Fleming/Heckler & Koch "G3" Selective Fire Battle Rifle, Class III/NFA Fully Transferable Machine Gun
A highly desirable German-made 1981 HK-pattern rifle with documented Fleming Firearms fully automatic conversion, this piece combines Cold War history, recognizable G3 lineage, and strong collector appeal.
- Originally manufactured in Germany in 1981, likely as an HK91
- Imported by HK Inc., adding desirable import provenance for collectors
- Converted to fully automatic by Fleming Firearms, a well-known name associated with registered machine-gun conversions
- Fleming conversion included adding a “G3” model marking to the magazine well
- Historically tied to the G3 rifle platform:
- Developed from the CETME rifle lineage due to post-WWII German armament restrictions
- The G3 became the standard service rifle of the West German Bundeswehr
- Trialed in 1956 and officially accepted in 1959
- Served throughout the Cold War and into the 1990s
- Classic G3/HK-style sighting system:
- Hooded post front sight
- Four-position drum rear sight
- Muzzle features:
- Threaded muzzle marked “IMBC”
- Birdcage-style flash hider installed
- Furniture and controls:
- Triangular forearm
- Textured pistol grip
- Fixed synthetic buttstock
- Right-handed selector switch
- Selector markings: “0/1/A”
- Receiver and markings:
- “Shelf” pattern receiver
- Model and caliber markings located on the left side of the magazine well
- HK Inc. importer markings on the right side
- Fleming Firearms address marked on the right side under the trigger housing
- Removable casing deflector installed
- Fire-control and internal components:
- Shelf-pattern trigger pack fitted inside the trigger housing
- Bolt is marked “IB”
- Full-auto bolt carrier is also marked “IB”
- Full-auto bolt carrier is additionally marked “WYA” on the rear
- A standout collectible for enthusiasts of German Cold War arms, HK-pattern rifles, and Fleming-converted fully automatic firearms, offering a compelling blend of historical significance, notable markings, and sought-after configuration.
Very fine overall as upgraded to selective fire, with 90% plus factory quality matte black finish, showing some thinning on the barrel under the forearm, wear from the deflector, and mild handling marks. Some machining/reshaping of the bolt carrier has been done at the contact point with the sear arm. Mechanically excellent. NOTE: This weapon is a National Firearms Act (NFA), fully transferable Class 3, which is registered with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, (BATFE) under the provisions of 18 U.S.C. Chapter 44 and 27 CFR part 479.
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