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LOT 376
Catco/Browning Model 1919A6
Machine Gun, Class III/NFA Fully Transferable Machine Gun - Serial no. 5117, 7.62 mm Nato , 24 inch round bbl., matte gray phosphate finish, metal stock, metal grips. Manufactured using a Catco-made right sideplate and a mix of commercial and military surplus components, this is a fine representative example of the Browning Model 1919A6 machine gun. Developed during World War II, the A6 variant of the 1919 was meant to fill the gap between the tripod-mounted 1919 and the handheld 1918 BAR, giving a weapon more maneuverable than a tripod gun but with greater sustained fire capacity than a magazine fed rifle. Folding blade front and ladder rear sights, with a flash hider/muzzle booster and swiveling bipod on the end of the heat shield, Catco markings on the sideplate, Israeli-marked 7/62mm feed mechanism, and a checkered pistol grip with a
clamp-on buttstock.
CONDITION: Very fine as assembled, with 90% plus arsenal quality matte gray phosphate finish, showing light edge wear
and handling marks. The recoil spring is absent; otherwise, the item appears to be in fine order. 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: 14,000 - 22,500
LOT 377
Harrington & Richardson Model 50 Reising Submachine
304
Gun, Class III/NFA C&R Fully Transferable Machine Gun
- Serial no. 8267, 45 ACP cal., 11 inch round bbl., blue finish, hardwood stock.
A closed-bolt blowback-operated submachine gun, the Reising Model 50 saw action with the U.S.
Marines in the Pacific as a substitute for the M1 Thompson, though they found their best success
as defensive weapons for war-essential industries and as patrol carbines for American police
forces. Blade front and elevation adjustable peep rear sights, with a flash hider/muzzle brake,
cooling fins on the “P” marked barrel, three-line Worcester address near the ejection port, and
three-position selector/safety on the right side. Smooth pistol grip stock with a cocking lever on
the underside, leather sling, and a lightly ribbed buttplate.
CONDITION: Excellent, with 95% of the original blue finish, showing light spotting on the flash hider and receiver, along with mild handling marks. The stock is fine, with some dark patches on the left side of the forearm and buttstock and mild scuffs and dings overall. Mechanically excellent. 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) that is classified as a “Curios or Relic”
as defined in 27 CFR, 478.11. These weapons
are still subject to the provisions of 18 U.S.C.
Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 479.
Estimate: 10,000 - 18,000