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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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Collector's Lot of Two Colt Third Model Deringers3250 - Collector's Lot of Two Colt Third Model Deringers
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1100 - 1600 A) Manufacturer: Colt Model: #3 Derringer Introduced in 1870. Sloping hammer and top of the barrel has the large "...
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Colt New Line Pocket Revolver with Etched Panel3251 - Colt New Line Pocket Revolver with Etched Panel
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2500 Manufacturer: Colt Model: New Line Manufactured in 1875. German silver blade front and frame notch rear sights with the t
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two Colt Derringers3252 - Collector's Lot of Two Colt Derringers
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2250 - 3500 A) Manufacturer: Colt Model: #3 Derringer This factory engraved Third Model derringer is the "high hammer" va...
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two Colt New Line Revolvers3253 - Collector's Lot of Two Colt New Line Revolvers
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2000 A) Manufacturer: Colt Model: New Line Manufactured in 1874. Features short flutes with locking notches on the periphery j
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Extremely Fine Unwin & Rodgers Non-XLL Knife Self Protector Pistol with Stag Scales and Acid Etched3254 - Extremely Fine Unwin & Rodgers Non-XLL Knife Self Protector Pistol with Stag Scales and Acid Etched
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4000 - 6000 Manufacturer: Unwin & Rodgers Model: Knife Pistol The German silver barrel is marked "UNWIN & RODGERS/PATE...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Excellent Gaulois Number 2 Palm Pistol with Purse3255 - Excellent Gaulois Number 2 Palm Pistol with Purse
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1600 - 2750 Manufacturer: French Model: Gaulois The top of the barrel is marked "GAULOIS", with the crossed cannons, and ...
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Fine Unwin & Rodgers "NON*XLL" Percussion Knife Pistol3256 - Fine Unwin & Rodgers "NON*XLL" Percussion Knife Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3250 Manufacturer: Unwin & Rodgers Model: Knife Pistol The German silver barrel is marked "UNWIN & RODGERS/PATE...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,250.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Dolne Mark Apache Style Double Action Pinfire Knife Revolver3257 - Dolne Mark Apache Style Double Action Pinfire Knife Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Manufacturer: Dolne Model: Apache Considered the signature arm of the Parisian underworld in the late 1800s, the Apache c
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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B. Cogswell London Percussion Revolver3258 - B. Cogswell London Percussion Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $900 - 1300 Manufacturer: Cogswell Model: Percussion Revolver The top barrel flat is marked "B. COGSWELL 224 STRAND, LONDON&qu...
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Silver Banded Henry Deringer Philadelphia Percussion Pocket Pistol3259 - Silver Banded Henry Deringer Philadelphia Percussion Pocket Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1200 - 1800 Manufacturer: Henry Deringer Rifles And Pistols Model: Deringer German silver blade front and notch rear sights, with ...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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