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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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Scarce Documented Colt Model 1878 Sheriff's Model Frontier Six Shooter Double Action Army Revolver w3240 - Scarce Documented Colt Model 1878 Sheriff's Model Frontier Six Shooter Double Action Army Revolver w
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Estimate: $2750 - 4250 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1878 The included Colt factory letter confirms the caliber, 3 1/2 inch barrel and blue finish w
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,250.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two Colt Model 1877 Double Action Revolvers3241 - Collector's Lot of Two Colt Model 1877 Double Action Revolvers
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Estimate: $1600 - 2500 A) Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1877 Lightning Manufactured in 1904. The two line Hartford address on top and "COLT. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Documented One of a Kind N.R.A. Award Winning Inventor's Prototype Model Remington Vest Pocket Pisto3242 - Documented One of a Kind N.R.A. Award Winning Inventor's Prototype Model Remington Vest Pocket Pisto
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Estimate: $8500 - 15000 Manufacturer: E. Remington & Sons Model: Vest Pocket Pistol This is the only known Rider's patent Remington Ve...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,500.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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Scarce Remington "Dog Head" Cane Gun with Inscription and American Centennial 1876 Dated Gilt Dog He3243 - Scarce Remington "Dog Head" Cane Gun with Inscription and American Centennial 1876 Dated Gilt Dog He
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Estimate: $6000 - 8000 Manufacturer: Remington Arms Inc Model: Cane Gun One of less than 2,000 produced between 1866 and 1888. Steel tip, with a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Extraordinary Gold Banded, Silver Furnished Henry Deringer Philadelphia Pocket Pistol Marked Hyde &3244 - Extraordinary Gold Banded, Silver Furnished Henry Deringer Philadelphia Pocket Pistol Marked Hyde &
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Estimate: $6500 - 8500 Manufacturer: Deringer Revolver And Pistol Co Model: Percussion Pocket Pistol First listed in records as arms merchants
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Attractive Henry Deringer Philadelphia Pocket Pistol, Gold Banded and Silver Mounted, Produced for M3245 - Attractive Henry Deringer Philadelphia Pocket Pistol, Gold Banded and Silver Mounted, Produced for M
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Estimate: $4250 - 6000 Manufacturer: Philadelphia Model: Derringer Established circa 1802 and supplying fine silver, jewelry, and quality swords
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Estimate : 4,250.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Gold Banded and Silver Mounted Henry Deringer Percussion Pocket Pistol Produced for F.H. Clark & Com3246 - Gold Banded and Silver Mounted Henry Deringer Percussion Pocket Pistol Produced for F.H. Clark & Com
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Estimate: $3750 - 5500 Manufacturer: Philadelphia Model: Derringer Dealing in diamonds, cutlery, general goods and arms from Henry Deringer and
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Estimate : 3,750.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Gold and Silver Banded Deringer Philadelphia Percussion Pistol with F.H. Clark (Memphis, Tennessee)3247 - Gold and Silver Banded Deringer Philadelphia Percussion Pistol with F.H. Clark (Memphis, Tennessee)
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Estimate: $3250 - 5500 Manufacturer: Philadelphia Model: Derringer In business from 1841 to 1870, F.H. Clark & Company sold general mercha...
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Estimate : 3,250.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Factory Engraved Merrimack Arms Southerner Single Shot Derringer Pistol with Ivory Grips3248 - Factory Engraved Merrimack Arms Southerner Single Shot Derringer Pistol with Ivory Grips
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Estimate: $1500 - 2500 Manufacturer: Merrimack Arms & Manufacturing Co. Model: Southerner Manufactured from 1866 to 1869 with this example...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Remington-Elliot Ring Trigger 22 Caliber Derringer with Ivory Grips3249 - Remington-Elliot Ring Trigger 22 Caliber Derringer with Ivory Grips
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Estimate: $1000 - 1400 Manufacturer: Remington Arms Inc Model: Elliot Manufactured from 1863 to the 1870s with a total production of approximat
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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