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LOT 447
Desirable Romanian Ratmil/Cugir Romak 3 PSL Pattern Semi-Automatic Sniper
Rifle with PSO-1 Scope - Serial no. L-0490, 7.62x54 R cal., 24 1/2 inch round bbl.,
black finish, laminate stock. Manufactured in Romania, with importer mark on the
right of the undated receiver. Features winged post front and adjustable tangent rear sights, model and caliber designations
marked on the left of the receiver along with a pinned optic rail, and a set of laminate birch handguards and stock. Matching serial numbers on the receiver, bolt carrier,
bolt, top cover, guide rod, gas tube, rear sight, and magazine. Includes a detachable Romanian PSL/FPK pattern PSO-1 4x24 mm scope and a green nylon sling.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 95% original black finish with dried grease and a few minor handling marks. The stock is very fine as arsenal varnished. Mechanically
excellent. The scope is very fine with some light chipping to the coating and clear optics.
Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
LOT 446
British BSA Boys Mk I Bolt Action
Anti-Tank Rifle in .50 BMG with
Scope, Crate and Accessories - Serial
no. A1069, 50 BMG cal., 36 inch round
bbl., blue finish, metal stock. Offered here is a desirable British Boys anti-tank rifle originally manufactured in 1938 that has been
subsequently professionally rebarreled and rechambered for use with .50 BMG ammunition, removing it from the provisions
of the NFA. It is known that a number of Boys anti-tank rifles were sold commercially stateside in various mail order catalogs
after World War II, with many converted for use with .50 BMG like this one. A Redfield 16x scope has also been subsequently affixed via professionally made mounting brackets drilled
and tapped to the left of the receiver. Named for its designer, Captain H. C. Boys, the Boys anti-tank rifle was originally developed in the mid-1930s and was put to use in the early
stages of World War II; soon rendered obsolete for its original duty of tank hunting in the European Theater as rapid advancements in tank armor proved effective against the .55
Boys cartridge. That said, the rifle was still put to good service throughout World War II against armored cars, enemy equipment, and snipers in cover too sturdy to punch through
with conventional weapons, essentially becoming anti-material rifles decades before the term would be coined. They were used by Finland, who received material support from Allied nations during the Winter
War against the Soviet Union, where they were found to be effective against Soviet T-26 tanks, and many saw use by the British in North Africa against the Germans. While this was going on, the Boys rifle also found an audience
with the United States Marine Corps. Some of these saw successful use by the U.S. Marines against the Japanese in the Pacific. The tanks and small armored vehicles of the Imperial Japanese Army were less sophisticated when
compared with their German counterparts and were ideal prey for the Boys rifle as were any light fortifications they came across. During the Raid on Makin Island, the U.S. Marine Raiders successfully destroyed two Japanese
seaplanes carrying reinforcements on the water using a pair of Boys anti-tank rifles from land. BSA logo and “’38” date on top of the receiver, “R.B. M I” and the serial number marked on the left of the receiver, professionally made
barrel and aftermarket muzzle brake assembly, left-offset standard blade front sight and adjustable peep rear sight with 300 and 500 yard settings, top-loading detachable five-round box magazine modified with an internal front
slot cut to accommodate the longer length of .50 BMG cartridges, Redfield 16x scope, and T-shaped monopod. The receiver is mounted in a shock-absorbing stock assembly with a rear pistol grip and an alloy buttplate with leather
shoulder pad with compartment for oil and an oiler brush (absent). Separately includes the standard Mk I pattern circular muzzle brake, a custom fitted wooden rifle transport crate, an original 1937 revision Boys rifle training
manual, a March 2006 edition of “American Rifleman” magazine containing the article “Elephant Gun! The Boys Rifle in U.S. Service” by Bruce N. Canfield on pages 46-49, papers, locks, keys, scope lens covers, World War II German D.F.
“Doppelfernrohr” (double telescope) 10x80 flak binoculars with a “TYPE G” marked tripod with wooden legs, a custom fitted wood case for the binoculars, and a cleaning rod with green carry case.
CONDITION: Fine as rebarreled to .50 BMG and fitted with a scope, retains 97% original blue finish on the replacement barrel and 85% professionally refinished blue on the receiver, stock assembly, front sight and magazine with
areas turning to smooth brown patina, and some filed and filled in lead sections at the front of the modified magazine. Mechanically excellent. Scope is very fine with clear optics. Included custom rifle transport crate is fine,
German flak binoculars are also fine with clear but slightly dark optics.
Estimate: 5,500 - 8,500
LOT 445
Soviet LPO-50 Flamethrower Unit - Developed in 1953, the LPO-50 was the Soviet Union’s standard issue infantry flamethrower
through the lion’s share of the Cold War, as well as their final model of conventional flamethrower. Much like in the West, the Soviets
retired their flamethrowers in favor of incendiary rockets, which gave greater range. Outside of the direct Soviet circle of influence,
it was also produced by China and seen in the inventories of both North Vietnam and the Irish Republican Army. In design, the LPO-
50 takes some notes from the preceding ROKS-2 and ROKS-3 units, with the flame wand unit designed with a rifle-like pistol grip,
buttstock, and bipod to let them blend in better with their host unit and reduce the chance of getting singled out as a high value
target by enemy marksmen. Mechanically, the LPO-50 takes a very different track than its predecessors and Western counterparts.
Instead of using inert gas to propel incendiary material, the three individual tanks of the backpack unit each contain one “shot”
worth of fuel and a tiny pyrotechnic cartridge. The trigger unit on the wand has a setting for each tank, plus a safe setting, and
when pulled electrically fires the pyro cartridge in the selected tank as well as one of three
igniter units at the muzzle, the former generating the pressure to drive out the fuel and
the latter lighting it up. A battery (absent on this example) concealed in the buttstock
powers both sets of igniter units, with a three-prong plug concealed behind the pistol
grip and the electric wires running along the fuel hose. Once a tank is lit, it goes until it’s gone;
you buy the ticket, and you take the ride for approximately 2-3 seconds. The unit here consists of the
wand, the backpack tank unit with shoulder straps and canvas/wire mesh back panel, and a set of
liquid and electric connection lines. The wand is dated “1982”, with a serial number of “C3304”, and
fitted with a canvas sing.
CONDITION: Fine. The wand unit retains about 70% of the original black finish, with some wear,
dings and handling marks overall, and some heavier dents on the igniters. The tank unit retains
90% of the green paint finish, with similar wear. The tank interiors show significant rust/staining,
but no holes or cuts. Mechanically untested.
Estimate: 5,500 - 8,500