serial #196890, 12 ga on a No. 1 frame, 26” Vulcan steel barrels choked modified and full, with bright very good plus bores with a raised ding about 5” from the muzzle on the right bore, a light ding about 3” from the left muzzle, and perhaps a few light pits. The barrels have toned to a lightly mottled brown patina, strong remnants of original blue in the protected area along the rib, scattered spots of old oxidation, and a few light handling marks. The casehardened frame has toned to a gray-brown patina with specks of old oxidation and minor handling marks, the frame lightly embellished with zigzag border engraving and “PARKER BROS” lightly marked on either side. The checkered straight grip walnut stock and splinter-style forend are in very good plus condition with 1/4” hairline cracks at the rear of both upper and lower tangs, the remnants of small, shallow chip at the heel of the dog’s head buttplate, light softening of the checkering on the forend, some scattered light dings and handling marks, and perhaps a period added finish on the forend. The stock features a 13 1/2” length of pull with drops of about 1 9/16” and 2 5/8”, and has a small shield-shaped monogram plate engraved “WHH”, purported by the consignor to be William Henry Hilliard, but not the known artist. The Parker Bros address on the matted rib remains crisp and the forend and barrels are serialized and matching to the gun. The gun locks up tight and on-face, the lever coming to rest left of center, and features an automatic safety, double triggers, robust ejectors, and is sighted with a lone steel bead. Included is a Parker Gun Collectors Association letter, serial number matched to the gun, confirming its configuration as described as well as choke patterning of “RH (195 #7 pellets in a 30” circle at 40 yards) and LH (250 #7 pellets in a 30” circle at 40 yards)”, a weight of 6 lbs and 15 oz, and a completion date of March 16, 1921. Hand written on the letter is a note from Chuck Bishop, the Research Committee Chairman, stating “You sure find some interesting guns!”. A 101-year-old Parker VHE with kickers that should still shoot well today. (14A10791-3) {C&R} (800/1200)

serial #7006443, 7.62x39mm, 20 1/2” chrome-lined barrel with a bright excellent bore. This experimental rifle is pictured on pages 75-76 of the 5th edition of The SKS Carbine by Kehaya and Poyer and is one of a very limited number manufactured with a stamped sheet metal receiver and various cast parts to reduce manufacturing costs. The metal surfaces retain about 95% arsenal-refurbished and original blue with a 2” area on the left side of the milled dust cover toning to a gray patina, light pitting on the buttplate and a few scattered spots of light oxidation and fine pinprick pitting. The bolt and carrier are a light gray patina showing some evidence of an old cleaning and some scattered light oxidation staining and the bayonet retains about 99% original hard chrome plate with a tiny spot of loss from contact with the forend cap. The underside of the barrel is import-marked and all metal markings are crisp with “Type 56” written in Chinese characters on the left side of the receiver along with the boxed factory code and serial number. The following parts are serialized to the receiver: bolt, bolt carrier, stock, magazine, triggerguard, dust cover. The red stained Asian hardwood handguard rates about excellent while the stock rates very good with a repaired 3 3/4” crack in the right side of the buttstock, a small ding at the rear of the ejection port and a few scattered handling marks. The stock is neatly-relieved for the unique barrel rivets of this variant and the rear sight base, forend cap and gas block are cast. The inside of the action reveals a barrel trunnion which extends to the rear of the magazine well and two rivets where the sheet metal receiver is attached to the separate rear trunnion. The sights and cleaning rod are intact, a cleaning kit and unmarked olive drab canvas SKS sling are included and the action of this very rare and collectable SKS appears to function well mechanically. (23C10837-54) {C&R} [Howard Bearse Collection] (800/1200)

serial #G1456538, 222 Rem, 24” heavy-profile barrel with a bright excellent bore. The metal surfaces of this 1980-production rifle retain about 97% original blue and black enamel finishes with an area of wear on the underside of the barrel just ahead of the forend toning to gray patina, some mild flaking to brown patina on the bolt knob and some speckles of light oxidation on the floorplate. The body of the bolt is bright, its machine-turned pattern lightly worn, and it is serialized to the receiver. The checkered walnut Monte Carlo capped pistolgrip stock with left side cheekpiece and black forend tip rates very good plus with a few short scratches on the forend tip and some scattered light handling marks from honest use. Mounted to the receiver is a pair of Weaver bases and the action appears to function well mechanically. (23A10797-22) {MODERN} (800/1200)

serial #934b, 9mm, 5” barrel with a bright near excellent bore showing a few scattered small freckles and otherwise crisp rifling. The metal surfaces of this ac 42-coded pistol retain about 96% original blue showing some mild high edge wear, a little light freckling along the barrel and some thinning along the frontstrap. All markings remain crisp and clear showing proper eagle firing proofs and “(Eagle) / 359” Waffenamts. The dark brown grooved phenolic resin grips remain in excellent condition and all of the serialized parts are matching. The pistol includes one proper original magazine with ac code and “(Eagle) / 359” Waffenamt and the action seems to function well mechanically. A fine Walther P.38 for the martial collector. (13A10687-168) {C&R} (800/1200)

serial #US280526, 7.62 NATO, 16” chrome-lined barrel with a bright excellent bore. The metal surfaces retain about 97% original Parkerized and black hard coat anodized finishes with a small spot of silvering on the lower receiver where the area around the roll pin of the bolt release has been ground, a few spots of light oxidation on the railed gas block and a few scattered light handling marks. The synthetic handguards, A2 pistolgrip and A2 buttstock rate excellent. The carbine features an A2-style flash hider and includes two factory 10-round magazines and the action appears to function well mechanically. Mounted to the flat top upper receiver is an unmarked, likely 4x, scope with crosshair reticle and bright very good plus optics showing an added coat of matte black enamel finish over speckles of light oxidation. (23A10803-9) {MODERN} (800/1200)