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LOT 1327
Exceptional 1926 Dated U.S. Springfield Armory
Model 1903 National Match Bolt Action Rifle with U.S.
Springfield Armory Purchase Documents - Serial no. 1278582, 30-06 Springfield cal., 24 inch round bbl.,
parkerized/blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1926, this is an excellent documented example of a U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1903 National Match bolt action
rifle. Features a fixed blade front sight with stamped metal hood and folding ladder rear sight (sans volley notch) with polished face, “S A/flaming bomb/11-26” marked
barrel with “*” star gauge mark at the muzzle, polished receiver rails, headless cocking piece, “J 6” polished swept-handle bolt with matching electro-stenciled serial number
on the body, and “H” marked bayonet lug. Fitted with a walnut handguard and a ‘S’ profile grasping groove walnut stock, with two recoil bolts, a heavily checkered steel trap-
door buttplate, and a boxed “D.A.L.” inspection cartouche along with “K” and circled “P” firing proof on the underside. Includes a nickel plated oiler in the butt trap, along with
a War Department shipping ticket (marked “Q.M.C. FORM 62”) addressed from the U.S. Springfield Armory to a 1st Lieutenant Walter L. Sherfey of the 10th Infantry Division in
Marion, Ohio, for one “NATIONAL MATCH, 1926 Mfr.” M1903 rifle (no serial number listed), dated April, 11, 1928, and an April 3, 1928 dated payment correspondence letter between Lt. Sherfey and U.S.
Springfield Armory Commanding Officer Colonel H. W. Schull.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 95% plus original parkerized and blue finishes with some minor edge wear, flaking dried grease on the rear sight base, minor cycling wear, some minor patches
of visible brown patina/spotting, and light handling marks. The stock is excellent with some minor compression marks, attractive rich original oil finish and raised grain, along with a crisp
cartouche and grasping grooves. Mechanically excellent. A standout example of a U.S. Springfield Armory M1903 National Match rifle overall!
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 1326
Excellent U.S. Springfield Armory 1962 Type 2 National
Match M1 Garand Semi-Automatic Rifle with U.S. Rock Island Arsenal Shipping
Invoice - Serial no. 5464457, 30-06 Springfield cal., 24 inch round bbl., parkerized finish, walnut stock.
Receiver manufactured in 1955 and subsequently built up by the U.S. Springfield Armory to “1962 Type 2” National
Match specifications. These rifles were built for competition use in the 1962 National Matches, using serviceable receivers the armory had in
stock at the time, and were later offered for sale to qualified members of the public through the Director of Civilian Marksmanship (DCM). The 1962
production Type 2 rifles were largely similar to the previous 1961 production Type 2 National Match rifles, aside from the addition of a hooded peep
rear sight which featured a smaller peep and permitted half-click elevation adjustments with the rotation of the hood. Reference pages 555-556 of Bruce Canfield’s “The
M1 Garand Rifle” for more details on the 1962 Type 2 National Match M1 rifles. Features a “N M/062” marked winged blade front sight, hooded “N M” adjustable peep rear sight assembly with “595”
hood and “NM/2A” base, “N M” wide-base gas cylinder, “2 63” dated and “NM” marked “SA” barrel with bright chamber ring, “D28287-19SA/B-17” bolt, “NM” marked “7790722-RA” operating rod, and “6528290-SA” trigger housing with
a “SA D5546008” hammer, “SA11” marked safety, and unmarked stamped trigger guard. Fitted with a set of oiled walnut handguards and stock glass-bedded to the receiver and trigger housing, with boxed “DoD eagle” inspection
stamp on the left of the wrist and circled “P” firing proof stamp on the grip. Matching partial serial numbers “4457” correctly marked on the inside of the trigger housing and stock channel in white paint. Includes a DD Form 1149
invoice/shipping document identifying the rifle by serial number as “National Match” and listing it a sent to an individual in Sterling, Illinois, from the U.S. Rock Island Arsenal on September 22, 1970.
CONDITION: Excellent as built up by the U.S. Springfield Armory into a national match rifle for the 1962 National Matches, retaining 98% plus original parkerized finish with some minor edge and cycling wear, some brown patina
showing on the buttplate, but otherwise limited minor handling marks. The stock is also excellent with attractive original raised grain and oil finish, limited compression marks, crisp cartouche, and eye catching figure. Mechanically
excellent. Overall a standout example of a 1962 Type 2 National Match M1 rifle!
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 1325
Excellent World War II U.S. Property Remington Model 11 Semi-
Automatic Riot Shotgun - Serial no. 488297, 12 gauge, 20 inch round bbl.,
blue finish, walnut stock. This excellent World War II U.S. Remington Model 11 riot shotgun has
an “OMM” July 1943 date code on the left breech area of the matching numbered barrel. Single bead
sight, with the barrel marked for a cylinder choke and a 2 3/4 inch chamber,
with “U.S.” and flaming bomb stamps on top of the barrel and repeated
on the upper left side of the receiver ahead of “MILITARY FINISH”, with the
Remington trade mark on the left side over the serial number, “W” on the
trigger guard and “MODEL 11” on the bolt. Smooth forearm and pistol grip
stock, with the Ordnance crossed cannons cartouche ahead of “FJA” (World War
II-era inspector Frank J. Atwood) on the left side of the buttstock, a serrated Remington buttplate and a 14 inch length of pull.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 98% of the original blue finish, showing some minor handling marks and edge wear overall. Wood is very fine
with one very small chip from the stock at the left front corner near the lower tang, and distinct edges. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 6,000 - 10,000