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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Fine Early Production Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver with Fluted Cylinder and Inscribed Backstrap1070 - Fine Early Production Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver with Fluted Cylinder and Inscribed Backstrap
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Estimate: $12000 - 18000 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1860 Army This is a fine example of a Colt Model 1860 Army revolver that was manufactured in
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 18,000.00
Sold to floor for (13,000.00) = 13,000.00
 
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Very Fine Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver1071 - Very Fine Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver
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Estimate: $10000 - 15000 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1851 Navy This exceptional Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver was manufactured in 1868. This revol
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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Cased Matching Pair of Consecutively Serial Numbered Civil War Era Colt Model 1849 Percussion Pocket1072 - Cased Matching Pair of Consecutively Serial Numbered Civil War Era Colt Model 1849 Percussion Pocket
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Estimate: $14000 - 22500 A) Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1849 Manufactured in 1862. The top barrel flat is marked "-ADDRESS SAML COLT/HARTFO...
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 22,500.00
Sold to floor for (19,000.00) = 19,000.00
 
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Desirable Cased Factory Engraved and Inscribed Colt Model 1855 Root Percussion Revolver with Ivory G1073 - Desirable Cased Factory Engraved and Inscribed Colt Model 1855 Root Percussion Revolver with Ivory G
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Estimate: $8500 - 12000 Manufacturer: Colt Model: Root Manufactured in 1867. This is a solid example of a factory engraved Model 7 Root revolver
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Estimate : 8,500.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Colt Fourth Model 1851 Navy Revolver1074 - Colt Fourth Model 1851 Navy Revolver
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Estimate: $6000 - 9000 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1851 Colt Fourth Model 1851 Navy revolver manufactured in 1866. The revolver has a high polish
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Scarce U.S. Colt First Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver1075 - Scarce U.S. Colt First Model Dragoon Percussion Revolver
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Estimate: $10000 - 16000 Manufacturer: Colt Model: Dragoon This is an example of a scarce U.S. Colt First Model Dragoon revolver that was manufa
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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Fine and Rare, Early Production, Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver with Fluted Cylinder Serial Number 311076 - Fine and Rare, Early Production, Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver with Fluted Cylinder Serial Number 31
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Estimate: $7500 - 12000 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1860 Army This is a desirable example of a Colt Model 1860 Army revolver that was manufactured
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (13,000.00) = 13,000.00
 
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Fine Colt London Model 1851 Navy Revolver1077 - Fine Colt London Model 1851 Navy Revolver
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Estimate: $4500 - 6500 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1851 This Colt Model 1851 Navy revolver was manufactured in the Colt London factory in 1855. Th
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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Scarce Colt Hartford English Dragoon Revolver1078 - Scarce Colt Hartford English Dragoon Revolver
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Estimate: $3750 - 5500 Manufacturer: Colt Model: Dragoon Colt Third Model Dragoon revolver manufactured c. 1853. The Colt English Dragoon revolv
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Estimate : 3,750.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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Colt Model 1848 Baby Dragoon Percussion Revolver with Ivory Grip, Holster and Wilson Swift Sheffield1079 - Colt Model 1848 Baby Dragoon Percussion Revolver with Ivory Grip, Holster and Wilson Swift Sheffield
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Estimate: $4500 - 7500 Manufacturer: Colt Model: Baby Dragoon Colt manufactured only approximately 15,500 of these revolvers from 1847 to 1850.
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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