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LOT 425
Excellent and Rare Pre-Ban Australian Lithgow S.A.F. L1.A1.A FAL Semi-Automatic Rifle with Desirable Coachwood
Furniture - Serial no. S.A.F.830151, 7.62 mm Nato (308) cal., 21 inch round bbl., black finish, hardwood stock, hardwood grips. One of
only 200 commercial production L1.A1.A rifles manufactured during a brief window in the 1980s by the Lithgow Small Arms Factory (S.A.F.) in
Australia for export to the U.S., with an importer mark on the inch-pattern receiver. Features winged adjustable post front and folding peep rear
sights, with a bayonet lug on the flash hider, adjustable gas system, a folding carry handle and charging handle, “sand cut” milled bolt carrier, a
Lithgow “seven-point-star/A” factory marked trigger housing with “S” and “R” marked fire controls, along with the “RIFLE, 7.62 mm, L1.A1.A” model
marking on the left of the receiver. Matching serial numbers on the frame, trigger housing, bolt carrier, and bolt. Fitted with a set of distinctive
smooth coachwood handguards, pistol grip, and buttstock, with “MA.84” marked on the underside for the handguards and stock. Includes six extra
magazines and a web sling.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 97% plus original black finish with a few scattered minor handling marks and clear markings. The furniture is very fine with some scattered light compression and handling marks. The magazine
follower engagement rod is absent from the bolt catch, otherwise mechanically excellent. Overall an attractive example of the seldom encountered Australian produced commercial L1A1 rifle complete with the desirable
coachwood furniture!
Estimate: 6,000 - 9,000
LOT 427
Excellent Pre-Ban 1968 Production Curio & Relic Colt AR-15 SP1 Semi-
Automatic Rifle - Serial no. SP11393, 223 Rem cal., 20
inch round bbl., phosphate/anodized finish, synthetic
stock. Manufactured in 1968. Features a standard winged
post front sight on the “A” frame gas block with bayonet lug, windage adjustable two-
leaf rear peep sight on the fixed carry handle upper receiver with short shell deflector and without a
forward assist, three-prong birdcage flash hider on the “12” marked barrel, an unmarked serrated bolt
carrier with “MP” bolt, and a two-piece buffer. Fitted with a checkered
pistol grip, long vented triangular handguard, and fixed buttstock with
ribbed rubber buttplate.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 95% plus original phosphate and 97%
plus anodized finishes with some limited light handling marks and edge
wear. The furniture is also excellent with some minor handling marks.
Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500
LOT 426
Desirable Pre-Ban C&R Heckler &
Koch HK 43 A3 Configured Semi-
Automatic Rifle with Bipod - Serial
no. 1001042E, 223 Rem cal., 16 inch round bbl., black/phosphate finish,
metal stock. Manufactured in 1974 per the “3/74” date marking on the left side of the magazine well, with relatively few HK 43 rifles imported to the U.S. before it was discontinued
in favor of the HK 93. Features hooded post front and four-position diopter drum rear sights, and aftermarket flash hider fitted to the barrel, “F4” marked bolt carrier, and a right-
handed fire selector with color-coded “S/F” markings. Importer mark on the right of the magazine well. Fitted with an A3 pattern telescoping metal stock and a detachable folding
metal bipod.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 97% plus of the original black and phosphate finishes with some minor edge wear, a light safety drag line, some dried grease, a cracked and chipped
synthetic top on the charging handle, and some light scratches and dings. The furniture is exceptionally fine with some minor handling marks. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 5,500 - 7,500
This early production Colt AR-15 SP1 rifle was manufactured
in 1968, making it a desirable Curio & Relic Longarm.
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