^Lot 1201 SENTINEL ARMS STRIKER-12 ROTARY SHOTGUN.

Cal. 12 Ga. S# 007198. Bbl. 18". A Sentinel Arms design based on the original South African Striker shotgun, which was originally fielded as a riot control tool in the early 1980's. It utilizes an easily recognizable 12 rd. drum, which functions more like a revolver than a modern self-loading firearm. These guns were extremely popular in niche areas, but became a victim of its own marketing, combined w/ a political zeal to over regulate any firearm that looked "scary". Early in his Presidency, Bill Clinton appointed Lloyd Benson as secretary of the treasury, who was previously well-known for his anti-gun stance. Unable to push anything meaningful through congress w/ the help of Sarah Brady's propaganda machine, Congress was bypassed & gun control was achieved through agency regulation changes. One of the first & more prominent changes went after the bore dia. measurement of 1/2" which designates a firearm legally as a destructive device unless it is designated to have a "sporting purpose". BATF under Benson's leadership determined that the Street Sweeper, the Stryker 12, the USAS 12 & SPAS 15 no longer met that criteria & were immediately redesignated as DDs. Destructive Devices are registered as part of the NFRTR just like machine guns & owners of these newly designated firearms were given a brief period of time to add them to the registry which was accommodated w/ out the normal $200.00 mfg. fee. Many people refused to register theirs, so those that exist available for lawful commerce today are far less than originally mfg. & imported such as this example. Exposed metal surfaces are parkerized. Top folding metal stock w/ rubber coated buttplate. A proprietary sight mounting surface is located on top of receiver, which functions as a crude sighting slot, above the 12-rd. spring assisted drum. The fire control mechanism is unique in that it incorporates a cylinder like a traditional revolver & a double action trigger which allows indexing of the cylinder w/ out actuating the trigger which is useful both in loading & unloading. The cylinder employs a loading/unloading gate at the 1 o'clock position in which a spring-loaded ejection rod is utilized to empty shells. The cross-slide safety is located behind the trigger. Bbl. shroud extends 11" in front of the receiver & incorporates a vertical pistol grip. Front receiver section in front of drum factory stamped "SENTINEL ARMS / CORP / RIDGWAY, PA / " above the winder, w/ the serial number below it. MAGS: On board 12-rd. internal drum mag. CONDITION: finish coverage complete & consistent w/ typical high spot thinning, often earned in vertical storage as well as some thinning in areas of mechanical intervention. Bore remains bright. Winding spring in drum mechanism is strong. Trigger application to index drum is fast & positive, shoulder stock locks correctly in both open & closed positions though it appears slightly off square a few degrees to the left. Fire control mechanism appears to function correctly when cycled by hand. NATIONAL FIREARMS ACT DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE REQUIRING BATF TRANSFER BEFORE TAKING POSSESSION. FULLY TRANSFERABLE. (03-1923/JZ). MODERN CLASS III. $1,500-2,500.