1498 VENEZUELAN CONTRACT FN49 SEMI-AUTO MILITARY RIFLE.

Category Firearms & Military
Auction Currency USD
Start Price 350.00 USD
Estimated at 700.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Cal. 7x57. S# 6449. Non matching S#s. Bbl. 24 3/4" including muzzle brake. Tangent aperture rear sight graduated to 1,000 meters. Blade front sight w/ protective ears. Receiver ring is marked on top w/ crisp Venezuelan crest & marked on left side w/ Belgian proofs. Receiver marked on right side "FABRIQUE NATIONALE DARMS DE GUERRE-HERSTAL BELGIQUE". Bayonet lug is present. Unmarked European walnut stock set w/ grasping grooves & stamped corrugated buttplate. CONDITION: stock set has very good appearing arsenal rework finish w/ very light wear & tiny scattered handling marks. Metal retains a very lg. degree of original black finish w/ very light wear. Bore is turning dark w/ worn lands. (24-1410/RW). CURIO. $700-1,000.