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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Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol692 - Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1100 Manufacturer: Walther Model: P38 The pistol is stamped with standard "ac/43" slide markings and standard "...
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Estimate : 850.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Scarce World War II Mauser "41/42" Code Variation Luger Pistol with Matching Magazine693 - Scarce World War II Mauser "41/42" Code Variation Luger Pistol with Matching Magazine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 3750 Manufacturer: Mauser Model: P08 This is a scarce, 1941 production Luger P.08 pistol that had the "42" code fo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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DWM Model 1906 American Eagle Luger Pistol694 - DWM Model 1906 American Eagle Luger Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1600 - 2500 Manufacturer: DWM Model: 1906 This is an example of an original, DWM Model 1906 commercial "American Eagle" L...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Excellent DWM Model 1920 Commercial Luger Pistol695 - Excellent DWM Model 1920 Commercial Luger Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1600 - 2500 Manufacturer: DWM Model: 1920 This is a nice early post WWI DWM Model 1920 Commercial Luger pistol. The chamber area is b
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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DWM Model 1908 Military Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol Dated 1913696 - DWM Model 1908 Military Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol Dated 1913
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1600 - 2250 Manufacturer: DWM Model: 1908 Military This is a very fine example of a DWM Model 1908 Military Luger pistol as produced
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Shoulder Stock for a Model 1920 Luger Carbine697 - Shoulder Stock for a Model 1920 Luger Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 3000 Manufacturer: None Model: None Measuring 13 1/2 inches overall, with an unnumbered blue steel mounting iron on the front,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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World War II Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol698 - World War II Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1100 Manufacturer: Walther Model: P38 The slide has standard "ac/43" markings with standard "Eagle/359" p...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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World War II Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol699 - World War II Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1100 Manufacturer: Walther Model: P38 Correct "Eagle/359" proofs are present including on the spine of the "P3...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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World War II Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol700 - World War II Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1100 Manufacturer: Walther Model: P38 The pistol has standard "Eagle/359" proofs no the right side of the slide, an...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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World War II Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol701 - World War II Walther "ac/43" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $900 - 1300 Manufacturer: Walther Model: P38 Correct "Eagle/359" proofs with the firing proof on the right side of the sli...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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