April 27-30, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms & Militaria
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 4/27/2021
Designed by Eugene Reising, the Harrington & Richardson Model 50 machine gun was fielded with the U.S. Marine Corps in the Pacific Theater during World War II, and also saw extensive usage with many police departments, who took large amounts of Reising Model 50s into their inventories after the conclusion of World War II. The Reising M50 is unique in that it fires its first shot from a closed bolt, giving it an accuracy advantage compared to other submachine guns of its time. This example features the attractive blue commercial finish, as well as a finned barrel, and compensator. The top of the receiver bears stampings stipulating the manufacturer, model, and caliber, with the right side bearing "SAFE", "SA", and "FA" for the selector. This example is complete with one blued magazine. CONDITION: Metal components retain the vast majority of their original commercial blue finish, exhibiting a few minor areas of wear, as well as a few marks from handling and storage that show through to silvering. Mirror bore with well defined rifling throughout. Stock shows some scattered nicks, dings, and impressions from handling and storage, but is otherwise fine. A very nice and attractive example of a popular entry level .45 ACP machine gun. 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. -MLW-
Manufacturer
Harrington & Richardson