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LOT 588
Desirable Pre-Ban Finnish Valmet M76/FS Semi-Automatic Rifle - Serial
no. 155297, 223/5.56 mm NATO cal., 16 1/2 inch round bbl., parkerized finish, metal
stock. Manufactured c. 1970s-1980s as a commercial semi-automatic only version of the Finnish RK 62 TP select-fire service rifle. Features a
three prong flash hider with bayonet lug on the bottom prong, hooded post front and elevation adjustable peep rear sights, and flip up front night
sight. The left side of the receiver is marked with the model, caliber, and importer mark. Matching partial serial number on the left side of the rear
sight base. Fitted with a ribbed ventilated polymer handguard, checkered polymer pistol grip, a folding metal tube
buttstock with rubber wrap cover.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 95% plus original parkerized finish with scattered patches of
dried grease, a few minor visible patches of spotting/oxidation, and limited minor handling
marks. The furniture is also excellent with a few light handling marks. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
LOT 589
Rapid Fire Model 1919A4 Semi-Automatic Firearm with Tripod and Crank Fire Device - Serial no. 2165, 308 cal., 24 inch round bbl., gray
phosphate finish, metal grips. Manufactured c. early 2000s in Troy, Ohio with a semi-automatic sideplate and a combination of commercial and military
surplus components. Blade front and folding ladder rear sights on the top of the receiver, with the Rapid Fire markings on the right sideplate, ventilated
barrel heat shield, swiveling pintle mount, and a checkered pistol grip. Included with the lot is a tripod and a crank fire device.
CONDITION: Very fine as assembled, with 85% gray phosphate finish, showing areas of rust and brown staining concentrated around the edges of the
receiver plates, along with some light wear on the heat shield and mild handling marks overall. The tripod and the crank fire device are both in good
order. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,000 - 5,000
LOT 587
Early Devine, Texas,
Production Springfield Armory Inc.
M1A Semi-Automatic Rifle - Serial no. 001638, 7.62 cal., 22 inch round bbl.,
parkerized finish, walnut stock. Manufactured c. 1973 by Springfield Armory Inc. in Devine, Texas, under the ownership of Elmer
C. Balance, who was the first to produce a semi-automatic version of the U.S. M14 select-fire service rifle. These early production
M1A rifles were largely built from surplus USGI components, as is the case with this example. Features a winged blade front
and adjustable peep rear sight assembly, flash hider with bayonet lug, “SA” marked and “8 67” dated barrel, receiver mounted
shell deflector/stripper-clip adapter, “7790186/HRT A20/CBP” bolt, “7267064/66118” operating rod, and “7267030-HR-N” trigger housing with “5546008
HR AD” hammer. The bottom of the barrel is marked with a one-line “RTI BX 210 DEVINE TEX” address. Fitted with a “OM” marked parkerized magazine, brown
fiberglass handguard, and a USGI M14 profile walnut stock, marked with a boxed “DoD eagle” acceptance stamp on the left of the wrist and circled “P” firing proof on the grip, with a selector cutout on the right side and hinged
shoulder support plate on the buttplate.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 97% plus original parkerized finish with some limited minor edge and handling marks. The stock is also excellent with rich oil finish, a few minor handling marks, and crisp markings. Mechanically
excellent. Overall an attractive example of an early Devine, Texas, produced M1A rifle!
Estimate: 3,000 - 4,500
LOT 586
TNW Inc. MG 34 Belt Fed Semi-Automatic
Rifle - Serial no. 1572, 8 mm cal., 24 inch
round bbl., blue finish, birch stock.
Manufactured c.1944-
present, this is a semi-
automatic only copy
of the World War II era German
Maschinengewehr (MG) 34 general purpose
machine gun, built using surplus components
around a new manufactured receiver made by TNW Inc. of Vernonia, Oregon. A recoil-operated, air-
cooled design, the MG 34 was adopted by the German army in 1936 and is considered the world’s fist true general purpose machine gun, intended for use in a variety
of different roles from squad level to vehicle mounts and even aircraft point defense. Due to the MG 34’s fine machining and manufacturing requirements along with
the associated costs, it was eventually phased out of the role of main line machine gun in favor of the faster firing and more economic MG 42. However, it remained in
extensive use up to the end of World War II for its quick change barrel method, which proved more agreeable with vehicle mounts
than the MG 42. Features folding blade front and folding elevation adjustable tangent rear sights, ventilated barrel shroud with two
bipod attachment points and an anti-aircraft sight base, reversible top cover feed mechanism, left side push lever safety marked “S/F,”
and two part trigger marked “E/D” (Note: the “D” marked auto position will only fire this rifle in semi-automatic). Various German style
markings on the components, including “dot/1944” on the barrel shroud and “bpr” on the top cover. Fitted with ribbed composite grip
handles, a birch buttstock, and detachable folding bipod.
CONDITION: Very fine as manufactured and assembled from surplus parts by TNW Inc., retaining 95% blue finish with a few patches of
surface spotting and a few patches of minor pitting visible underneath the finish. The stock is fine with three plug repairs, some dents
and a few cracks. Mechanically fine.
Estimate: 5,500 - 8,500