1575 LOT OF 45 ARSENAL PACKAGED M3/M3A1 "GREASE GUN"

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This item SOLD at 2024 Jul 22 @ 15:39UTC-4 : AST/EDT
Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 400.00 USD
Estimated at 800.00 - 1,400.00 USD
MAGAZINES. This lot consists of 45 various M3/M3A1 "Grease Gun" 30-rd. stick mags. 30 mags. are wrapped in clear wax protective paper and exhibit blued and parkerized finishes, with the remaining 15 mags. being arsenal sealed since 1962 in a protective bag marked "1005-565-3427/ MAGAZINE/ 15 EA. A 11-62/ RK", followed by what appears to be "KFD". Mags. are housed within an unmarked green ammunition can. CONDITION: mags. are excellent overall, retaining bountiful amounts of what is likely their period arsenal reapplied finishes, with 1 mag. exhibiting some pitting beneath its parkerized finish on the floorplate. Wax paper wrappings are very good overall, with several showing some tears. The sealed pack of 15 mags. is excellent, exhibiting spots of staining on the exterior but otherwise remaining very good to excellent overall. A very attractive assortment of high-condition Grease Gun mags. PROVENANCE: from the lifelong collection of Terrance McCarty. (02-21796-1/MLW). $800-1,400.