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19. Klassische Auktion

AT-1220 Wien, Kagraner Platz 9  

Auction on Saturday, April 2, 2016 from 11:00  | Auction ended

Completed | Physical auction
Lot: 100

Semi-Automatic Rifle System Holek, 8x57I, #119, § B

Starting price 1.500 EUR
Result:
2.400 EUR

48 cm long barrel with iron sights, gas cylinder beneath the barrel, ejection port on top, charging by pulling the front sling swivel, three round detachable magazine, flag type safety on the rear of the tubular receiver. Two-piece sporter walnut stock with ventilated rubber recoil pad, LOP 36.5 cm, later added EAW pivot mounted Swarovski Habicht 6x42, reticule No. 7A, Czech proof from 1939 and Viennese reproof of 1965. Extremely rare early Czech semi-automatic rifle „Original Holek Automat“ by the weapon designer Emmanuel Holek senior, famed as inventor of the automatic rifle ZH 29 and the legendary over and under combination gun series ZH. He also collaborated with his more famous brother Vaclav on the design of the British light machine gun "Bren". A highly interesting item not only for hunters, but especially for system-collectors, condition II-III.