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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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Pre-Ban Valmet Model 76 Semi-Automatic Rifle1930 - Pre-Ban Valmet Model 76 Semi-Automatic Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
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
Rock Island Auction Company
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
Rock Island Auction Company
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
Rock Island Auction Company
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
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Holloway Arms Co Model: 7-Rifle Manufactured circa 1984-1985, the Model 7 was the only product of Hollowa
Bidding Has Concluded
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
Rock Island Auction Company
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
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $9000 - 14000 Manufacturer: Fabrique Nationale Model: 50.63-Rifle This is the paratrooper version of the famous FN-FAL rifle as produ
Bidding Has Concluded
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
Rock Island Auction Company
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
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6000 - 7500 Manufacturer: Robar Companies Model: Tactical-Rifle Designed and manufactured to resemble a scaled up version of a Remin
Bidding Has Concluded
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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