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LOT 1353
Scarce and Unusual Daewoo Marked “Maremount”
M60 General Purpose Machine Gun, Class III/NFA
Fully Transferable Machine Gun, with Case - Serial no.
MOCK-M60-1, 7.62 mm Nato cal., 24 inch round bbl., matte
black phosphate finish, synthetic stock. Developed in the late
1950s, the M60 was designed as a general-purpose machine
gun (GPMG), a single weapon to replace as many different
.30 caliber machine guns in the Army inventory as possible.
The M60 was deployed as the chief infantry machine gun
for Vietnam, along with a variety of air, ground, and water
vehicle mountings. While other designs started to fill the
infantry niche from the 80s onward, the M60 is still a frontline
automatic weapon with American and allied armed forces.
While most famous as America’s go-to machine gun, other
nations adopted it as well, with South Korea known to have
operated the M60 from about 1974 until 1989. While Saco/
General Dynamics is known to have made M60s for Korea,
the trunnion markings on this example mark it out as having
been manufactured by Korean conglomerate Daewoo. It is also
serial number “MOCK-M6-1” suggesting it was the first made by
Daewoo, possibly as a production prototype. The circumstances
behind this Daewoo-marked M60 being in the United States
are unknown; no import mark is visible, and the tax stamp
paperwork records a manufacturer of “Maremount”(sic) of
“Saco, NE”(sic). The barrel is equipped with a fixed blade front
sight, elongated bird cage flash hider, and swiveling bipod.
The receiver trunnion is fitted with the quick release hardware
for the barrel, manufacturer’s marks, serial number and folding
ladder rear sight. Fitted with a ventilated barrel shroud, ribbed
forearm and pistol grip, and a plastic buttstock with a flip-up
shoulder rest. Included with the lot is a Pelican case.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 97% of the original matte black
phosphate finish, showing mild wear and handling marks
overall, and some minor scuffing on the furniture. Mechanically
excellent. The consignor indicated this weapon has never been
fired. NOTE: This weapon is a National Firearms Act (NFA), fully
transferable Class 3, which is registered with the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) under the
provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 479.
Estimate: 50,000 - 75,000