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LOT 1353
Rock Island Armory M60 General Purpose Machine Gun, Class III/NFA Fully
Transferable Machine Gun with Accessories - Serial no. 10261, 7.62 mm cal., 22 inch
round bbl., matte gray phosphate finish, synthetic stock. Manufactured prior to 1987.
Developed in the late 1950s, the M60 was designed as a general-purpose machine gun
(GPMG), a single weapon to replace as many different .30 caliber machine guns in the
Army inventory as possible. The M60 was deployed as the chief infantry machine gun for
Vietnam, along with a variety of air, ground, and water vehicle mountings. While other
designs started to fill the infantry niche from the 80s onward, the M60 is still a frontline
automatic weapon with American and allied armed forces. This example is built around a
receiver made by Rock Island Armory (located near, but not connected to, the Rock Island
Arsenal). The barrel is equipped with a fixed blade front sight, elongated bird cage flash
hider, and swiveling bipod. The receiver trunnion is fitted with the quick release hardware
for the barrel and folding ladder rear sight, with the manufacturer’s markings on the left
side and bottom of the receiver. Fitted with a ventilated barrel shroud, ribbed forearm and
pistol grip, and a plastic buttstock with a flip-up shoulder rest. Included with the lot are
four extra barrels and a barrel case.
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