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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Exceptional Savage Model 1899-D Lever Action Military Musket81 - Exceptional Savage Model 1899-D Lever Action Military Musket
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Estimate: $9000 - 12000 Manufacturer: Savage Model: 99 This is an exceptional, original example of one of the Savage Model 1899-D Military Musk
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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Outstanding Savage Model 99-EG Lever Action Rifle with Factory Letter82 - Outstanding Savage Model 99-EG Lever Action Rifle with Factory Letter
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Estimate: $2250 - 3500 Manufacturer: Savage Arms Corporation Model: 99 Eg-Rifle The included factory letter states that rifles in the 800,000 s
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Exceptional Savage Model 1899-H Featherweight Takedown Lever Action Rifle in 22 HP Caliber83 - Exceptional Savage Model 1899-H Featherweight Takedown Lever Action Rifle in 22 HP Caliber
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Estimate: $1600 - 2500 Manufacturer: Savage Arms Corporation Model: 1899-Rifle This is an excellent example of a Savage Model 1899-H Takedown r
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Savage Model 1899-H Featherweight Lever Action Rifle84 - Savage Model 1899-H Featherweight Lever Action Rifle
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Estimate: $900 - 1300 Manufacturer: Savage Arms Corporation Model: 1899-Rifle This example was manufactured in 1916. There is a beaded blade fr
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Marlin Model 1894 Lever Action Deluxe Rifle85 - Marlin Model 1894 Lever Action Deluxe Rifle
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Estimate: $1600 - 2500 Manufacturer: Marlin Firearms Co Model: 1894 Introduced in 1895. Blade front and elevation adjustable rears sights with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Desirable Late Production Marlin Model 410 Lever Action Shotgun86 - Desirable Late Production Marlin Model 410 Lever Action Shotgun
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Estimate: $1500 - 2250 Manufacturer: Marlin Firearms Co Model: 410 These were a very interesting and unique shotgun as manufactured by the Mar
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Deluxe Marlin Model 97 Lever Action Rifle87 - Deluxe Marlin Model 97 Lever Action Rifle
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Estimate: $1200 - 1800 Manufacturer: Marlin Firearms Co Model: 97 This is a beautiful example of a scarce deluxe version of the desirable Marl
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Special Order Marlin Model 1881 Lever Action Rifle88 - Special Order Marlin Model 1881 Lever Action Rifle
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Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Manufacturer: Marlin Firearms Co Model: 1881 Manufactured from 1881 to 1892. Blade front sight and elevation adjustable
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Marlin Model 1889 Lever Action Rifle89 - Marlin Model 1889 Lever Action Rifle
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Estimate: $1300 - 1800 Manufacturer: Marlin Firearms Co Model: Lever Action Manufactured circa 1894. Blade front and ladder rear sights, the t
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Exceptional Early Marlin Model 1936 Lever Action Rifle90 - Exceptional Early Marlin Model 1936 Lever Action Rifle
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Estimate: $1200 - 1700 Manufacturer: Marlin Firearms Co Model: 1936 This is just a beautiful all original unaltered Marlin Model 1936 lever ac
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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