April Premiere Firearms Auction

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Our offering for this April Premiere sale picks right back up from where we left off in December of 2012. This auction features an exceptionally diverse and stellar assortment of firearms, edged weapons and, let’s not forget, armor from a number of high caliber, very well-known collections which include: The William Ashby Collection, The Chuck Lindley Collection, The Anthony Urbanoski Collection, and The Gary Cote Collection. Compounding the importance of this sale are numerous unnamed collections as well as many significant single gun consignments.

OVER 2700 LOTS FEATURING…

The William Ashby Collection of Arms & Armor
Matchlocks of Europe and Asia, a variety of Continental wheelocks, and an array of snaplocks, snaphaunces and other items from the Mediterranean, the Orient and beyond. Fine antique ornamentation is represented with wirework, wood carving, metal, bone, stone inlays and engraving executed by master craftsmen. Included in the collection are over twenty full suits of armor and numerous accoutrements including swords, daggers, halberds, helmets and shields.

Chuck Lindley’s Extraordinary German Military Collection
Lugers, Nazi daggers, medals and the finest and most comprehensive collection of P38 semi-automatic pistols ever assembled and offered for public auction. The collection features over 200 P38s manufactured by Walther, Mauser and Spreewerke representing every model and manufacturer code of all production dates in all serial number blocks.

Part II of The Anthony Urbanowski Collection with Over 70 Quality Smith & Wessons

Award Winning Display of Winchester Model 1894 Longarms from the Collection of Gary Cote

Historic Milestones in Winchester Firearms – Over 400

Impressive Colt Firearms – Over 550
The legend of Samuel Colt will be alive and well at Rock Island Auction Company’s April 19th, 20th and 21st Premiere Firearms Auction.

Civil War Arms
At Rock Island Auction Company we pride ourselves on our ability to continually bring to auction the most important military arms collections in private hands.

An outstanding variety of European and American sporting arms
High grade shotguns, sporting rifles in rare calibers and configurations, double rifles and drillings which boast such names such as Boss, Holland & Holland, Purdey, A.H. Fox, Winchester, Krieghoff and many more.

Sporting Rifles Highlights - a stellar selection of the most popular American hunting rifle--the Winchester Model 70 in Super Grade and carbine configurations and in calibers such as 7mm, .300 Magnum, 300 Savage, 35 Remington, 7.65 mm Argentine, and 458 Winchester Magnum. Over 60 Model 70’s alone!

The shotgun roster includes such rarities as a Holland & Holland Royal Hammerless Ejector Paradox Double Barrel Shotgun; a deluxe relief signed master engraved Lusso Grade Model 57 Rizzini Double Barrel 20 Gauge Shotgun; and an engraved Boss & Co. marked Double Barrel Hammerless Sidelock Pigeon Shotgun, just to name a few.

Other select highlights--fine Browning Olympian bolt action rifles; an engraved Ludwig Brovnik Side by Side Double Rifle in Desirable 458 Win Mag; and a cased W.J. Jeffery & Co. Double Barrel Hammerless Rifle in .450/400 Nitro Express with Scope.

AND MUCH MORE!
Buyer's Premium is 20.5% by credit card, reduced to 18% if payment is made by cash, check or wire transfer. Contact Rock Island Auction Company to complete your registration with the auction house.
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Winchester Model 1890 Slide Action Rifle in 22 Short393 - Winchester Model 1890 Slide Action Rifle in 22 Short
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Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 1890-Rifle Manufactured in 1911. Dovetail front sight and adjustable notch rear sight, w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Winchester Model 61 Slide Action Rifle in .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire394 - Winchester Model 61 Slide Action Rifle in .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire
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Estimate: $900 - 1500 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 61-Rifle Manufactured in 1960, the first year of production for the Model 61 chambered in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Winchester Model 61 Slide Action Rifle with Scope395 - Winchester Model 61 Slide Action Rifle with Scope
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Estimate: $900 - 1300 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 61-Rifle Manufactured in 1962. Standard markings including the Winchester proof on top of
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Fantastic Winchester Model 61 Slide Action Rifle396 - Fantastic Winchester Model 61 Slide Action Rifle
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Estimate: $1100 - 1700 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 61 Manufactured in 1960 with a beaded blade front sight and an elevation adjustable rear
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Winchester Model 63 Semi-Automatic Rifle397 - Winchester Model 63 Semi-Automatic Rifle
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Estimate: $1000 - 1600 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 63 Manufactured in 1951with dovetail front and open sporting rear sights. Standard factor
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two Winchester Slide Action Rifles398 - Collector's Lot of Two Winchester Slide Action Rifles
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Estimate: $1400 - 2000 A) Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 06 Manufactured in early 1915 with a beaded blade front sight and an elevation adjusta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Exceptional Post-World War II Winchester Model 1890 Slide Action Rifle399 - Exceptional Post-World War II Winchester Model 1890 Slide Action Rifle
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Estimate: $4500 - 6500 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 90 This is a very late example of a Winchester Model 1890 Third Model slide action rifle
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Desirable Winchester Model 62A Gallery Slide Action Rifle400 - Desirable Winchester Model 62A Gallery Slide Action Rifle
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Estimate: $2500 - 3750 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 62A Manufactured in 1957. This is an example of a Model 62A Gallery Rifle chambered for .
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Desirable Winchester Model 61 Smoothbore Slide Action Rifle401 - Desirable Winchester Model 61 Smoothbore Slide Action Rifle
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Estimate: $1600 - 2500 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 61 This example was manufactured in 1941 and has a single steel bead sight. The barrel ha
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Excellent Winchester Model 61 Slide Action Rifle with Octagonal Barrel402 - Excellent Winchester Model 61 Slide Action Rifle with Octagonal Barrel
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Estimate: $1200 - 1800 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 61 Manufactured in 1949. The barrel has a beaded blade front sight and an elevation adju
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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