May 20, 21 & 22 Premiere Firearms Auction

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Scarce Marlin Model 1881 Lever Action Rifle with Special Order 32 Inch Heavy Barrel with Factory Let3071 - Scarce Marlin Model 1881 Lever Action Rifle with Special Order 32 Inch Heavy Barrel with Factory Let
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $9500 - 13000 Manufactured circa 1889. This was Marlins first lever action rifle with a total production of about 20,000 from 1881 to 189
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 9,500.00 - 13,000.00
Sold to floor for 7,500.00
 
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Scarce Special Order Bullard Large Frame Lever Action Rifle with British Proofs3072 - Scarce Special Order Bullard Large Frame Lever Action Rifle with British Proofs
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 8500 This is a nice example of a Special Order Bullard lever action rifle with the special order tapered 24" tapered round...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor for 4,750.00
 
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Rare Small Frame Bullard Lever Action Repeating Rifle3073 - Rare Small Frame Bullard Lever Action Repeating Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 8500 Designed by James H. Bullard, these rifles were manufactured in competition with those produced by Marlin, Whitney and Winch
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor for 5,500.00
 
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Three Scarce Cartridge Boxes3074 - Three Scarce Cartridge Boxes
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $900 - 1400 1) Box for 20 .38-45 caliber cartridges produced by UMC for Bullard repeating rifles. Box has the brown label with maker and
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 900.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for 375.00
 
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Magnificent Sharps Panel Scene Gustave Young Engraved Model 1853 Sporting Rifle3075 - Magnificent Sharps Panel Scene Gustave Young Engraved Model 1853 Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $20000 - 40000 Sharps Model 1853 Sporting Rifle manufactured between 1854 and 1856. This rifle is pictured and described on page 103 of...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 40,000.00
Sold to floor for 25,000.00
 
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Exceptional Sharps Model 1874 Military Rifle with Rare Bridgeport Marked Barrel3076 - Exceptional Sharps Model 1874 Military Rifle with Rare Bridgeport Marked Barrel
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $7500 - 12000 Sharps Model 1874 Military Rifle from an order of five rifles shipped to the Union Metallic Cartridge Company (UMC). The ri
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for 9,500.00
 
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Rare Sharps Model 1874 Military Rifle with Bridgeport Address3077 - Rare Sharps Model 1874 Military Rifle with Bridgeport Address
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $7500 - 12000 Sharps Model 1874 Military Rifle from an order of five rifles shipped to the Union Metallic Cartridge Company (UMC). The ri
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for 9,000.00
 
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Rare One of Only Ten Factory Engraved, Sharps Model 1851 Sporting Carbine3078 - Rare One of Only Ten Factory Engraved, Sharps Model 1851 Sporting Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $20000 - 40000 Engraved Sharps Model 1851 Sporting Carbine manufactured by Robins & Lawrence in Windsor, Vermont, between October 1...
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 40,000.00
Sold to floor for 18,000.00
 
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Fine Sharps Model 1874 Single Shot Sporting Rifle with Factory Letter3079 - Fine Sharps Model 1874 Single Shot Sporting Rifle with Factory Letter
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $15000 - 19000 This is a nice example of a Sharps Model 1874 Sporting rifle manufactured circa 1871 to 1881. The top barrel flat is marke
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 19,000.00
Sold to floor for 9,000.00
 
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Scarce Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Sporting Rifle3080 - Scarce Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 7000 Produced between 1854 and 1859, it is estimated that about 2,970 of these Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Sporting Rifles wer
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,500.00
 
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Four Vintage Winchester and Union Metallic Cartridge Sharps Rifle Cartridge Boxes3081 - Four Vintage Winchester and Union Metallic Cartridge Sharps Rifle Cartridge Boxes
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1500 All four boxes are tan/ brown cardboard with green labels. 1) Winchester box (empty) for 10 44 caliber cartridges, marked ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,100.00
 
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Grouping of Assorted Sharps Accessories3082 - Grouping of Assorted Sharps Accessories
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $900 - 1400 1) Sharps two cavity (conical and ball), .52 caliber steel bullet mold, marked "NEW MODEL 1863" and "52"...
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for 700.00
 
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Exceptional Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine3083 - Exceptional Spencer Model 1865 Repeating Saddle Ring Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $10000 - 15000 This is an exceptional example of a Model 1865 Spencer Carbine. Fixed blade front sight and folding rear sight graduated t
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 8,500.00
 
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Scarce Berdan Sharps New Model 1859 Rifle with Double-Set Triggers3084 - Scarce Berdan Sharps New Model 1859 Rifle with Double-Set Triggers
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6000 - 9000 This is an example of a Sharps New Model 1859 Rifle that was manufactured in 1862 as part of a 2000-gun contract to arm the
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for 10,000.00
 
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Extremely Rare Sharps New Model 1866 Military Rifle3085 - Extremely Rare Sharps New Model 1866 Military Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $7500 - 15000 Sharps Model 1866 Military Rifle; the consigner notes state that only three examples of this rifle were manufactured. In...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 9,000.00
 
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Scarce and Desirable Berdan Sharpshooter's Sharps Model 1859 Set-Trigger Military Rifle3086 - Scarce and Desirable Berdan Sharpshooter's Sharps Model 1859 Set-Trigger Military Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 11000 This is a good example of a Sharps New Model 1859 Rifle from the Ordnance Department contract for 2000 rifles with factory
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 11,000.00
Sold to floor for 14,000.00
 
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Desirable Sharps Model 1874 Single Shot Sporting Rifle with Texas Markings3087 - Desirable Sharps Model 1874 Single Shot Sporting Rifle with Texas Markings
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $9500 - 16000 This is a Classic Sharps Model 1874 Buffalo Rifle. Dovetailed brass blade front sight and a Lawrence 'high notch'...
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Estimate : 9,500.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for 14,000.00
 
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Desirable Sharps Model 1874 Sporting Rifle Retailer Marked Walter Cooper of Bozeman, Montana3088 - Desirable Sharps Model 1874 Sporting Rifle Retailer Marked Walter Cooper of Bozeman, Montana
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 9500 Sharps Model 1874 Buffalo Rifle sold by the well-known Sharps dealer, Walter Cooper of Bozeman, Montana, prior to 1874. The
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for 14,000.00
 
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Rare Bullet Mold for a 50 Caliber Sharps Rifle3089 - Rare Bullet Mold for a 50 Caliber Sharps Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Steel construction, measuring 8 5/8" long, with one of the legs marked "66" and old reliable, and "CAL...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
 
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Very Scarce Two Boxes of Winchester Production Sharps Rifle Ammunition3090 - Very Scarce Two Boxes of Winchester Production Sharps Rifle Ammunition
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1400 1) Box for ten 50-90 Sharps Solid head cartridges, brown paper with green label reading "10 .50-90/ CENTRAL FIRE/ SOL...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 850.00 - 1,400.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
 
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