Greyoz Posted October 9, 2013 Report Share Posted October 9, 2013 Hello,I'd be interested in hearing your opinion on whether the following pics show an authentic SA BM59 or not - see questions on the pics.Thanks much for your help,Claude Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bm59collector Posted October 13, 2013 Report Share Posted October 13, 2013 Claude - My opinion is that what you have is a authentic BM59 put together by Reese. When Bob Reese brought the BM59 inventory back to the USA, there were receivers that weren't maked 'Beretta', they were blanks, but finished. I got in 2 Nigerian rifles back in the early 80's (I'm a dealer) and they were marked Springfield Armory, customer questioned me and I contacted Reese. I received a letter stating that they were original unmarked receivers that Reese marked with their name. The serial number seems about right. As far as the sight adjustment marked left, a lot of parts from the US were sent to Beretta, real good possibility that they came back. I took off my rear sight on my BM62, and the cover was marked H&R (Harrington & Richardson), I don't think anyone really knows since a mix of parts were used in the construction of the Reese rifles. My BM62 has a 'K' prefix for the serial number - I called them on this and was told that Bob Reese thought that there were duplicate serial numbers, so he prefixed some of what he had with a 'K' - HTH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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