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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 Sharps Model 1874 No. 2 Deluxe Long Range Rifle3290 - Scarce Sharps Model 1874 No. 2 Deluxe Long Range Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $10000 - 16000 Manufacturer: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company Model: 1874-Rifle This fine example of a Sharps No. 2 Model 1874 Long
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,500.00) = 9,500.00
 
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Scarce "J.P. Lower" Marked Model 1878 Sharps-Borchardt Heavy Barrel Sporting Rifle3291 - Scarce "J.P. Lower" Marked Model 1878 Sharps-Borchardt Heavy Barrel Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $8500 - 16000 Manufacturer: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company Model: 1878-Rifle This is a nice example of a scarce Sharps-Borchardt
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,500.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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Fine Andrew Wurfflein Philadelphia Half Stock Percussion Target Rifle3292 - Fine Andrew Wurfflein Philadelphia Half Stock Percussion Target Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 5500 Manufacturer: Wurfflein Andrew & William Model: Single Shot-Rifle Brass blade and adjustable notch rear sights on...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Custom Swiss Engraved K. Zimmermann Single Shot Martini Target Rifle with Elaborate Pearl and Ivory3293 - Custom Swiss Engraved K. Zimmermann Single Shot Martini Target Rifle with Elaborate Pearl and Ivory
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Estimate: $3500 - 5500 Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Schuetzen The octagon barrel has a section of fluting from the rear of the front sight to th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Exquisitely Engraved German System Stahl Take Down Schuetzen Rifle3294 - Exquisitely Engraved German System Stahl Take Down Schuetzen Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 6500 Manufacturer: German Model: Schuetzen Heavy target weight half octagon barrel with a blade front sight with windage adjus
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Rare American J. Bandle Cincinnati Ohio Marked Percussion Gallery Rifle with Tube Sight3295 - Rare American J. Bandle Cincinnati Ohio Marked Percussion Gallery Rifle with Tube Sight
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 3250 Manufacturer: Unknown Model: Gallery Rifle This rifle designed for indoor target shooting. A long hinged rod connects th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Exceptional Remington No. 1 Short Range Rolling Block Sporting Rifle3296 - Exceptional Remington No. 1 Short Range Rolling Block Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $8000 - 10000 Manufacturer: Remington Arms Inc Model: No. 1 Manufactured from 1875 to 1890. The top barrel flat is marked "E. R...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Very Fine Spencer Repeating Sporting Rifle3297 - Very Fine Spencer Repeating Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 9000 Manufacturer: Spencer Model: Sporting Very few sporting rifles were manufactured by Spencer and educated estimates put t
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Unique, Deluxe Peabody Outside Hammer Sporting Rifle3298 - Unique, Deluxe Peabody Outside Hammer Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 7500 Manufacturer: Providence Tool Company Model: Peabody This is a fine example of a deluxe Peabody Outside Hammer Sporting R
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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Sharps New Model 1859 Percussion Military Rifle3299 - Sharps New Model 1859 Percussion Military Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2750 - 4250 Manufacturer: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company Model: 1859 Manufactured circa 1859 to 1866, approximately 4,300 of the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,250.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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