*SMITH & WESSON MARK I SEMI-AUTO LIGHT RIFLE MODEL OF 1940.

*SMITH & WESSON MARK I SEMI-AUTO LIGHT RIFLE MODEL OF 1940. SN 541. Cal. 9 mm. Blue finish with 10″ fluted bbl, fixed front sight and adjustable rear sight mounted on receiver. It has company name & address on left front side of receiver and company logo and trademark on left rear side of receiver. Fitted with black composition buttstock with a sling loop on left side of butt. Corresponding sling eye is around the bbl in front of receiver. Only about 1,000 of these scarce carbines were produced in 1940 with the majority of them shipped to England for testing and a few to Canada. They failed the British endurance tests and it was redesigned into the Mark II which also met with very limited success. Most were destroyed in testing and few remain intact today. This model is not considered safe to fire. Accompanied by one orig 20-rd magazine and an orig Smith & Wesson brown leather sling. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains about all of its orig factory finish to both metal & stock. Sling is also near new. 4-37593 JR65 (2,500-3,500)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	1016	$3,737.50	SMITH & WESSON MARK I SEMI-AUTO LIGHT RIFLE MODEL OF 1940. SN 541. Cal. 9 mm. Blue finish with 10″ fluted bbl, fixed front sight and adjustable rear sight mounted on receiver. It has company name & address on left front side of receiver and company logo and trademark on left rear side of receiver. Fitted with black composition buttstock with a sling loop on left side of butt. Corresponding sling eye is around the bbl in front of receiver. Only about 1,000 of these scarce carbines were produced in 1940 with the majority of them shipped to England for testing and a few to Canada. They failed the British endurance tests and it was redesigned into the Mark II which also met with very limited success. Most were destroyed in testing and few remain intact today. This model is not considered safe to fire. Accompanied by one orig 20-rd magazine and an orig Smith & Wesson brown leather sling. CONDITION: Extremely fine. Overall retains about all of its orig factory finish to both metal & stock. Sling is also near new. 4-37593 JR65 (2,500-3,500) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2009 Please Note:* All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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