Most folks have seen pictures of this rifle but they are very scarce, there are less then 150 of this model known to exist in the entire world. Â This example is complete and in pristine condition, exactly as it was sold out of Smith & Wesson in 1975. Â In 1939 the British asked S&W to provide them with a light carbine type of firearm in 9mm caliber. Â What came out of that request nearly bankrupted S&W and the arm that was developed the 1940 Light Rifle was completely irrelevant and utterly useless. Â It weighs a ton, is built like a Swiss Watch out of machined solid steel but it’s such a flawed design that it would fail after only 1,000 high velocity rounds were run through it. Â It was just the wrong answer to the right question. Â The right answer was called the Sten Gun. Â All but 5 of the 1,000 delivered to the British were destroyed immediately after the war, and a few hundred remained at S&W until 1975 when a distributor got a waiver from the ATF due to the 9 inch barrel and they were sold as curiosities back in 1975. Â At that time there were 137 Mark I models and 80 slightly more durable Mark II models. Â They are all that exist and they are all in collections and very rarely come up for sale. Â They are avidly sought after by Smith Collectors and advanced WW2 collectors and as such this is a prime example. Â It is complete even down to the warning plaque that was placed on the rifle when it was sold in 1975.
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SOLD ULTRA RARE 1940 SMITH & WESSON LIGHT RIFLE MARK I….MINT CONDITION…..NEARLY UNIQUE
$10,950.00
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04/12/2018-4
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