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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Springfield Armory Model 1922 MI NRA Sales Bolt Action Rifle3670 - Springfield Armory Model 1922 MI NRA Sales Bolt Action Rifle
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Estimate: $1000 - 1500 Manufacturer: Springfield Armory U.S. Model: 1922M1 This example was manufactured between 1924 and 1933. The barrel is ma
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Springfield Armory Model 1903 National Match Style Bolt Action Rifle3671 - Springfield Armory Model 1903 National Match Style Bolt Action Rifle
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Estimate: $2750 - 3500 Manufacturer: Springfield Armory U.S. Model: 1903 This example was manufactured in mid 1928 with the barrel marked &quo...
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Estimate : 2,750.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Springfield Armory M1D Style Garand Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle with Manual3672 - Springfield Armory M1D Style Garand Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifle with Manual
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Estimate: $1800 - 2750 Manufacturer: Springfield Armory U.S. Model: M1D This example was manufactured in early 1942. There is an M84 Telescope s
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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World War II U.S. Army Inland M1 Carbine with M3 Infrared Scope, Mounting Bar and Power Pack3673 - World War II U.S. Army Inland M1 Carbine with M3 Infrared Scope, Mounting Bar and Power Pack
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Estimate: $2250 - 3500 Manufacturer: Inland Model: M1 Carbine This is a very nice example of a late production 1944 era M1 carbine as manufactur
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Outstanding World War II U.S. Navy Shipped Colt Woodsman Match Target Semi-Automatic Pistol with G.H3674 - Outstanding World War II U.S. Navy Shipped Colt Woodsman Match Target Semi-Automatic Pistol with G.H
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Estimate: $2250 - 3500 Manufacturer: Colt Model: Match Target Woodsman Manufactured in 1943, these military model pistols were only manufactured
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Factory Inscribed Presentation 45 Caliber Colt 1911  Government Model Semi-Automatic Pistol with Fac3675 - Factory Inscribed Presentation 45 Caliber Colt 1911 Government Model Semi-Automatic Pistol with Fac
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Estimate: $1800 - 2750 Manufacturer: Colt Model: Government Manufactured in 1957, this pistol was sent to 2nd Lieutenant John D. Carlton from Co
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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World War II U.S. Colt Model 1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol3676 - World War II U.S. Colt Model 1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol
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Estimate: $1800 - 2750 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1911A1 Manufactured in 1942. Slide has matching number to frame under slide stop with the two l
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Excellent World War II U.S. Colt Model 1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol with Holster3677 - Excellent World War II U.S. Colt Model 1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol with Holster
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Estimate: $1800 - 2500 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1911A1 Manufactured in 1943. The matching serialized slide is marked on the left side with the
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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World War II U.S. Ithaca Model 1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol3678 - World War II U.S. Ithaca Model 1911A1 Semi-Automatic Pistol
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Estimate: $1300 - 1900 Manufacturer: Ithaca Gun Co Model: 1911A1 Manufactured in 1943. Two line Ithaca address on the left side of the "...
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,900.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Scarce Colt Model 1905 United States Marine Corps Double Action Revolver3679 - Scarce Colt Model 1905 United States Marine Corps Double Action Revolver
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Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1905 There were only approximately 926 of these revolvers manufactured for the U.S. Marines, c
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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