April Premiere Firearms Auction

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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!
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Desirable World War II 1942 Dated Mauser Banner Police Contract Luger Pistol with Two Matching Magaz3600 - Desirable World War II 1942 Dated Mauser Banner Police Contract Luger Pistol with Two Matching Magaz
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Estimate: $12000 - 18000 Manufacturer: Mauser Model: P08 This is an excellent example of a 1942 production WWII Mauser Banner Police Luger pisto
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 18,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,000.00) = 9,000.00
 
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Excellent 1938 Date Nazi "S/42" Mauser Luger Pistol with Two Matching Magazines and 1938 Dated Holst3601 - Excellent 1938 Date Nazi "S/42" Mauser Luger Pistol with Two Matching Magazines and 1938 Dated Holst
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Estimate: $9500 - 13000 Manufacturer: Mauser Model: P08 This is a beautiful all original and unaltered 1938 date "S/42" Mauser Luger...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 9,500.00 - 13,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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Cased Loewe Manufactured Model 1893 Borchardt Pistol Rig Complete with Matching Walnut Shoulder Stoc3602 - Cased Loewe Manufactured Model 1893 Borchardt Pistol Rig Complete with Matching Walnut Shoulder Stoc
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Estimate: $12000 - 17000 Manufacturer: Loewe Model: 1893 Borchardt This is an example of a cased 1893 Borchardt semi-automatic pistol rig. This
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 17,000.00
Sold to floor for (15,000.00) = 15,000.00
 
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Excellent World War I 1918 Dated DWM Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol Rig with Two Matching Magazines and3603 - Excellent World War I 1918 Dated DWM Luger Semi-Automatic Pistol Rig with Two Matching Magazines and
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Estimate: $9500 - 14000 Manufacturer: DWM Model: 1914 This is a nice example of a late 1918 DWM Luger rig, that was manufactured at the end of W
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 9,500.00 - 14,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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Rare Borchardt Pistol Combination Tool3604 - Rare Borchardt Pistol Combination Tool
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Estimate: $2000 - 4000 Manufacturer: None Model: None This combination tool is for a Borchardt pistol. It is of a "scissor" design w...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Fantastic Pre-World War II 1937 Dated Mauser S/42 Code Luger Pistol Rig with Two Matching Magazines3605 - Fantastic Pre-World War II 1937 Dated Mauser S/42 Code Luger Pistol Rig with Two Matching Magazines
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $10000 - 15000 Manufacturer: Mauser Model: P08 This is a beautiful example of an all original unaltered early 1937 production, "...
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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Excellent World War II 1941 Dated Mauser Banner Nazi Police Luger Pistol with Two Matching Magazines3606 - Excellent World War II 1941 Dated Mauser Banner Nazi Police Luger Pistol with Two Matching Magazines
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Estimate: $9500 - 13000 Manufacturer: Mauser Model: P08 This is an excellent Mauser Banner Nazi Police Luger P.08 pistol rig with "eagle/...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 9,500.00 - 13,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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Walther PPK Semi-Automatic Pistol with Two Matching Serialized Magazines, Grip Extension Magazine an3607 - Walther PPK Semi-Automatic Pistol with Two Matching Serialized Magazines, Grip Extension Magazine an
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Estimate: $4000 - 6000 Manufacturer: Walther Model: PPK The slide has the Walther legend on the left side and the matching serial number is stam
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Exceptional Late World War II Walther PPK Semi-Automatic Pistol3608 - Exceptional Late World War II Walther PPK Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2750 - 4250 Manufacturer: Walther Model: PPK The left side of the slide has the standard Walther banner followed by the two line addr
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Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,250.00
Sold to ecnailsand.. for (1,200.00 + 246.00BP) = 1,446.00
 
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Desirable Nazi RZM Marked Walther Model PPK Pistol3609 - Desirable Nazi RZM Marked Walther Model PPK Pistol
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Estimate: $2250 - 3500 Manufacturer: Walther Model: PPK The slide makings of "RZM" stood for Reichs Zeugmeisterei who served as the ...
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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