December 2, 3, & 4 Premiere Firearms Auction

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A truly stunning auction filled with many desirable antiques! Over 2700 Lots! Over 450 Colts, the Second Installment of Putnam Green Collection: Part II, Civil War Arms featuring 50+ carbines and confederate arms, 12 Volcanic arms, US and German Military arms spanning two World Wars, the William "Bill" Neal Collection: the finest Woodsman Collection, antique flintlock pistols, Part II of the finest M1 Carbine Collection, quality Lugers and much more!
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U.S. Harper's Ferry Model 1819 Flintlock Rifle1050 - U.S. Harper's Ferry Model 1819 Flintlock Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $950 - 1600 Fixed sights, properly offset to the left, with "J.H. HALL/ H. FERRY/ US/ 1826" on the breech, "trigger"...
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U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1816 Flintlock Musket with Bayonet1051 - U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1816 Flintlock Musket with Bayonet
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Estimate: $950 - 1600 Manufactured in 1826 this Model 1816 Musket has standard Springfield/US lock plate markings. Barrel is stamped "F P&qu...
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U.S. Simeon North Model 1819 Flintlock Pistol1052 - U.S. Simeon North Model 1819 Flintlock Pistol
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Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Blade and groove sights, with the upper left side of the chamber marked "JDJ/P/US". Dated "1821" at th...
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Patrick Marked English Flintlock Pistol1053 - Patrick Marked English Flintlock Pistol
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Estimate: $1100 - 1600 Silver bead front and notch rear sights, with engraving on the tang and "LIVERPOOL" on the top flat. Scroll engr...
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U.S. Springfield Model 1855 Percussion Pistol-Carbine1054 - U.S. Springfield Model 1855 Percussion Pistol-Carbine
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Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Blade front and three-leaf rear sights, with "V/P/eagle head" on the left flat and "1855" on the tang....
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U.S. Simeon North Model 1816 Flintlock Pistol1055 - U.S. Simeon North Model 1816 Flintlock Pistol
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Estimate: $1100 - 1600 Made circa 1817 to 1820. Blade sight, with "P" and "US" on the left side of the chamber, and "S. ...
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British Flintlock Military Pattern Pistol1056 - British Flintlock Military Pattern Pistol
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Estimate: $950 - 1600 Produced without sights, with "crown/ NR" on the left side of the barrel. Fenced flash pan, with a sliding safety...
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U.S. Ames Model 1842 Navy Percussion Pistol1057 - U.S. Ames Model 1842 Navy Percussion Pistol
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Estimate: $950 - 1400 Brass cone sight, with "1845/RC/P" on top of the barrel. Lock plate is marked "USN/1845" at the rear, a...
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Pair of English Twigg Brass-Barreled Flintlock Pistols with Custom Case and Accessories1058 - Pair of English Twigg Brass-Barreled Flintlock Pistols with Custom Case and Accessories
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Estimate: $1400 - 2250 These matching flintlock pistols were made by John Twigg of London. The pistols are all brass construction with a walnut gri
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Exceptional Model 1883 Winchester-Hotchkiss Bolt Action Rifle1059 - Exceptional Model 1883 Winchester-Hotchkiss Bolt Action Rifle
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Estimate: $4000 - 6000 This Winchester-Hotchkiss 3rd Model Bolt Action Rifle was manufactured between 1883 and 1899. The rifle has the distinctive
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Exceptional U.S. Inspected Peabody Carbine1060 - Exceptional U.S. Inspected Peabody Carbine
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Estimate: $3500 - 5500 Manufactured by the Providence Tool Company and developed and tested during the Civil War, the Peabody Carbine entered produ
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Rare Prototype Needham Patent Breech loading British Military Trials Carbine1061 - Rare Prototype Needham Patent Breech loading British Military Trials Carbine
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Estimate: $5000 - 7000 Similar in appearance to a bolt action, the "bolt" is actually a chamber, which swivels out for loading with an ...
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Massachusetts Arms Greene Patent British Type Breech Loading Carbine1062 - Massachusetts Arms Greene Patent British Type Breech Loading Carbine
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Estimate: $3250 - 4250 .This is an original example of a British contract Greene patent carbine. 2,000 of these carbines were made under contract t
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Unique Civil War Ball Repeating Carbine1063 - Unique Civil War Ball Repeating Carbine
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Estimate: $2750 - 4250 Manufactured by Lamson & Co., of Windsor, Vermont. This Ball Repeating Carbine is generally considered by collectors a...
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Rare Rifled U.S. Model 1840 Type I Hall-North Breech-Loading Percussion Carbine, One of 5001064 - Rare Rifled U.S. Model 1840 Type I Hall-North Breech-Loading Percussion Carbine, One of 500
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 9000 This is an extremely rare rifled variation of a Model 1840 Type I Hall-North breech loading percussion carbine fitted with t
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Rare Experimental Springfield 1847 Musketoon with Self Priming Mechanism1065 - Rare Experimental Springfield 1847 Musketoon with Self Priming Mechanism
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Estimate: $6500 - 13000 This experimental Springfield 1847 Musketoon has an action fitted with a unique Gedney designed primer mechanism. The lock
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Rare U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Jenks-Remington Breech-Loading Percussion Carbine1066 - Rare U.S. Revenue Cutter Service Jenks-Remington Breech-Loading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 8000 Manufactured in 1847, this is both a rare and highly sought after example of a Jenks-Remington carbine with U.S. Revenue Cut
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Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1847 Artillery Musketoon1067 - Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1847 Artillery Musketoon
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Estimate: $3500 - 5500 Manufactured in 1853 as one of an estimated 3,359 produced. The lock plate is marked "SPRING / FIELD / 1853" ve...
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Rare Harpers Ferry Hall Model 1836 Breech Loading Percussion Carbine1068 - Rare Harpers Ferry Hall Model 1836 Breech Loading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 4500 Manufactured 1839 from a total production of only about 2,020. This is a later variation without the trapdoor in the bottom
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Spectacular U.S. E.G. Lamson Ball Patent Civil War Repeating Carbine1069 - Spectacular U.S. E.G. Lamson Ball Patent Civil War Repeating Carbine
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Estimate: $5500 - 8000 This is an exceptional example of 1 of only 1,002 Ball Repeating carbines made on Government contract. Blade front and two-l
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Excellent Burnside Breech Loading Civil War Carbine1070 - Excellent Burnside Breech Loading Civil War Carbine
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Estimate: $4750 - 6500 Manufactured from 1863 to 1865, this is a 5th Model Carbine featuring the noticeable guide screw in the center of the right
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Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1855 Rifled Carbine1071 - Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1855 Rifled Carbine
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Estimate: $3500 - 6500 Manufactured in 1855 of an estimated total quantity of 1,020 produced. The lock plate is marked "SPRING/FIELD/1855&qu...
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Scarce U.S. Navy Jenks-Remington Breech Loading Carbine with Tape Primer1072 - Scarce U.S. Navy Jenks-Remington Breech Loading Carbine with Tape Primer
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 3750 Manufactured circa 1847 to 1848 with approximately 1000 Jenks tape primer carbines produced by Remington. The top of the bar
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Rare Harpers Ferry Hall Model 1836 Breech Loading Percussion Carbine1073 - Rare Harpers Ferry Hall Model 1836 Breech Loading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3250 - 4750 Manufactured in 1837 with a total production of only about 2,020.This particular carbine is an earlier production with the i
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U.S. Model 1843 Hall-North Breech Loading Percussion Carbine1074 - U.S. Model 1843 Hall-North Breech Loading Percussion Carbine
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Estimate: $2250 - 3750 Also known as the "Side Lever Hall", Simeon North manufactured approximately 1,800 of these carbines in 1848, wi...
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Exceptional U.S. Model 1843 Hall-North Breech Loading Percussion Carbine1075 - Exceptional U.S. Model 1843 Hall-North Breech Loading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 9500 Also known as the "Side Lever Hall", Simeon North manufactured approximately 10,500 of these carbines between 18...
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Very Fine Jenks "Mule Ear" Carbine1076 - Very Fine Jenks "Mule Ear" Carbine
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Estimate: $3500 - 5500 Manufactured in 1845 by N.P. Ames of Springfield, Massachusetts from a total production of approximately 4,250. The vast maj
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Very Fine Smith's Patent Breech Loading Civil War Carbine1077 - Very Fine Smith's Patent Breech Loading Civil War Carbine
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Estimate: $2500 - 3750 Designed by Gilbert Smith, the production of this breech loading percussion carbine was almost entirely consumed by governme
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Scarce Martially Inspected Civil War Ballard Single-Shot Breech loading Carbine1078 - Scarce Martially Inspected Civil War Ballard Single-Shot Breech loading Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2250 - 3250 Blade front and two leaf rear sights, with "BALLARD'S PATENT/ NOV. 5 1861" on the right side of the frame, &...
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U.S. Civil War Massachusetts Arms Maynard Patent Breech loading Percussion Carbine1079 - U.S. Civil War Massachusetts Arms Maynard Patent Breech loading Percussion Carbine
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Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufactured from 1860 to 1865. Three line "MASS. ARMS CO." address on the right front of the frame and four lin...
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Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Carbine1080 - Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Carbine
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Estimate: $1800 - 2750 The Model 1853 Slanting Breech Carbine was also known as the "John Brown Model" and was manufactured by Robbins ...
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Grouping of 19th Century Artifacts, Chiefly Military1081 - Grouping of 19th Century Artifacts, Chiefly Military
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Estimate: $2000 - 2750 1) Five cap tins, being two 100-count Winchester Goldmark tins, two small Goldmark boxes, and a Guindorff & Masse box....
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Spectacular New Haven Arms Co. Lever Action No. 2 Navy Pistol1082 - Spectacular New Haven Arms Co. Lever Action No. 2 Navy Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $12000 - 18000 Volcanic No. 2 Navy Lever Action Pistol manufactured by the New Haven Arms Co. between 1857 and 1860. The pistol has a blu
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Extremely Rare Original Cased Tintype of a Soldier Armed with a Volcanic Repeating Pistol1083 - Extremely Rare Original Cased Tintype of a Soldier Armed with a Volcanic Repeating Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3500 - 6500 Measuring 2 inches x 2 1/2 inches, the visible oval section of this tintype shows a great coat-wearing soldier, with his cap
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Very Rare Confederate J.P. Murray Percussion Rifle and an Original Sling1084 - Very Rare Confederate J.P. Murray Percussion Rifle and an Original Sling
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $22500 - 32500 This is an example of a very rare J. P. Murray Confederate rifle. In 1862 Eldridge S. Greenwood and William C. Gray purcha
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Framed Display of an Autograph and Photograph of Civil War General and American President Ulysses S.1085 - Framed Display of an Autograph and Photograph of Civil War General and American President Ulysses S.
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Estimate: $750 - 1500 Measuring 6 5/8" wide by 9 1/2" tall with a black painted wood frame and multi-layered off-white and black mattin...
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Civil War Union Swallow Flag1086 - Civil War Union Swallow Flag
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $750 - 1500 This Civil War Union swallow flag features a blue circle emblem with fringe on the edges (see image). This flag is of the 1st
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Framed General Robert E. Lee Signature Display and Memorial Ribbon1087 - Framed General Robert E. Lee Signature Display and Memorial Ribbon
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Estimate: $1000 - 1500 1) Framed signature of famous Confederate General Robert E. Lee. The signature is on lined paper and appears to be part of a
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Framed General J.E.B. Stuart Signature Display1088 - Framed General J.E.B. Stuart Signature Display
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Estimate: $800 - 1300 Frame signature and correspondence of General J.E.B. Stuart. The handwritten letter reads, "Fort Leavenworth K.S. / De...
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Civil War Confederate Swallow Tail Flag1089 - Civil War Confederate Swallow Tail Flag
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 2000 Also known as a lance pennon, fork-tailed flag, and guidon, swallow tail flags were carried by smaller company sized units,
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The Solder in Our Civil War and The Confederate Solider in the Civil War1090 - The Solder in Our Civil War and The Confederate Solider in the Civil War
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Estimate: $1500 - 2500 1) THE SOLDIER IN OUR CIVIL WAR, Vol II, published in 1885, over 470 pages with illustrations, chronological list of events,
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Exceptional Extremely Rare Harpers Ferry Model 1841 Rifle with Merrill Breech Loading Alteration1091 - Exceptional Extremely Rare Harpers Ferry Model 1841 Rifle with Merrill Breech Loading Alteration
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $14000 - 22500 This is an exceptional example of an extremely rare Harpers Ferry Model 1841 rifle with Merrill breech loading alteration.
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Spectacular Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine1092 - Spectacular Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3750 - 5000 This is a very fine example of a Model 1865 Spencer Carbine with the Stabler magazine cut-off. The receiver has the cavalry
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Extremely Rare and Original U.S. Blakeslee's Patent 10-Tube Spencer Repeater "Calvary" Cartridge Box1093 - Extremely Rare and Original U.S. Blakeslee's Patent 10-Tube Spencer Repeater "Calvary" Cartridge Box
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 7000 Developed by Erastus Blakeslee, a Colonel (brevet Brigadier General) with the 1st Connecticut Volunteer Cavalry, the Blakesl
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Spencer Carbine Cartridges1094 - Spencer Carbine Cartridges
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Estimate: $1100 - 1600 1) Sealed package of 42 Spencer Model 1865 Carbine .50 caliber cartridges produced by Percussion Caps & Fixed Ammuniti...
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Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine with Metallic Cartridge Conversion1095 - Sharps New Model 1863 Carbine with Metallic Cartridge Conversion
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Estimate: $2250 - 3500 This is an example of one of the Civil War Sharps New Model 1863 Carbines that were converted by Sharps to fire the .50-70 G
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Very Scarce Warner Breech-Loading Carbine Manufactured by Greene Rifle Works1096 - Very Scarce Warner Breech-Loading Carbine Manufactured by Greene Rifle Works
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1800 - 2750 This variant of the scarce Warner Carbine was manufactured by the Greene Rifle Works and were made for James Warner's ...
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U.S. Civil War Maynard Patent Second Model Percussion Carbine1097 - U.S. Civil War Maynard Patent Second Model Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1300 - 1900 Also known as the Model 1863 in company literature, these carbines were manufactured circa 1863-65. The right front of the f
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U.S. Civil War Smith's Patent Breech loading Percussion Carbine1098 - U.S. Civil War Smith's Patent Breech loading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $950 - 1600 Blade front and ladder rear sights, with "G.W.S." stamped on the left barrel flat. Casehardened receiver, with ba...
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Sold to phillyyank for (1,300.00 + 253.50BP) = 1,553.50
 
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Ball Civil War Repeating Carbine1099 - Ball Civil War Repeating Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 This is a representative example of a Civil War contract Ball Carbine. The left side of the receiver is marked: "E.G....
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