November 18, 2020 Extraordinary, Sporting & Collector Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/18/2020
Tremendously attractive scale miniature of the classic venerable M2 Browning .50 caliber machine gun. Accessories include, ammunition box bracket, scale tri-pod with T&E mechanism. 2 miniature ammo boxes with 1 cloth belt and original factory wooden crate with operators manual. This Tippman miniature is one of very few Tippman factory built full functional and transferable machine guns. CONDITION: Overall finish and appearance is near excellent, unfired with near mint original factory finish on metal and wood parts. Mechanics are crisp. Bore is near excellent, shiny and bright. Bolt face near excellent. Belts have never been loaded with ammunition. Feed shuttle retains original factory plum color as does the exterior guide rails next to cocking handle. Original wooden crate is in excellent condition. Leather carrying handles are excellent, supple, and pliable. Workmanship, finish and appearance is simply outstanding. These guns are works of machinist art in and of themselves, and as scale replicas are exceptional pieces. The fact that they are fully automatic machine guns which fire .22 magnum ammunition in this case only adds to their tremendous appeal to both the military and full-auto enthusiasts. Sure are a lot easier to move around than the full-sized originals, and a lot less expensive to shoot should one choose to do so. As an unfired specimen, this is an investment level piece pretty much impossible to upgrade. 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. JWK 2020-11-016
Manufacturer
Tippman Arms Co.