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LOT 1634
Desirable Pre-Ban Valmet M62/S Semi-Automatic Rifle with Accessories - Serial no. 131672, 7.62x39 mm
cal., 16 inch round bbl., phosphate finish, metal stock, plastic grips. Manufacture
began in 1962. Fitted with ventilated ribbed handguard, ribbed pistol grip, and desirable
tube steel stock. Milled receiver marked “VALMET/Made in Finland” on the left and “M62/S 7.62x39mm/Semi-Automatic Rifle/INTERARMS/Alexandria, Virginia” on the right. Manufactured as a semi-automatic version of the Finnish M-62. Includes leather sling, bayonet, scabbard, and 3 extra magazines CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98% plus original phosphate finish with some minor handling marks and a few scuffs on the buttstock. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 4,000 - 6,000
LOT 1635
Desirable and Scarce Beretta BM69 Semi-Automatic Rifle - Serial no. 001343, 308 Win cal., 24 inch round bbl., parkerized finish, metal/hardwood stock, plastic grips. This is a semi-automatic version of the BM69 developed by the Italians after World War II. The BM59 rifles were very similar to the Springfield M-14 rifle with the BM69 similar to the M1A. Only about 1,500 were imported into the United States. The rifle is equipped with a flash suppressor/
grenade launcher, a flip up grenade sight, a folding bipod and the standard M1 Garand sights. Mounted on a smooth walnut stock with folding wire stock. Magazine is absent. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98% original parkerized finish with some minor handling marks. Stock is very fine with some scattered dings and scratches. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,750 - 4,250
LOT 1636 Desirable Pre-Ban Maadi/Steyr ARM Semi-Automatic Rifle - Serial no. S001384, 7.62x39 mm cal., 16 inch round bbl., black finish, laminate stock, plastic grips. Manufactured in Egypt on equipment supplied by the Soviet government. Many claim these to be the closest copy of a Soviet AKM available on the market. Standard markings and features including Egyptian proofs and import mark. Includes green canvas sling. CONDITION: Excellent overall, retaining 98% original black finish with limited handling marks. Wood is also excellent with some minor dings and scratches overall. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,500 - 3,750
LOT 1637
Early Three Digit Serial Number “523” Texas Production Springfield Armory (Inc) M1A Semi-Automatic Rifle with Bipod - Serial no. 000523, 7.62 mm Nato (308) cal., 22 inch round bbl., parkerized finish, walnut
stock. Blade front and fully adjustable rear peep sights, long slotted flash hider with a slip-over ported cover attached to the bayonet lug, and a “SAK 11-65” marked barrel. Fitted with a USGI pattern pistol grip stock with a folding front grip, 3-position green canvas sling,
unplugged selector cut and a rubber buttplate with a flip-up shoulder rest. A military bipod is also included. CONDITION: Excellent, with 97% plus original parkerized finish, showing some light edge/cycling marks and mild handling wear. The stock is very fine, with some crazing of the upper handguard and mild handling marks overall. Mechanically excellent. Estimate: 2,250 - 3,500 LOT 1638 Romanian FPK Dragunov Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle with Scope - Serial no. 60753, 7.62x54 R cal., 24 inch round bbl., black finish, hardwood stock. The FPK Dragunov is a U.S. importation model of the Romanian PSL rifle. The military model was designed by Romania when the Soviet Union refused to give them the technical specifications for the Russian Dragunov rifle. The Romanian design, while looking similar to its Russian counterpart, is largely based of the RPK machine gun. The rifle features post front and elevation adjustable rear sights, ventilated wood forend and laminate thumbhole stock, an enlarged RPK trunnion marked “FPK DRAGUNOV/7.62 X 54R/MADE IN ROMANIA/TG KNOX TN”, and a stamped receiver with scope rail on the left fitted with a PSO style scope. Includes canvas sling. CONDITION: Very good, retaining 80% original black finish with the phosphate undercoat revealed on the balance. Stock is very fine with scattered dings, scratches and handling marks. Mechanically excellent. Scope optics clear with damaged lens cover and untested illumination.
Estimate: 2,000 - 3,000 443