At long last I've found one!!!
First year of production model in very good condition.
I've been lusting after one of these for a long time. They fall on the far end of what most folks around here look for but it's an interesting rifle.
It was, by some accounts, the first auto loader that was both technologically and economically successful. It was in production from 1907 to 1957. It's size, power, and accuracy made it a favorite of both law enforcement and gangsters in the '30s. It came in a "select fire" version and that version was squired by the U.S. Army Air Service in 1916 as the first automatic weapon carried in a U.S. military aircraft. The French bought 2500 of the automatic versions. The Russians placed a larger order but I don't think it was ever fulfilled as they pulled out of the War before production began.
Keeping with my general practice I took it to a local gunsmith who went over it, test fired it, and pronounced it sound. He commented that it was in excellent condition and likely had been fired very little over its lifetime.
I paid a bit more than I wanted, but it came with three factory Winchester five round magazines and an aftermarket ten round magazine.
Being "technologically challenged" I'm not always successful at adding photos here. We'll try again and see what happens.
G.