WHYTE'S THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR TIMED ON-LINE 21 MAY 2022

291 History, lots 1-496 THE ECLECTIC COLLECTOR · 6 MAY TO 21 MAY 2022 494 1949- Russian AK 47 7.62mm assault rifle. Deactivated. Marking: 1964 MO4233. With Birmingham Gun Barrel Proof House certificate, 2009. Condition: Very fine, some scratches to stock. The AK-47, officially known as the Avtomat Kalashnikov (Russian: ‘Kalashnikov’s automatic [rifle]’; also known as the Kalashnikov or just AK), is a gas-operated assault rifle that is chambered for the 7.62×39mm cartridge. Developed in the USSR by Russian small-arms designer Mikhail Kalashnikov, it is the originating firearm of the Kalashnikov (or “AK”) family of rifles. After more than seven decades, the AK-47 model and its variants remain the most popular and widely used rifles in the world. The number “47” refers to the year the rifle went into production in the USSR. Estimate €800-€1,200 (approx £680-£1,020) Click here for more images and to bid on this lot 494