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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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Sharps New Model 1863 Cartridge Conversion Carbine3300 - Sharps New Model 1863 Cartridge Conversion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1800 - 2750 Manufacturer: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company Model: NM 1863 Conversion Following the Civil War the U.S. Government d
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 Military 45-70 Pattern Rifle3301 - Sharps Borchardt Model 1878 Military 45-70 Pattern Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1600 - 2500 Manufacturer: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company Model: 1878-Rifle The Model 1878 is an internal hammer, breech loading
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Sharps New Model 1863 Metallic Cartridge Conversion Carbine3302 - Sharps New Model 1863 Metallic Cartridge Conversion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1600 - 2250 Manufacturer: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company Model: New Model 1865 Following the Civil War the U.S. Government decid
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Desirable Sharps Model 1874 Sporting Rifle with James Brown Pittsburg, PA marked Barrel3303 - Desirable Sharps Model 1874 Sporting Rifle with James Brown Pittsburg, PA marked Barrel
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $8500 - 11000 Manufacturer: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company Model: 1874-Rifle Manufactured circa 1871 to 1880, according to &quo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,500.00 - 11,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Scarce Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Sporting Rifle3304 - Scarce Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2250 - 3250 Manufacturer: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company Model: 1853-Rifle This is one of an estimated 2,970 Sharps Model 1853 S
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,250.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Sharps New Model 1863 Cartridge Frontier Conversion Custom Rifle3305 - Sharps New Model 1863 Cartridge Frontier Conversion Custom Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Company Model: 1863-Rifle Manufactured 1864 to 1865. This rifle features a heav
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Very Fine Remington Model 1 1/2 Rolling Block Sporting Rifle3306 - Very Fine Remington Model 1 1/2 Rolling Block Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 7500 Manufacturer: Remington Arms Inc Model: Rolling Block-Rifle Manufactured from 1888 to 1897. German silver front blade, ad
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,500.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Remington Hepburn No. 3 Sporting Model Single Shot Rifle3307 - Remington Hepburn No. 3 Sporting Model Single Shot Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 3750 Manufacturer: E. Remington & Sons Model: Hepburn No. 3 This lever activated falling block single shot target rifle ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Remington Hepburn No. 3 Sporting Model Single Shot Rifle3308 - Remington Hepburn No. 3 Sporting Model Single Shot Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Manufacturer: E. Remington & Sons Model: Hepburn No. 3 This lever activated falling block single shot target rifle ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Ornate Chaumont Double Barrel 16 Gauge Percussion Shotgun with Carved Stock and Relief Chiseled Meta3309 - Ornate Chaumont Double Barrel 16 Gauge Percussion Shotgun with Carved Stock and Relief Chiseled Meta
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4000 - 6000 Manufacturer: Belgium Model: Percussion The right lock is marked "M.I. CHAUMONT" and the left lock is marked ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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