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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F. Funken Signed Engraved Belgium Browning Pigeon Grade Superposed Shotgun1710 - F. Funken Signed Engraved Belgium Browning Pigeon Grade Superposed Shotgun
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 5000 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Superposed Manufactured in 1955. Standard barrel markings, red front bead and ivory mi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Cased Browning Citori Grade VI Two Barrel Set Over/Under Shotgun1711 - Cased Browning Citori Grade VI Two Barrel Set Over/Under Shotgun
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4000 - 5000 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Citori Manufactured in Japan. The set includes one 26 inch barrel set with a single be
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Engraved Browning Model B425 Hunter Elite 28 Gauge Over/Under Shotgun with Case1712 - Engraved Browning Model B425 Hunter Elite 28 Gauge Over/Under Shotgun with Case
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 3500 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Citori Manufactured in Japan with a single brass bead sight on the matte vent rib, 2 3
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Browning Citori Grade VI Over/Under 20 Gauge Shotgun1713 - Browning Citori Grade VI Over/Under 20 Gauge Shotgun
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Citori Manufactured in 1990, the barrels have a single steel bead sight, are threaded
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Cased Engraved Belgium Browning Auto 5 Two Millionth Commemorative Semi-Automatic Shotgun1714 - Cased Engraved Belgium Browning Auto 5 Two Millionth Commemorative Semi-Automatic Shotgun
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1700 - 2750 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Auto 5 To commemorate the Auto 5 shotgun, Browning manufactured 2,500 of these shotgun
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,700.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Cased Double Signed Engraved and Gold Inlaid Belgian Browning Superposed Waterfowl Edition Shotgun1715 - Cased Double Signed Engraved and Gold Inlaid Belgian Browning Superposed Waterfowl Edition Shotgun
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 7000 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Superposed Manufactured in 1981 as one of 500 shotguns produced to commemorate the Pin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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Engraved and Gold Highlighted Browning Citori Grade VI Over/Under 28 Gauge Skeet Shotgun with Case1716 - Engraved and Gold Highlighted Browning Citori Grade VI Over/Under 28 Gauge Skeet Shotgun with Case
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3500 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Citori Manufactured in 1987. The barrels have two white bead sights, are choked skeet/
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Engraved Gold Accented Browning Model 42 Grade V Slide Action Shotgun with Original Box1717 - Engraved Gold Accented Browning Model 42 Grade V Slide Action Shotgun with Original Box
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2000 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: 42 Manufactured in 1991 as a limited run of 5,000 guns. There is a single steel bead s
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Engraved and Gold Highlighted Browning Model 12 Grade V Slide Action 20 Gauge Shotgun with Original1718 - Engraved and Gold Highlighted Browning Model 12 Grade V Slide Action 20 Gauge Shotgun with Original
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1600 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: 12 This shotgun has a single steel bead sight, is choked modified and has a 2 3/4 inch
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Browning Recoilless Micro Single Shot Trap Shotgun with Original Box1719 - Browning Recoilless Micro Single Shot Trap Shotgun with Original Box
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $900 - 1400 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Recoilless Manufactured in 1994 and has two white bead sights, is threaded for Invector
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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