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Scarce Cadillac-Gage Stoner Model 63 Modular Selective Fire Rifle, Class III/NFA C&R Fully Transferable Machine Gun - Serial no. 001423, 223 cal., 20 inch round bbl., black anodized finish, synthetic stock. One of the many notable products of famed American arms designer Eugene Stoner (of AR10, M16/AR15, and AR-18/180 fame, among others), the genesis of the 63 was in the early 60s, shortly after his departure from Armalite. Working with Cadillac-Gage’s establishment in Costa Mesa,
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California, Stoner developed a modular weapon system, intended to be capable of a radical degree of customization at the field armorer level, creating a receiver that could be reconfigured rapidly for mission and environment; while a number of modern weapons designs have touched on this sort of flexibility, this was an exceptional capability for the era.
