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!
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English Twigg Brass Flintlock Tinderlighter and G. Taylor Brass Flintlock Powder Tester1360 - English Twigg Brass Flintlock Tinderlighter and G. Taylor Brass Flintlock Powder Tester
Rock Island Auction Company
Armor Terms &Conditions and Additional Information Estimate: $1300 - 1900
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,900.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two Unique Powder Testers1361 - Collector's Lot of Two Unique Powder Testers
Rock Island Auction Company
Armor Terms &Conditions and Additional Information Estimate: $1800 - 2500
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Very Rare Hall Fifteen-Round Percussion Revolving Rifle1362 - Very Rare Hall Fifteen-Round Percussion Revolving Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 9500 Manufacturer: Hall Alexander Model: Revolving-Rifle Produced circa 1855 by Alexander Hall of New York. An unknown quant
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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Very Rare Unmarked Jonathan Browning Style Percussion Harmonica Rifle Serial Number "2"1363 - Very Rare Unmarked Jonathan Browning Style Percussion Harmonica Rifle Serial Number "2"
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5000 - 8500 Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Percussion Rifle Most likely the work of a 19th Century Frontier Gunsmith. No visible makers
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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Prototype Newton Patent Breech Loading Rifle1364 - Prototype Newton Patent Breech Loading Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4000 - 6000 Manufacturer: Newton Arms Co Model: 1854 Patent Prototype, possibly one-of-a-kind breech loading single shot rifle desi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Engraved Unique Inscribed Mariette System Pepperbox Revolver with Dagger Bayonet and Scabbard1365 - Engraved Unique Inscribed Mariette System Pepperbox Revolver with Dagger Bayonet and Scabbard
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 6500 Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Pepperbox Gilles Mariette manufactured pepperbox weapons, as well as pinfire revolvers circa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Rare Jarre Double Action Harmonica Pinfire Pistol1366 - Rare Jarre Double Action Harmonica Pinfire Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Armor Terms &Conditions and Additional Information Estimate: $3000 - 5000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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Cased F. Primavesi Marked Twelve-Shot Pinfire Revolver1367 - Cased F. Primavesi Marked Twelve-Shot Pinfire Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1800 - 2750 Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Pinfire This revolver was sold by the high end retailer F. Primavesi and son of Cardiff. The
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Unique Jarre Pinfire Harmonica Pistol1368 - Unique Jarre Pinfire Harmonica Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Armor Terms &Conditions and Additional Information Estimate: $2000 - 3000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Scarce Twelve-Shot Unmarked Large Frame Double Action Pinfire Revolver1369 - Scarce Twelve-Shot Unmarked Large Frame Double Action Pinfire Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1600 - 2500 Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Pinfire The only visible marking is a "star/M" proof on the right rear barrel fl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Exceptional 19th Century British Flintlock Indian Trade Musket1370 - Exceptional 19th Century British Flintlock Indian Trade Musket
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 8500 Manufacturer: English Model: Flintlock Flintlock Trade Musket manufactured by London gunmaker Edward Barnett c. 1875. The
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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Rare World War I British Pattern 1868 Lance with Original Pennon1371 - Rare World War I British Pattern 1868 Lance with Original Pennon
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $900 - 1600 Manufacturer: None Model: None British Pattern 1868 Lance dated 1915. The lance has the Pattern 1868 Head and Pattern 1868
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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British Henry Nock Sea Service Flintlock Pistol1372 - British Henry Nock Sea Service Flintlock Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 2250 Manufacturer: Nock Henry Model: Flintlock This flintlock British military pistol was manufactured by Henry Nock of London
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Attractive Pair of Chieftain Grade Ornate Arabic Flintlock Pistols with Relief Chiseling Silver Deco1373 - Attractive Pair of Chieftain Grade Ornate Arabic Flintlock Pistols with Relief Chiseling Silver Deco
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4000 - 6000 A) Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Flintlock Manufactured without sights, with a pierced-through and dot accented brass band
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Rare Punjab Medal Awarded to a 24th Regiment of Foot Casualty at Chilianwala1374 - Rare Punjab Medal Awarded to a 24th Regiment of Foot Casualty at Chilianwala
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1100 - 1600 Manufacturer: None Model: None This is a rare example of a Punjab Medal awarded to a 24th Regiment of Foot casualty, Thom
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Scarce Unwin & Rodgers Patent Knife Pistol1375 - Scarce Unwin & Rodgers Patent Knife Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Armor Terms &Conditions and Additional Information Estimate: $2500 - 4000
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Engraved English Over/Under Swivel Barrel Flintlock Pistol1376 - Engraved English Over/Under Swivel Barrel Flintlock Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Armor Terms &Conditions and Additional Information Estimate: $850 - 1300
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two English Flintlock Pistols1377 - Collector's Lot of Two English Flintlock Pistols
Rock Island Auction Company
Armor Terms &Conditions and Additional Information Estimate: $1800 - 2750
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two Flintlock Pocket Pistols1378 - Collector's Lot of Two Flintlock Pocket Pistols
Rock Island Auction Company
Armor Terms &Conditions and Additional Information Estimate: $1100 - 1600
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two Flintlock Pistols1379 - Collector's Lot of Two Flintlock Pistols
Rock Island Auction Company
Armor Terms &Conditions and Additional Information Estimate: $900 - 1400
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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