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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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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Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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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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Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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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
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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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Sold to floor for (22,500.00) = 22,500.00
 
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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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Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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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
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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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Sold to floor for (18,000.00) = 18,000.00
 
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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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Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Civil War Union Swallow Flag1086 - Civil War Union Swallow Flag
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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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Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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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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Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Civil War Confederate Swallow Tail Flag1089 - Civil War Confederate Swallow Tail Flag
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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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Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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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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Sold to floor for (18,000.00) = 18,000.00
 
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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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Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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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
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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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Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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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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Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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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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Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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