This is an example of a desirable WWII M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) design, as manufactured by the New England Small Arms Corp. The original design of this rifle was developed by John Browning in 1917 to meet the requirements for a man-portable fully-automatic rifle for the infantry. These BARs played a significant role on all the major battlefields during WWII, Korea and even into Vietnam. This weapon is another extremely successful design by John Browning, that was exceptionally well-made, robust and functioned flawlessly. During WWII these weapons were manufactured by the Marlin Firearms Company and the New England Small Arms Corp. This specific BAR is a WWII model manufactured in the later M1918A2 configuration, which allowed the rifle to be fired in at slow rate of fire by rotating the selector lever to "F" for the 350 rounds per minute, or moving the lever to the "A" for full automatic. This example also has the barrel mounted bipod with the flat feet and the high impact black plastic resin/fiberglass buttstock with the hinged buttplate. This specific rifle is also fitted with a later pattern five-prong type flash hider. The front end of the barrel is marked "N.E.-7/Ordnance Bomb/10-44" indicating manufacture in October 1944. The top of the receiver is marked as follows: "BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE/U.S. CAL. .30 M 1918 A2/MAN'F'D. BY. N.E. SMALL ARMS CORP./668340 A N/-------PATENT APPLIED FOR-------". There is also a small ordnance bomb proof on top of the barrel along with a "P" proof on the front edge of the receiver. This rifle is also fitted with the late pattern rear sight that is graduated from 200-1,500 yards and is fully adjustable for windage and elevation with a blade front sight. It is complete with an original bipod, one 20-round magazine and four spare 20-round GI magazines. There is a small/light importer mark on the rear right side of the receiver that reads, "INTER AMERICAN/SAC".

Very good. 50% of the faded arsenal style is refurbished, gray parkerized finish overall with honest wear. Pitting is present under the finish. The buttstock and handguard are both original and very good. The handguard shows numerous handling marks and nicks/chips from actual use. NOTE: This weapon is a restricted, National Firearms Act (NFA) Class 3, Fully Automatic Weapon, that 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 478. This weapon is currently registered as being "LIMITED TO USE AS A SALES SAMPLE (Pre-86)" and as such can only be purchased by an FFL, with a Class 2 or Class 3 SOT License.