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April Premiere Firearms Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location7819 42nd St W, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, United States In Person PreviewThursday, April 18th 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Auction Details

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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A. Henry's Patent Falling Block Rifle1690 - A. Henry's Patent Falling Block Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 2500 Manufacturer: Henry Alexander Model: Single Shot-Rifle Low blade front sight and three leaf rear sight on a barrel mark
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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A. Henry's Patent Falling Block Rifle1691 - A. Henry's Patent Falling Block Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1200 - 1800 Manufacturer: Henry Alexander Model: Single Shot-Rifle Ramp blade front sight with provisions for a hood and raised thr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Engraved Zimmermann Single Shot Pistol1692 - Engraved Zimmermann Single Shot Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1200 - 1700 Manufacturer: Zimmermann Model: Single Shot The barrel is equipped with a ramp blade front sight and is marked "K....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Custom Winchester Model 1885 Takedown Four Barrel Set By R. Long and M. Lewis with Scope1693 - Custom Winchester Model 1885 Takedown Four Barrel Set By R. Long and M. Lewis with Scope
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 8500 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 1885 Full octagon, heavy target weight barrel with a wind gauge globe front sight. The ba
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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Winchester High Wall Model 1885 Schuetzen Rifle1694 - Winchester High Wall Model 1885 Schuetzen Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 6000 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 1885-Rifle Manufactured in the early 1900s. This rifle features a #3 octagon barrel with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Beautiful Custom Made Winchester 1885 Single Shot Varmint Rifle with Burris Scope1695 - Beautiful Custom Made Winchester 1885 Single Shot Varmint Rifle with Burris Scope
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1200 - 2500 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 1885-Rifle This is a beautiful custom made light weight varmint rifle built on an origina
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Shiloh Sharps Model 1874 Sporter #3 Single Shot Rifle with Fancy Wood1696 - Shiloh Sharps Model 1874 Sporter #3 Single Shot Rifle with Fancy Wood
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Shiloh Rifle Mfg Co Inc Model: 1874-Rifle Globe front sight and a flip up buckhorn rear sight, "CALI...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Winchester Model 1885 High Wall Plain Sporting Single Shot Rifle1697 - Winchester Model 1885 High Wall Plain Sporting Single Shot Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1100 - 1800 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 1885 Manufactured in 1919 and subsequently fitted with a part octagon barrel by Dan Bowla
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Extremely Rare Documented Factory Engraved Gold Inlaid L.C. Smith Hunter Arms Premier Grade Hammerle1698 - Extremely Rare Documented Factory Engraved Gold Inlaid L.C. Smith Hunter Arms Premier Grade Hammerle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $50000 - 80000 Manufacturer: Smith L C Model: Premier Skeet Grade Manufactured in 1930. This is a very nice example of 1 of only 2
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 50,000.00 - 80,000.00
Sold to floor for (45,000.00) = 45,000.00
 
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Parker DHE Side by Side Shotgun with Research Letter1699 - Parker DHE Side by Side Shotgun with Research Letter
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 5000 Manufacturer: Parker Bros Model: Dhe This shotgun was manufactured in 1906 and has two ivory bead sights, is choked mod
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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