BM59 7.62mm Semi Auto Rifle Serial 1757512. Rifle is in very good condition. Comes with 1 original BM59 20 round magazine and original sling. This appears to be a Golden State Arms BM59 rifle built on a re-weld GI M1 Garand receiver. Rifle has M14 style buttplate installed. See pictures for more information.
Pictures are of actual firearm you will receive.
The Golden State Arms Santa Fe M-59 is a semi-automatic commercial clone of the Italian Beretta BM59 produced in Pasadena, California, during the 1960s (typically 1964–1966) under license from Beretta.
Overview & History
Manufacturer: Golden State Arms Corp (Pasadena, CA)
Licensing: Produced under license from Pietro Beretta (Gardone, Italy).
Design: A civilian/semi-automatic variation designed to fire 7.62x51mm NATO / .308 Winchester via detachable box magazines.
Construction & Parts
Receivers: Built primarily using surplus or WWII-era US GI M1 Garand receivers (some welded or modified), with the heel often left blank or remarked.
Mixed Components: Assembled using a hybrid of U.S. military surplus parts (such as Springfield Armory, Harrington & Richardson, or Winchester trigger groups, hammers, bolts, and operating rods) combined with original Italian Beretta components (like the distinctive bolt release and magazines marked "P.B. B. M59").
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