Serial no. 301236, 30-06 cal., 24 inch round bbl., parkerized finish, walnut stock. Per the included signed letter from Scott Duff, this Rock Island Arsenal 1903 bolt action rifle was part of his collection for a number of years. “RIA/5-18” dated barrel, early pattern parkerized finish, dual reinforcement bolts and “OHA/1918” cartouche on the straight wrist stock, smooth buttplate and brown leather sling. Also included is a 1918 dated Springfield bayonet with hardwood grip and canvas covered sheath; the Duff letter does not mention a bayonet. CONDITION: Fine, with 85% plus arsenal parkerized finish on barreled action, 30% blue on trigger guard, showing mild oxidization on the magazine cutoff and buttplate, areas of brown patina, and mild handling marks overall. The lightly sanded, reoiled stock is very good, with minor stains and dings, and the sling is strong and supple. Bayonet is also fine. Mechanically excellent. Provenance: The Scott Duff Collection; Property of a Gentleman. Estimate: 1,400 - 2,250