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LOT 3436
Massive and Impressive
VKT Lahti L-39 (20 pst
kiv/39) 20mm Semi-Automatic Anti-Tank Gun, Class III/NFA Destructive Device - Serial no. 666, 20 mm
cal., 51 inch round bbl., blue finish, hardwood stock. Introduced in 1939 and rushed into service for the Winter
War, the Lahti L-39 fires a 20mm anti-tank round from a top-loaded magazine and was capable of successfully
engaging the Soviet armor of the era. It was fielded under the nomenclature “20 pst kiv/39” (as seen on this
example). Measuring taller than a man and weighing in at close to 110 pounds, the L-39 is fitted with a ported
muzzle brake, a long vented hardwood barrel shroud, left-offset blade and tangent sights, a dual-mode bipod
with brass covered wood skids and swing-out spiked legs, crank-action cocking handle, smooth hardwood grips with
an oversized steel handguard, wooden cheekpiece, and an adjustable rubber recoil pad. The left side of the receiver
bears the military nomenclature and “VKT” logo. The barrel is mixed numbered (“691”), with other visible external numbers matching the receiver. Included with the lot are two extra magazines.
CONDITION: Fine, with 80% of the original blue finish, showing areas of brown patina, flecking of what appears to be white paint, and mild handing marks. The barrel shroud shows splits and cracks, and a screw is absent from the
cheekpiece, otherwise the furniture is in good order. Mechanically excellent. NOTE: This Destructive Device 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 478.
Estimate: 9,500 - 14,000
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LOT 3437
Desirable Special Weapons Co. British Mk II STEN Submachine Gun, Class III/
NFA Fully Transferable Machine Gun - Serial no. SWC0087, 9 mm cal., 8 inch round bbl., parkerized finish,
metal stock. This is a very fine example of one of the more iconic World War II SMGs: the British MkII Sten submachine
gun. This weapon was manufactured by the Special Weapons Co. in North Carolina using a set of World War II British Sten
parts mated to a newly manufactured receiver tube. The STEN SMG was one of the most widely used SMGs during World War II.
They were manufactured in England for approximately $ 9.00 each and were used by numerous allied forces throughout the war. It was
also dropped to thousands of resistance fighters in the Netherlands, France, Belgium and Italy. They were unique in that the wire stock and
barrel could be removed making them easy to parachute into allied forces. It fires from and open bolt with the standard 9 mm Luger cartridge. The top of
the magazine well is marked with the Mk II nomenclature and the underside is stamped “87/FL38184”, and the right side of the bolt has been numbered
“15906”. The left rear side of the receiver tube is stamped “SWC 0087/SPECIAL WEAPONS CO./WILM NC”. It comes with a U.S. M1D type, lace on leather
cheek pad, marked “MRT” on the side which is mounted on the loop style stock, and one 30-round stick magazine.
CONDITION: Very fine as remanufactured, with 98% of the light gray parkerized finish overall with the bolt still in the white. Mechanically excellent. A very
nice looking, ready to go STEN MkII type SMG. 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 478.
Estimate: 7,500 - 12,000