Springfield M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon

Description

Vintage, Original & made in America! Offered for sale is this nice vintage American-made, all-original & lightly used Springfield Armory M6 Survival Weapon that is a direct copy of the U.S. Military’s M6 Aircrew Survival Weapon used from 1952 to the early 1970’s. The original U.S. Military version was chambered in .22 Hornet over .410 & had 14″ barrels, as this example correctly is. They were intended as a last ditch type weapon for air crewman who had been shot down or crashed to defend themselves & forage for food. It has a parkerized finish & correctly, the barrels are 18″ long to conform to the US 1968 Firearms Act & it is a break-action design that folds in half. The selector for firing the barrels is located on the hammer & the rear sight is a 2-position unit with one position labeled for the rifle & one position labeled for the .410 shotgun barrel. As per the original, the stock has a compartment on the top of the comb that opens up for storage of 12 rounds of .22 Hornet & 4 x .410 shotshells. From 1982 to 1994 these weapons were made in the U.S. as this one was & from 1995 until they were discontinued in 2004 they were made by CZ in the Czech Republic. This particular example is a very early example actually made by Springfield in the U.S.A. & most closely resembles the original. It is in excellent condition overall & has perfect bores in both barrels. The Parkerizing still has a great look to it & there are only a few spots showing handling/storage marks. All of the controls & functions on this M6 work 100% like the day it left the factory. The M6 has a rifle barrel mounted above a .410 shotgun barrel & its upper rifle barrel is chambered for .22 Hornet, which is known as a superposed “over-under” design. These come with basic fundamental iron sights which can be flipped to an aperture sight or simple ‘V’ notch in line with its intended use as a last resort survival gun for downed aircrew. One other unique feature of the M6 is the “squeeze-bar trigger.” Intended for use by aircrew who might be downed in any type of weather & terrain, the trigger, hammer & barrel latch are designed to be easily operated while wearing heavy gloves or mittens. The parkerized finish is consistent with its intended use, so very basic with a nice patina. In the US, these are selling for in excess of USD$900 making this very good value. These are highly valued in collectors circles & this M6 would be a great addition to any U.S. military collection. Do your own research & you will know if this is for you. We are not going to try & rate the condition out of 100 as everyone seems to have a different opinion on what the percentages should be so we’ll let the pictures be the description. You will know if this is for you so view the photos carefully & make your decision based on what you see as they form the main description & override all written information. Ask for more if desired. We think we have described it accurately & correctly but do not claim to be infallible so if we have got anything wrong, it is unintentional. Whilst we check these out for serviceability, the warranty has expired & this is sold on an ‘as is’ basis. As with all used guns, we recommend you have this checked by a suitably qualified person prior to shooting. Standard cost for shipping is $55 & all guns are sent via StarTrack without insurance unless requested so if you wish for it to be insured in transit, call for a shipping cost to your dealer including.

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