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Lot #1477
Lot #1479

Lot 1478: Fleming Registered Auto-Sear/HK "HK53" Host Gun, Class III/NFA

Fleming Registered Auto-Sear in a HK "HK53" Host Gun, Class III/NFA

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: December 9, 2023

Lot 1478: Fleming Registered Auto-Sear/HK "HK53" Host Gun, Class III/NFA

Fleming Registered Auto-Sear in a HK "HK53" Host Gun, Class III/NFA

Auction Location: Bedford, TX

Auction Date: December 9, 2023

Estimated Price: $25,000 - $35,000
Price Realized:
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A) Fleming Firearms Auto-Sear, Class III/NFA Fully Transferable Machine Gun

Manufacturer: Fleming Firearms
Model: HK
Type: Machine gun
Gauge: 5.56x45 mm
Barrel:
Finish: matte grey
Grip:
Stock:
Item Views: 2286
Item Interest: Very Active
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 338
Class: Class III
Description:

The sear is individually marked, and installed in the shelf-pattern trigger pack in item "B" of this lot. The "B" item is listed by serial number on the ATF tax stamp paperwork in field "4h," but "B" is not itself the registered item.

Rating Definition:

Very fine, with minor wear and handling marks. 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) under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 479.



B) Heckler & Koch "HK53" Host Gun

Manufacturer: Heckler & Koch
Model: HK53
Type: Rifle
Gauge: 223 Rem
Barrel: 9 inch round
Finish: black
Grip:
Stock: synthetic
Item Views: 2286
Serial Number:
Catalog Page: 338
Class: Modern Long Gun
Description:

Originally manufactured in 1982 in Germany as a semi-automatic rifle, this item was altered to serve as the host gun for the auto sear listed as item "A" in this lot. Features a hooded post front and four-position drum rear sights, with an unmarked four-prong flash hider on the threaded muzzle, "IBR" marked barrel, triangular handguard, textured pistol grip, and a two-position telescoping buttstock. The receiver is "shelf" pattern, with a functional paddle lever for the magazine catch. Model/importer markings on the magazine well and the Fleming address and sear serial number added to the seft side beneath the trigger housingThe trigger housing is equipped with a right handed selector and bears "S/E/F" markings. The bolt carrier was originally semi-auto pattern, with a welded-up trip sear, "IB" on the left, and "IB" (1981) dated bolt head. Includes a MFI claw type 12-slot Picatinny rail adapter (two screws absent), EoTech EXPS3-0 holographic sight, and EoTech G33 3x magnifier (clear optics).

Rating Definition:

Very fine as professionally upgraded, retaining 95% black finish with some lightened markings underneath the finish and scattered light handling evidence. The furniture is excellent. Optics in good order. Mechanically excellent.



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