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LOT 1322
Excellent World War II U.S. International Business
Machines Corp. M1 Semi-Automatic Carbine with Scabbard - Serial no. 3905713, 30
Carbine cal., 18 inch round bbl., parkerized/blue finish,
walnut stock. From the only U.S. M1 carbine production
block manufactured by International Business
Machines Corp., (serial number range from 3,651,520
to 4,009,999) produced from August 1943 to May 1944. Features a “SI B” marked
winged blade front and “S” and “B-O” marked dual flip peep rear sights, “I.B.M. Corp.”
barrel, type II barrel band, “AOB” type III operating rod, “AOB” and “H” marked blued
round-top bolt, along with a “BE-B” fabricated trigger housing with an “EP-B” push
button safety, “PR-B” type III magazine catch, and “WMB” marked type III hammer. Fitted with a “SCB” marked two-
rivet walnut handguard and a low-wood walnut stock marked with “LW-B” in the sling inlet and “ordnance wheel” on
the right side of the buttstock. Includes “PROTECTION/PRODUCTS CO./1943” marked M1 Carbine web carry scabbard.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98% plus original parkerized and blue finishes with limited minor cycling
wear along with clear markings and stamps. Mechanically excellent. Overall a very attractive example of a World War
II U.S. I.B.M. Corp. M1 Carbine!
Estimate: 3,500 - 4,750
LOT 1321
Excellent U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1903A1 National Match Bolt Action Rifle - Serial
no. 1456118, 30-06 Springfield cal., 24 inch round bbl., parkerized/blue finish, walnut stock. Manufactured in 1934.
Features fixed blade front and folding ladder rear sights (sans volley notch), “SA/(flaming bomb)3-36” marked barrel
with “*” star gauge mark at the muzzle, polished receiver rails, polished “N.S.” marked bolt with matching electro-penciled serial number
on the body, and “H” marked bayonet lug. Fitted with an unmarked walnut handguard and a “C” profile semi-pistol grip walnut stock with matching
“1456118” serial number under the butt, circled “P” firing proof on the grip, “S.A./S.P.G.” (U.S. Springfield Armory, Samuel P. Green) inspection cartouche on the left
side of the wrist, and fitted with a heavy checkered steel trapdoor buttplate. Includes “P.J. O’HARE” marked brass muzzle/front sight and steel rear sight covers.
CONDITION: Excellent, retaining 95% plus original parkerized and blue finishes with minor edge wear at the muzzle, limited freckling, some minor handling marks, and crisp markings. The stock
is exceptionally fine as re-oiled with clear stamps and attractive wood grain. Mechanically excellent.
Estimate: 3,500 - 4,750
Collector’s Fact
According to "History of
Smith & Wesson" by Jinks,
only 137 Smith & Wesson
Model 1940 Mk. I Light
Rifles were found in 1974.
LOT 1320
Rare and Excellent World War II Smith & Wesson Model 1940 Mark I
Semi-Automatic Light Rifle - Serial no. 731, 9 mm Luger cal., 9 1/2 inch
fluted bbl., blue finish, synthetic stock. Developed c. 1939 by Smith & Wesson,
the Model 1940 Mark I “Light Rifle” was based on a British government request for a semi-automatic, light-weight rifle
design chambered for the 9 mm Luger cartridge and tested against the M1 Carbine by the U.S. as a pistol substitute for
officers and support personnel. Despite some promising features, the rifles were passed over by the U.S. and failed in
British testing due to cracked receivers caused by higher pressures generated by British military 9 mm Luger loads. Large
numbers of the Light Rifles were destroyed, both during testing and afterwards, including a reported incident of the British
cutting their Light Rifle samples up with a blowtorch and tossing the resulting scrap into the English Channel, making such
examples rare today. According to Smith & Wesson historian Roy Jinks, a number of crated Model 1940 Light Rifles (137
Mark I rifles and 80 Mark II rifles) were found by Smith & Wesson in 1974 and subsequently liquidated as curios with explicit
instructions that they were not to be loaded or fired as detailed on page 240 of “The History of Smith & Wesson” by Jinks.
Features a fixed blade front sight, knob adjustable notch rear sight (graduated from 200 to 400 yards), a throw-lever safety
behind the right side of the trigger, a right side mounted reciprocating charging handle, and novel magazine housing that
holds the magazine, provides a downward facing casing ejection chute at the rear, and acts as a fore-
grip for the user. The receiver bears the two line Smith & Wesson address on
the left, two patent numbers on the right, along with the Mark designation
and serial number behind the trigger guard. Fitted with a black synthetic
buttstock with ribbed blued buttplate marked with a matching serial number.
CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 97% plus original blue finish with
some minor edge wear and a few minor handling marks. Mechanically
excellent.
Estimate: 5,000 - 8,000
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