November 17 & 18, 2021 Extraordinary Firearms
This lot is closed for bidding. Bidding ended on 11/17/2021
The Model 76 was originally designed and produced by Smith & Wesson to compensate for the U.S. Navy Seals lack of imported Swedish M/45 submachine guns during the Vietnam War. This example bears the Smith & Wesson logo on the right hand side to the rear of the magazine well, with the opposite side of the well bearing Smith & Wesson's manufacturing information. The left side of the receiver is stamped "SMITH & WESSON" with the right being stamped "MOD. 76" followed by the serial number,. Selector is stamped "Full", "SEMI", and "SAFE" on either side of the receiver. Features include a matte grey finish, 8" barrel, full length perforated barrel shroud, standard fixed front and rear sights, ambidextrous safety selector, 2-piece checkered black plastic grip, as well as a side-folding stock. Side-folding stock features a black rubber coating, providing additional control and comfort for the operator. CONDITION: This gun stands out as having particularly nice original factory finish, exhibiting some scattered handling marks, as well as the usual loss of finish around the selector. Mirror bore, retaining well-defined rifling throughout. Grip shows some superficial handling marks but is otherwise a very nice example of a Smith & Wesson Model 76 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. MLW/JWK
Manufacturer
Smith & Wesson