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LOT 401
Fabrique Nationale FNC 223 Sporter Host Gun
with Registered S&H Auto-Sear, Class III/NFA Fully
Transferable -A) Fabrique Nationale FNC Host Gun -
Serial no. F.N.019169, 223 Rem cal., 16 1/2 inch round bbl.,
black finish, metal stock. Developed in the mid-1970s,
the FNC (Fabrique Nationale Carbine) was intended as a
successor for the FN FAL rifle for armed forces wanting
to make the transition from a full powered battle rifle
to a 5.56mm assault rifle. This rifle was manufactured
in Belgium and marked for Steyr of Secaucus, New Jersey and Gun South Inc. of
Trussville, Alabama, as a semi-automatic rifle, and then upgraded by S&H Arms of Tulsa,
Oklahoma, to accept a registered auto sear (Item B in this lot) produced prior to the 1986
registration cutoff. Elevation adjustable post front and two-leaf windage adjustable peep
rear sights, with a ported flash hider and sling swivel on the barrel, flip-up grenade sight
on the gas block, ribbed and ventilated metal and plastic forearm, smooth pistol grip,
and side-folding metal buttstock. The lower receiver is fitted with a right handed selector
switch with “S/1/3/A” markings (burst fire components not installed; “3” position acts as
a second semi-automatic setting), S&H markings inside the lower, and a full auto pattern
bolt carrier. Notes about the development of the FNC are also included.
CONDITION: Very fine as upgraded to selective fire, with 98% original black finish, showing
some light scratches and dings on the metal and furniture. Mechanically excellent. NOTE:
This item is a “host” for a NFA-registered conversion component, and will not be separated
from that component for sale or shipment. The serial numbered upper receiver of this item
has not been permanently altered to accept the conversion component, and is not called
out by serial number on the paperwork for the conversion component. B) S&H Arms FNC
Auto Sear, Class III/NFA Fully Transferable Machine Gun - Serial no. 3612, 223 cal.,
bright finish. Manufactured in Tulsa, Oklahoma, this S&H Arms sear unit has been installed
in the previously described host gun (Item A). The sear is individually numbered.
CONDITION: Very fine, with minor wear at the contact points with the bolt carrier and
hammer. 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: 12,000 - 17,000