April 24-25, 2019 Extraordinary, Sporting, & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/25/2019
Fine example of a smooth finish 14" barrel Reising Model 50 machine gun with compensator. Stock marked "MSP 4" which this cataloger can only guess at which State Police beginning with the letter "M" this might correspond to. Four 20 round magazines and one 12 round magazine is included with lot as well as one heavy leather sling. The Reising Model 50 is a quality built machine gun which was fielded in limited numbers mostly to the Marine corps during World War II because there were insufficient Thompson machine guns to meet military demand. The Reising has the intrinsic accuracy advantage of firing from a closed bolt on the first shot. Police departments took to the Reising, and a semi-automatic model was also produced in response to civilian private factory security demands. Today the Reising Model 50 has gained popularity as a well-made and fun .45 ACP entry level machine gun. CONDITION: Overall appearance and finish is fine to extremely fine original smooth grey commercial finish turning to a pleasing grey patina, particularly at the high edges. There is a 2-1/2" long sliver out of the wood at the top left edge of the stock midway between the rear sight and the ejection port area. This does not detract from the overall appearance of the weapon and does not affect the serviceability at all. Bore is extremely fine, shiny and bright. Bolt face is extremely fine. Mechanics are fine with a nice strong recoil spring. THIS IS A NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT ITEM AND REQUIRES BATF APPROVAL PRIOR TO TRANSFER. THIS ITEM IS FULLY TRANSFERABLE ON AN ATF FORM 3 OR 4 AS CURIO & RELIC ELIGIBLE.