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LOT 3390
World War II U.S. Underwood M1 Semi-Automatic Carbine - Serial no.
4030025, 30 Carbine cal., 18 inch round bbl., parkerized/blue finish, walnut
stock. This carbine has a “U” marked blade front and two leaf, flip up rear peep
sights, Underwood barrel dated “8-43”, type I narrow barrel band, unmarked
push button safety, “cc/M” marked magazine catch, brazed trigger guard, and “WU” marked hammer. Low wood pistol grip stock with two
rivet handguard, boxed “G.H.D./U.E.F.” cartouche on the right side of the stock with the “crossed cannons” ordnance marking, “U/PU” marking
in the sling recess, and checkered stamped buttplate, with “U” marked magazine. Includes an oiler and canvas web sling.
CONDITION: Very fine. 85% plus original parkerized finish remains with some minor edge wear, mixed gray patina on the barrel and trigger guard, and some light spotting.
The correct blued flat top bolt retains 80% original finish. The reoiled stock is fine with legible inspection marks and small scattered dings. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,250 - 3,250
LOT 3389
Exceptional World War II British Proofed Lend-Lease
U.S. Springfield Armory M1 Garand Semi-Automatic Rifle - Serial no. 525825, 30-06
Springfield cal., 24 inch round bbl., parkerized finish, walnut stock. Receiver manufactured in
March 1942, three months after the United States’ forced entry into World War II, then subsequently transferred
to Britain as a part of the Lend-Lease Act, in which the United States shipped large amounts of supplies and arms to support the
beleaguered Allied European nations. Features a winged blade front sight with retained screw cap, “flush nut” pattern adjustable peep rear
sight assembly, “8” marked U.S. Springfield Armory pattern narrow-base gas cylinder, chamfered gas cylinder lock, replacement cross-slot gas
plug, arched profile lower band with staked solid retaining pin, single-groove milled rear handguard clip, “S-A-3-42” barrel with British proofs and bright chamber ring, uncut “3 SA” operating rod,
“-12SA/RE5B” bolt, “8” follower, short fork follower rod, and “-5-SA” trigger housing with “-2 SA” hammer, “-6SA” safety, and “L” marked milled trigger guard. Fitted with a set of walnut handguards and
a walnut stock bearing a boxed “S.A./G.H.S.” (U.S. Springfield Armory, Col. Gilbert H. Stewart) inspection cartouche and large “ordnance wheel” acceptance stamp on the left of the wrist, along with a
circled serif “P” firing proof on the grip. Includes segments of a steel cleaning rod and a “KRE” marked M3A1 combination tool stowed in the butt trap.
CONDITION: Exceptionally fine, retaining 90% plus original parkerized finish with some scattered minor edge wear, a replacement flush nut, some light cycling wear, some light spotting and minor
pitting in patches focused on the buttplate and rear sight base, orange paint added to the front sight blade, dried grease, flakes of orange paint residue, and some scattered light handling marks. The
re-oiled stock is very fine with some slivers of wood missing from the underside of the front handguard along with scattered light compression marks and clear stamps. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 2,500 - 4,000
LOT 3388
World War II U.S. J. Stevens Arms Co. Model 620 Slide Action Trench Shotgun -
Serial no. 26257, 12 gauge, 20 inch round bbl., blue finish, walnut stock. One of a reported total of
12,174 Model 620 (also known as the 620A) slide action shotguns of all variants (trench, riot, and training)
manufactured by the J. Stevens Arms Company c. 1940-1945 under contract for the U.S. Government during
World War II, as discussed on pages 94-95 of “Complete Guide to
United States Military Combat Shotguns” (2007
publication) by Bruce N. Canfield. A streamlined
improvement over the previous Model 520, the Model 620 was
introduced in 1927, with the slightly modified version, the Model 620A, being introduced in 1940, with the
only appreciable different being the stock attachment method. With its solid frame hammerless design, the
Model 620A proved well suited to the role of a combat shotgun, with the capability to both “slam fire” and take-
down for easier stowage, and was standardized after World War II, continuing to see use by both the U.S. Army and
U.S. Marine Corps through the Korean and Vietnam wars. Features a single brass bead on the three screw hole bayonet lug adapter (only
one central screw installed) with six-hole perforated steel heat shield, surrounding the blued barrel marked with the gauge and 2 3/4 inch
chamber designations on the left along with the three-line J. Stevens/Savage Arms address as well as an “ordnance bomb” and “P” on the right side, “P” marked
on top of the chamber and receiver, the serial number on the underside of the trigger guard, along with “P/ordnance bomb”, the model marking, and “U.S.” marked on the left side of the receiver.
Fitted with a smooth rounded walnut slide forearm and a semi-pistol grip walnut buttstock with a serrated black synthetic butt. Length-of-pull (LOP) is 14 inches.
CONDITION: Very fine, retaining 85% plus original dull wartime blue finish with a correct bright plum hue on the bayonet lug adapter, two absent bayonet lug adapter securing screws, some
scattered minor edge wear, some light cycling/slide wear on the tube, some scattered dried grease, a few light handling marks/scratches, and clear stamps. The wood is very fine with scattered light
compression marks, a hairline crack at the top of the wrist, and attractively aged and darkened oil finish. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,500 - 5,500