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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Steyr AUG/SA Semi-Automatic Rifle with Integral Scope, Extra Magazines, Trigger Assembly and Barrel1920 - Steyr AUG/SA Semi-Automatic Rifle with Integral Scope, Extra Magazines, Trigger Assembly and Barrel
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Estimate: $2500 - 3500 Manufacturer: Steyr Model: Aug-Rifle Manufactured in Austria, as a purpose-built semi-automatic variant of the Universal
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,500.00
 
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Excellent Heckler & Koch HK91 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Extra Magazines, Scope, Bayonet and Extra St1921 - Excellent Heckler & Koch HK91 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Extra Magazines, Scope, Bayonet and Extra St
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Estimate: $3000 - 4000 Manufacturer: Heckler & Koch Model: 91 Post front and 4-position drum rear sights, bird cage flash hider on the th...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,750.00
 
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Steyr AUG-SA Semi-Automatic, in 9mm Parabellum Configuration, with Four Extra Magazines1922 - Steyr AUG-SA Semi-Automatic, in 9mm Parabellum Configuration, with Four Extra Magazines
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Estimate: $3000 - 4750 Manufacturer: Steyr Model: Aug-Rifle Manufactured in Austria, as a purpose-built semi-automatic variant of the Universal
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,750.00
Sold to floor for 4,250.00
 
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Pre-Ban Heckler & Koch HK91 Semi-Automatic Rifle1923 - Pre-Ban Heckler & Koch HK91 Semi-Automatic Rifle
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Estimate: $3000 - 4500 Manufacturer: Heckler & Koch Model: 91 This semi-automatic version of the G3 rifle was manufactured in 1981 with t...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00
 
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Krebs Custom Model KTR-03S Semi-Automatic Rifle with Extra Magazine and Soft Case1924 - Krebs Custom Model KTR-03S Semi-Automatic Rifle with Extra Magazine and Soft Case
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Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Krebs Custom Guns Model: KTR-03S Built around a Izhmash-produced receiver, imported by EAA of Cocoa, Florid
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
 
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Knight's Manufacturing SR-15 M4 Stoner Semi-Automatic Rifle with Sling, Quad-Rail Forearm and Hand P1925 - Knight's Manufacturing SR-15 M4 Stoner Semi-Automatic Rifle with Sling, Quad-Rail Forearm and Hand P
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Estimate: $2250 - 3500 Manufacturer: Knight’s Manufacturing Co Model: Sr 15 M 4-Carbine Post-1994 production, with an adjustable post front si
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
 
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Large Grouping of Steyr AUG Magazines1926 - Large Grouping of Steyr AUG Magazines
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Estimate: $1500 - 2500 Manufacturer: None Model: None Includes twenty-five original 30-round magazines, one original 10-round magazine, six orig
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 800.00
 
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Steyr USR Semi-Automatic Rifle with Sling and Soft Case1927 - Steyr USR Semi-Automatic Rifle with Sling and Soft Case
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Estimate: $2750 - 4000 Manufacturer: Steyr Model: Usr-Rifle Manufactured in 1997 in an attempt to re-enter the American light rifle market, only
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Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00
 
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Sealed Crate Containing 1640 Rounds of Malaysian 5.56mm NATO Ammunition1928 - Sealed Crate Containing 1640 Rounds of Malaysian 5.56mm NATO Ammunition
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Estimate: $1500 - 2250 Manufacturer: None Model: None Lot consists of one hardwood crate, sealed with heavy gauge wire, and labeled as containin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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Heckler & Koch HK93 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Extra Magazine1929 - Heckler & Koch HK93 Semi-Automatic Rifle with Extra Magazine
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Estimate: $2500 - 3750 Manufacturer: Heckler & Koch Model: 93 A2-Rifle Manufactured in 1982. Equipped with a hooded post front and 4-posi...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for 3,750.00
 
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Pre-Ban Valmet Model 76 Semi-Automatic Rifle1930 - Pre-Ban Valmet Model 76 Semi-Automatic Rifle
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Estimate: $1700 - 2750 Manufacturer: Valmet Inc Model: 76s-Rifle Manufactured in Finland. Hooded post/ flip up dot front and military tangent
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for 1,600.00
 
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Pre-Ban Colt AR-15 SP1 Semi-Automatic Sporter Rifle with Scope and Accessories1931 - Pre-Ban Colt AR-15 SP1 Semi-Automatic Sporter Rifle with Scope and Accessories
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Estimate: $1700 - 2250 Manufacturer: Colt Model: AR 15-Rifle Manufactured in 1983. Birdcage flash suppressor, bayonet lug and elevation adjustab
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for 1,900.00
 
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Excellent Fabrique Nationale LAR Competition Semi-Automatic Rifle with Extra Magazine and Scope1932 - Excellent Fabrique Nationale LAR Competition Semi-Automatic Rifle with Extra Magazine and Scope
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Estimate: $2750 - 4000 Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale Model: LAR Manufactured in Belgium, the LAR was imported in limited numbers before bein
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,000.00
 
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Early Production CETME/Mars Equipment Model S Semi-Automatic Rifle1933 - Early Production CETME/Mars Equipment Model S Semi-Automatic Rifle
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Estimate: $3500 - 4750 Manufacturer: Cetme Model: Autoloading-Rifle Imported in the 1960s and 1970s, the CETME was produced in Spain using the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,750.00
Sold to floor for 3,250.00
 
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Very Scarce Holloway Arms Model 7 Semi-Automatic Rifle1934 - Very Scarce Holloway Arms Model 7 Semi-Automatic Rifle
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Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Holloway Arms Co Model: 7-Rifle Manufactured circa 1984-1985, the Model 7 was the only product of Hollowa
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
 
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Benelli M4 Semi-Automatic Shotgun with Telescoping Stock1935 - Benelli M4 Semi-Automatic Shotgun with Telescoping Stock
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Estimate: $1500 - 2000 Manufacturer: Benelli Model: M4 Introduced in 2003. 3-dot ghost ring sights, with a choke tube system (modified tube ins
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,900.00
 
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Scarce Early Belgian FN/FAL HOWCO Import M44 Paratrooper Rifle with Spare Magazine Scope Mount Bayon1936 - Scarce Early Belgian FN/FAL HOWCO Import M44 Paratrooper Rifle with Spare Magazine Scope Mount Bayon
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Estimate: $9000 - 14000 Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale Model: 50.63-Rifle This is the paratrooper version of the famous FN-FAL rifle as produ
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Estimate : 9,000.00 - 14,000.00
Sold to floor for 6,500.00
 
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Barrett Model 95 Bolt Action Bullpup Anti-Material Rifle, Serial Number 342, with Scope and Case1937 - Barrett Model 95 Bolt Action Bullpup Anti-Material Rifle, Serial Number 342, with Scope and Case
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Estimate: $8000 - 12000 Manufacturer: Barrett F A Mfg Co Model: 95-Rifle An improved version of the Model 90, the Model 95 competed against
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for 7,500.00
 
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Robar Model RC50F 50 Caliber Bolt Action Rifle1938 - Robar Model RC50F 50 Caliber Bolt Action Rifle
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Estimate: $6000 - 7500 Manufacturer: Robar Companies Model: Tactical-Rifle Designed and manufactured to resemble a scaled up version of a Remin
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for 5,000.00
 
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Scarce Springfield Armory "IDF" M1A Semi-Automatic Rifle with Scope, Case and PVS-2 Night Vision Sco1939 - Scarce Springfield Armory "IDF" M1A Semi-Automatic Rifle with Scope, Case and PVS-2 Night Vision Sco
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Springfield Armory U.S. Model: M1A Starting life as American government surplus, a number of M14 rifles wer
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
 
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