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pistol grip and a shortened “club foot” buttstock. A folding bipod, a Knight’s foregrip and two Knight’s rail covers are installed on the forearm. The TSC markings are present on the front of the receiver, with the Fleming markings on the right side of the frame, concealed by the trigger group. The bolt carrier is dated “6/60” with a pink enamel dot to indicate the fully locked position and proper slotting to interface with the feed hardware, and the bolt head is dated “9/74”. The trigger pack is the ambidextrous style, with pictograph markings for safe, semi- automatic, 3-round burst, and full automatic. Included with the lot is one large metal belt carrier can, four
small round plastic belt carriers, assorted small parts, a length of non-disintegrating metal belt, assorted
small parts, a YHM 45 degree rail extension, and a telescoping buttstock.
CONDITION: Very fine, with 98% of the factory pattern black finish, showing some light handling marks
and edge wear overall. The forearm is loose at the rear, otherwise the furniture is equally very fine.
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 478.
Estimate: 20,000 - 35,000
LOT 486
Heckler & Koch/TSC Machine/Fleming
Firearms HK51 Belt Fed Machine Gun,
Class III/NFA Fully Transferable Machine Gun with
Accessories - Serial no. A049134, 308 cal., 8 1/2 inch round bbl.,
black finish, synthetic stock. Originally manufactured in 1982 by
Heckler & Koch as a semi-automatic rifle, two rounds of upgrades
were performed by American firms, namely TSC Machine (belt feed conversion) and Fleming Firearms (registration of receiver as machine gun and installation of shelf-compatible trigger pack) turning it into an extremely compact belt fed selective fire weapon. Hooded post front and 4-position drum rear sights, the former highlighted with pink enamel for improved visibility, with a ported flash higher, Knight’s Armament triple-rail forearm, textured
LOT 487 Excellent Heckler & Koch HK53, Class III/NFA “Sales Sample” Machine Gun - Serial no. C111623, 223 cal., 8 1/3 inch round bbl., black finish, synthetic stock. Originally manufactured in 1983 and later upgraded. Short barreled 5.56mm automatic rifles have been seeing growing popularity in the Armed Response/SWAT role, giving many of the size/maneuverability advantages of a pistol caliber sub-machine gun combined with increased range and hitting power. Hooded post front and four-position drum rear sight, with a Knight’s Armament Rail Adapter System installed in place of the forearm, birdcage flash hider, three position “0/1/25” (safe/semi/full) hinge pin configured trigger group and a fixed buttstock. The magazine well bears the HK nomenclature and “ID(antler)” (1983) date code on the left side, with the West Germany/Chantilly, Va address on the right side. One magazine is included, gray steel and “IE” (1984) dated. Also included with the item are three Knight’s brand rail covers, a green canvas sling and a Knight’s Armament case. CONDITION: Excellent, with 98% plus original black finish, showing some light handling marks overall. The stock is in equally excellent condition. Mechanically excellent. 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. Estimate: 8,500 - 13,000
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