ALBANIAN Model SKS semiautomatic rifle # 0490-67 (7.62x39) mfg. at Umgramsh military arms factory in 1967.  Near Excellent, with 80% or better bluing on metal. All-matching numbers with a near-perfect mirror chrome-lined bore. Includes additional new-condition un-numbered replacement buttstock and handguard. PHOTOS . . . $395.   C&R   SOLD   

BRAZILIAN Model 1908 Mauser bolt-action carbine # 341d (7x57mm) mfg. by DWM in 1909. Excellent condition, with 95% bluing (receiver in the white), bore is strong and very bright, all-matching numbers except for bolt (2407Nn).  Brazilian-crest above chamber very strong. Wood has been refinished long ago. Includes cleaning-rod and rear sling-swivel. A very attractive specimen.  PHOTOS . . . . $250.  C&R    SOLD   

CHILEAN Model 1895 Mauser bolt-action rifle # B3820 (7x57) mfg. by Loewe in 1895.  Excellent condition, with 90% original deep bluing and all-matching numbers (including cleaning-rod) with Chilean crest above chamber.  Strong, extremely shiny bore, lovely walnut stock (with 1895-dated cartouche) with a few scuffs and handling-marks but original finish and has not been sanded. PHOTOS . . . $375.    Antique, no FFL required    SOLD   

CHILEAN Model 1912 Mauser bolt-action rifle # D2618 (7x57) mfg. by Steyr in 1912.  Near Excellent condition, with 80% original fading bluing (receiver in the while, as is proper for these) and all-matching numbers with Chilean crest above chamber.  Strong, extremely shiny bore, lovely tigerstripe walnut stock (with bold 1912-dated cartouche) with a few minor scuffs and handling-marks but original finish and has not been sanded. No cleaning-rod or rear sling-swivel, not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . $475.    C&R    SOLD   

FINN Model 39 Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifle # 66111 (7.62x54R) barrel mfg. by VKT in 1944, receiver ground. Excellent-PLUS condition, with 100% dark bluing with gorgeous mirror-bore and matching bolt-knob.  Two-piece  postwar (square-jointed) birch stock with almost no handling-marks. Includes cleaning-rod and sling.  PHOTOS . . . . $225.  C&R    SOLD   

FINN Model 39 Mosin-Nagant bolt-action rifle # 67294 (7.62x54R) barrel mfg. by VKT in 1944, receiver ground. Excellent condition, with 98% dark bluing with gorgeous mirror-bore and matching bolt-knob.  Two-piece  postwar (square-jointed) birch stock with a few round arsenal-plus, a few scuffs and dings from normal handling. Includes cleaning-rod.  PHOTOS . . . . $195.  C&R    SOLD   

FRENCH Model 1886 R35 Lebel bolt-action cartridge carbine # A52843 (8x50R) mfg. by Tulle in 1886, rebarreled in 1938 by Chatellerault (with N-marked chamber).  Very Good condition, much remaining "stoving" (black lacquer) remaining on metal parts. All matching numbers (unusual for these) and functional. Bore is mirror- bright and extremely strong.  Stock was refinished when reconfigured as a carbine but has not been sanded (a couple scrapes on right side). Not import-marked, missing its stacking-hook.  PHOTOS . . . $475.   Antique, no FFL required    SOLD   

FRENCH Model 1907-15 Berthier bolt-action infantry rifle # J42205 (8x50R Lebel), mfg. by St. Ettienne in 1916 with 20.12" barrel.  Very Good condition, N-marked chamber, all matching numbers including stock, bore has strong rifling but is not very bright. Functional.  Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $350.    C&R   SOLD   

FRENCH Model 1916 Berthier bolt-action infantry rifle # FJ95149 (8x50R Lebel), mfg. by St. Ettienne in 1917 with 20.12" barrel.  Near Excellent condition, no matching numbers (bolt numbered H30424), bore is bright but a little rough. Wood has been sanded. Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $275.    C&R   SOLD   

GERMAN Model 1908 Mondragon semiautomatic rifle # 2041 (7x57), mfg. at S.I.G. (Neuhausen) in 1908 (adopted by the Germans during World War I as the "Self-Loading Aircraft Carbine 15").  Excellent condition with a near-perfect mirror-bright bore. All-matching numbers, functional, 95% or better bluing on metal, stock has some signs of actual use in service (including German unit-numbers stamped into the wood). Includes 10-round box magazine and 1892-dated Swiss leather sling. Extremely rare, only a few thousand were built nearly a Century ago and very few survive today. The designer Mondragon was a Mexican colonel who designed what became the World's first successful semiautomatic rifle. When Mexico defaulted on the contract due to the Mexican Revolution these rifles were sold to Germany, which utilized them for aerial (plane to plane) combat and later on WWI German U-boats. The last example to appear on the U.S. market was in the Hoffman Collection (Old Town Station, 1999) where it quickly sold for $8,500. This example is significantly nicer in quality.  PHOTOS . . . $9,500.    C&R  

JAPANESE Model 99 Arisaka bolt-action rifle series 23, # 10503 (7.7x58) mfg. by Kokura Arsenal in c. 1942. Metal in excellent condition, with full original bluing and a gorgeous, mirror-bright chrome-lined bore, mismatched bolt (076), INTACT MUM. Rear-sight has aircraft-wings, no cleaning-rod or monopod. Wood retains its original finish and has never been sanded, several dings from handling on wood. Not import-marked. PHOTOS . . . . $375.  C&R   SOLD   

MEXICAN Model 24 Mauser bolt-action cavalry carbine # 3472 (7x57) mfg. at Fabrique National in 1924. Very Good overall condition with bold Mexican National crest atop chamber. All matching numbers, bore is worn and mostly bright. Walnut stock and handguard was refinished long ago and has a few compressions and dings, but is sound and quite attractive. PHOTOS . . . $425.  C&R   SOLD   

ROMANIAN Model SKS Siminov semiautomatic rifle # RA553 (7.62x39), mfg. at Cugir in 1960.  Excellent condition with full original bluing on metal parts, all-matching numbers, and a nice and strong mirror-bright bore. Stock and handguard appears to have been sanded sometime in the past. PHOTOS . . . $350.    C&R

RUSSIAN Model 1870 Berdan II bolt-action single-shot rifle # 3819 (10.6x57.5R) mfg. by Sestroryetsk Arsenal in 1884.   Near Excellent condition, with 95% thinning blue (some turning to plum) and very strong markings with Czarist eagle atop barrel-shank.  Bolt mismatched as usual for these (# 4026), includes cleaning-rod.  Absolutely PERFECT mirror-bright bore (these are usually sewer-pipes). Very cool volley-sight arrangement, with front volley-sight on right side of front barrel-band and rear volley-sight simply being an extension of the rear sight-leaf on the right.  One-piece birch buttstock with original finish having cartouches on each side, a few scuff, scrapes and dings from actual use. Certainly one of the nicest Berdan II rifles (especially the bore) that I have ever seen). PHOTOS . . . $950.    Antique, no FFL required

RUSSIAN Model SVT-40 Tokarev semiautomatic rifle # LB2252 (7.62x54R), mfg. at Tula in 1943.  Excellent-PLUS condition with a nice and strong mirror-bright bore. Arsenal-reworked to as-new condition with 100% bluing (plum-colored bolt) and stock has near-perfect finish on wood (a couple small scratches on sides). Receiver NOT grooved for scope-mount, features 12-slotted muzzle-break. Includes cleaning-rod and 10-round magazine. PHOTOS . . . $850.    C&R   SOLD   

SWISS Model 1889 Schmidt-Rubin straight-pull infantry rifle # 48943 (7.5x53) mfg. by Waffenfabrik Bern in 1892. Excellent condition with 98% original bluing. All-matching numbers (including magazine), virtually perfect mirror-bore. Walnut stock and handguard has original finish plus whatever minor handling-marks can be expected on a 114 year-old rifle with original finish. A nice collectable example, worthy of the finest collection.  Includes original leather sling and brass & steel muzzle-cap. Should NOT be fired with regular 7.5 Swiss ammo, not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $650.   Antique, no FFL required    SOLD   

U.S.A. Model of 1917 bolt-action infantry rifle # 589475 (.30-06) mfg. by Remington in September 1918. Near Excellent condition with 90% or better original bluing (not Parkerized) and a somewhat bright bore. Stock has rectangular cartouche on left side containing 3GM-K. Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $725.  C&R    SOLD   

U.S.A. Model of 1903-A3 Springfield bolt-action rifle # 3511448 (.30-06) mfg. by Remington in March 1943.  Excellent condition with 98% Gray-Green Parkerizing on all metal. A choice example with near-perfect 4-groove bore and lovely walnut stock having very few minor dings, cartouches on left side of stock. Not import-marked.  PHOTOS  . . . $725.  C&R    SOLD   

U.S.A. Model M1 Carbine # 1488683  (.30 Carbine) mfg. by National Postage Meter in Late 1943.  An Excellent example with 95% Parkerized finish, barrel marked UNDERWOOD 9-43. Features lever safety and flat-topped bolt. Stock has never been sanded, left side stamped with serial number as well as STD PROD RWH. Wood has some of the expected handling-marks but is sound. Not import-marked.  PHOTOS . . . $950.  C&R   SOLD   

U.S.A. Model M1 Garand semiautomatic rifle # 2846602 (.30-06) mfg. by Springfield Armory in May, 1944.  Excellent with full uniform light-gray Parkerizing on metal and having a gorgeous mirror-bore.  Has replacement SA 10-47 barrel (white chamber) and  lock-bar type rear sight. Excellent walnut stock and handguards have a few minor handling-marks. Not import-marked.   PHOTOS . . . $750.  C&R    SOLD   

YUGOSLAVIAN Model 98k Mauser bolt-action short-rifle # G6363 (8x57) mfg. by German military arsenals in c.1943.  Excellent condition, all-matching numbers except magazine-floorplate. Bore is excellent and mirror-bright, all German markings have been scrubbed, chamber restamped with Yugoslavian crest. Laminated WWII buttstock and handguard have very few handling-marks. Front barrel-band, triggerguard, and magazine-floorplate are of the late stamped type, includes front sight-hood, cleaning-rod and leather sling.   PHOTO . . . $225.   C&R     SOLD