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Classic Arms (Pty) Ltd Is Proud to Present Its 71St Auction of Collectable, Classic, Sporting & Other Arms, Accoutrements and Edged Weapons Classic Arms (Pty) Ltd Is proud to present its 71st Auction Of Collectable, Classic, Sporting & Other Arms, Accoutrements and Edged Weapons. ON LINE AUCTION 3OTH JANUARY 2021 AUCTION STARTS AT 09H00 VIEWING BY APPOINTMENT Viewing is Subject To Government Regulations Enquiries: Tel: 013 656 2923 Email: [email protected] CATEGORY A ~ COLLECTABLES Lot Lot Description Estimate A1 .177 [No.1] BSA Air Rifle R 2950.00 Standard Club model, produced 1930-1936. Underlever action. Excellent professionally refinished condition. A2 .177 BSA Airsporter MkV1 Rifle R 2500.00 Produced 1974-1979. Underlever action. Professionally restocked and refinished. Excellent refinished condition. A3 .177 Walther LGR Air Rifle R 4500.00 Target rifle with target peep sight, tunnel fore sight, side-cocking lever, adjustable butt plate, adjustable trigger and stippled grip. Excellent condition. A4 .177 Feinwerkbau L.G Mod 300S Air Rifle R 2500.00 Target rifle with target peep sight, tunnel fore sight, side-cocking lever, adjustable butt plate, adjustable trigger and stippled grip. Excellent condition. A5 .177 Gecado Mod. 50 Air Rifle R 3000.00 Underlever with 3/4 length stock. Tunnel fore sight, adjustable rear sight, scope mounting rail and adjustable trigger. Very good plus condition. A6 4.5mm(.177) Diana Mod 350 Magnum Panther Air Rifle R 5500.00 A powerful air rifle with synthetic stock and hi-viz sights plus provision for mounting a scope. Excellent condition. A7 Deact - .303 "Long Lee" Rifle R 1950.00 Boer war vintage. Rifle has been "circumcised" with shortened fore end. Complete with front & rear volley sights. Action is welded closed. A8 Deact- .303 No. 4 Service Rifle R 3500.00 As used by SADF and allied troops in WW2 and up to the 1960's. Current SA spec with moving working parts. A9 Deact. .303 "Long Lee" Service Rifles x 2 R 3000.00 Both have missing bolt dust covers, 2nd one is missing top cover. Good condition. A10 Deact - Cadet Drill Training Rifles x 3 R 2500.00 "Long Lee's" & C.L.L.E which were all cut-down to a standard 42" overall length for cadet drill training purposes by the UDF. Actions are welded closed. A11 Deact - Martini Carbines x 2 R 1200.00 Martini-Henry rifle cut-down to carbine length and Martini-Enfield I.C.1 carbine. Both actions welded closed to old deact spec. A12 Deact - Martinis x 4 R 3000.00 All four have shortened fore ends. Two x Martini-Henry carbines and one Martini- Enfield rifle and one x circumcised Martini-Henry rifle. Catalogue Auction 71 2021.01.22 14h30 A13 Deact - .22lr Rifles x 3 R 750.00 Includes .22lr. BSA Martini cadet target rifle, Savage Mod 3D bolt action & Remington bolt action. Remington has a home-made stock fitted. Fair to good condition. A14 Deact - 7.62mm FN/R1 Rifle R 7500.00 R1/FN rifle used by both SADF & Rhodesian forces from the early 1960's through to the mid 1980's. Still showing traces considerable of Rhodesian camo to it. S.A made example without any visible markings to it, which gave the S.A government a measure of "deniability" when accused of supporting Ian Smith's government. Good overall condition. Current SA spec with moving working parts. A15 Deact .303 S.M.L.E. No.1 Mk3 Service Rifle R 2750.00 Standard Allied/British service rifle WW1 & 2. Current SA spec with moving working parts. A16 Deact. 7.62mm Guryunov MG R 9500.00 Fluted barrel, Chinese made variant. Ex Rhodesian bush veteran. Commonly used for base defence purposes by both Zanla and Zipra forces. A17 Deact - Pistols/Revolvers x 5 R 1500.00 1. 6,35mm FN-"Baby Browning", missing magazine and barrel. 2.. 6,35mm "Deutsche Werke" Ortgies patent pistol. GC, 3. .22lr. Star "Lancer" pistol. Magazine missing, inc. leather holster. GC. 4. 450cal. "Parker Field & Sons" Bulldog type revolver. GC. 5. .380 Octagonal barrelled "Bulldog" type revolver. GC. A18 Deactivated 12ga./450 Cape Hammer Gun By Field R 1500.00 Current SA spec with moving parts. A19 Deact. 9mmp P-08 Luger + Holster R 1250.00 Pistol has had all the moving parts removed from it and consists solely of frame, barrel and toggle. Good military holster. Pistol appears to have had a bullet penetrate through the trigger guard. A20 Deact. .303 Sporterised Rifle R 1450.00 Current SA spec with moving parts. Good condition. A22 Brno ZKK 602 Stock R 1950.00 For the Brno .375 & .458 magnum rifles. Classic styled factory stock with recoil pad removed. Recoil lug to front of action. Good used condition. A23 9mmp BXP Magazines x 5 R 1500.00 Good used condition. A24 9mmp Walther HMC/MPK Magazines x 10 R 2000.00 Can also be readily modified to fit the BXP HMC. Capacity of 32 rds. Good condition. A26 9mmp Vektor SP1/Beretta M92 15rd Mags x 5 R 1800.00 Good used condition. A27 7.62mm US M-14 Magazines x 4 R 2500.00 Very good used condition. A28 9mmp Walther P-38 Magazines x 10 R 2500.00 Standard capacity of 8 rds. Good used condition. A29 5.56mm Dashprod 35rd. Polymer Magazines x 5 R 2000.00 Good used condition. A30 .40s&w Vektor SP2 11rd. Magazines x 5 R 2000.00 Very good used condition. A31 9mmp Uzi HMC Magazines x 10 R 2000.00 Also for the Cobra HMC. Capacity 25rds. Good condition. A32 9mmp FN-HP Extended Magazines x 10 R 3750.00 Designed for use in the Rhodesian R76 HMC and the FN-HP pistol which saw extensive service with the Rhodesian Forces. Capacity of 20rds. A33 5.56mm R4/LM4, 5 & 6 Magazines x 5 R 2000.00 Polymer magazines, 35rd.capacity. Good condition. A34 7.62mm AK 35rd Magazines x 10 R 4000.00 Standard ribbed steel magazines. Good used condition. Catalogue Auction 71 2021.01.22 14h30 A35 Detachable Magazines For K98 Mauser Rifle x 5 R 850.00 Three round detachable mags for the Mauser M98 rifle, suitable for standard calibres such as the .243win, 7x57mm, ,270 win, .30-06spg, 308win and 8x57mm Mauser. Magazines are new in manufacturer's wrapping. A36 9mmp Norinco TT33 Type Magazines x 7 R 1500.00 Standard steel magazines. Good used condition. A37 Shotgun & Rifle Cases x 2 R 600.00 Hard polymer double rifle case of 1,33m x 0,34m x ,11m. Good condition. Shotgun case of 0,82m x 0,26m x 0,1m. Some fading to out side finish of case. A38 Shotgun Cases x 2 - New R 750.00 New hard shotgun cases which have yet to be fitted for the guns. Leatherette finish, 2 x combination locks to each case. New condition. A39 Rifle/Shotgun Cases x 3 R 850.00 Hard canvas covered double rifle case of 1,3m x 0,25m x 0,1m. Exterior good, lining on top of lid needs to be replaced. Hard polymer double rifle case of 1,25m x 0.33m x 0,1m. Hard faux leather shotgun case of 0,85m x 0,24m x 0,8m. Good condition. A40 "KS" Mauser Bandolier & Bayonet R 5500.00 Leather bandolier used by the German colonial troops known as the "Kaiserliche Schutztruppen" in the German Southwest campaign of 1914/5. No doubt a war souvenir brought back by one of the SA troops who participated in the campaign. Includes frog and twelve magazine pouches. Good original condition. Scarce. Includes "KS" wooden gripped sawback bayonet marked to "E&F Horster Soligen" with steel scabbard in good condition. A41 "Jack Pyke" Shotgun Cartridge Carry Bag - New R 750.00 Bag still has manufacturer's label to it and is unused. Constructed of top quality leather and brown cotton. A42 "Firearms" Books x 4 R 600.00 "Encyclopaedia of firearms" by Harold Peterson. Hard cover 367 pages, illustrated. VGC. "Illustrated history of weapons Rifles" by Rupert Matthews. Hard cover illustrated, 160 pages. EC. "The illustrated encyclopaedia of 19th century firearms", by Major F. Myatt MC". Hard cover illustrated, 216 pages. GC. "Firearms a collector's guide;1326-1900. Hard cover, illustrated, 248 pages. VGC. A43 Hunting Books x 3 R 750.00 "Hunters guide to Professional Outfitters" 1991 edition. Hardcover, illustrated, G+C. "Game & Hunting" by Kurt G. Bluchel. Hardcover, illustrated. G+C. "The Hunter's handbook" by Craig Boddington. Hardcover, illustrated. G+C. A44 Gunsmithing Books x 8 R 2450.00 "Professional Gunsmithing" by Walter J. Howe. Hardcover, 526 pages. GC. "Gun stock Finishing & Care." By A. Donal Newell. Hardcover, 500+ pages. GC. "The Mauser M91 through M98 Bolt Actions shop manual". by Jerry Kunhausen. 224 pages. GC. "Gunsmithing" by Roy F. Dunlap. Hardcover, 742 pages. GC. "Do-it- yourself Gunsmithing" by Jim Carmichel. Hardcover 372 pages. G+C. "Checkering & Carving of Gunstocks" by Monty Kennedy. Hardcover, 336 pages. G+C. "Shotgun Gunsmithing" by Ralph T. Walker. 256 pages. GC. "Gunsmithing at home" by John E. Traister. 253 pages. GC. All of the above are top of the range gunsmithing tomes. A45 Reloading Books x 3 R 450.00 "Hornady Handbook of cartridge reloading" Rifle-Pistol Vol.11. Hardcover, GC. "Reloading for Shotgunnners" 2nd edition. GC. "The ABC's of Reloading" 6th edition. GC A46 "Artillery Of The Boer War" R 950.00 By Lionel Crook, edited by Ron Bester. Hard cover, illustrated, 336 pages. New. A47 "Small Arms Of The Boer War" R 1250.00 The authoritative book on Boer War Weapons. By Dr. Ron Bester & Assoc. Hard cover, illustrated, 380 pages. New. Catalogue Auction 71 2021.01.22 14h30 A48 "The Scottish Pistol" By Martin Kelvin R 550.00 Traces the "History, manufacture and design" of the Scottish pistol.
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