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May 20, 21 & 22 Premiere Firearms Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location7819 42nd St W, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, United States In Person PreviewPreview: Open to the public Thursday, May 19th from 10 AM to 6 PM Friday, May 20th from 8 AM to 10...

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2,700+ Lots! Inaugural Firearms Auction in our New Facility! Features the Finest Sharps Collection, exceptional U.S. & German Military Arms, Rare Winchester Lever Actions, Quality Colts, Antique Smith & Wessons, High Grade Sporting Arms, an outstanding Luger Collection, Civil War items and more.
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Very Rare Sharps Model 1853 "British Contract" Sporting Rifle3100 - Very Rare Sharps Model 1853 "British Contract" Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6000 - 9000 Sharps 'Slant Breech' Model 1853 Sporting Rifle manufactured between 1854 and 1859. Consigner notes describe the r...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Two Winchester Boxes for Sharps Rifle Ammunition3101 - Two Winchester Boxes for Sharps Rifle Ammunition
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $950 - 1600 Both boxes are light brown cardboard with green labels. 1) Box for ten .40 caliber Sharps cartridges, label reading "1...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 950.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Scarce Long Barrel Sharps New Model 1859 Military Rifle3102 - Scarce Long Barrel Sharps New Model 1859 Military Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3500 - 5500 Early production, Civil War, Sharps New Model 1859 Rifle with lug for saber bayonet. The rifle has a blued barrel with caseh
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Scarce Bridgeport Manufactured Sharps Old Model 1874 Military Style Rifle with Factory Letter3103 - Scarce Bridgeport Manufactured Sharps Old Model 1874 Military Style Rifle with Factory Letter
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3500 - 5500 Sharps manufactured a total of about 1,769 Model 1874 Military rifles with only 441 manufactured at Bridgeport, Ct. This par
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Three Boxes of Union Metallic Cartridge Sharps Rifle Ammunition3104 - Three Boxes of Union Metallic Cartridge Sharps Rifle Ammunition
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1500 All three boxes are white cardboard with green labels, which share the nomenclature "MANUFACTURED EXPRESSLY FOR/ SHAR...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Scarce Sharps Model 1874 "German Pattern" (Schuetzen) Rifle3105 - Scarce Sharps Model 1874 "German Pattern" (Schuetzen) Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 9000 Sharps Model 1874 "German Pattern" Rifle made between July 1877 and October 1878 at Bridgeport, Connecticut. Sha...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,000.00) = 8,000.00
 
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Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Carbine3106 - Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2750 - 4250 The Model 1853 Slanting Breech Carbine was also known as the "John Brown Model" and was manufactured by Robbins ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,250.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Percussion Sporting Rifle3107 - Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Percussion Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2250 - 3500 Blade and folding ladder sights, with the Laurence Patent markings on the rear sight base and "SHARPS RIFLE / MANUFG ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Rare Sharps 40-330 Caliber Paper Patched Bullet Mold3108 - Rare Sharps 40-330 Caliber Paper Patched Bullet Mold
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $750 - 1500 Steel construction, measuring 8 3/4" long, with one of the legs marked "CAL. 40/ 3 3 0" and "SHARPS RIF...
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Estimate : 750.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Scarce Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Carbine3109 - Scarce Sharps Model 1853 Slant Breech Saddle Ring Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 3750 The Model 1853 Slanting Breech Carbine was also known as the "John Brown Model" and was manufactured by Robbins ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Fine Sharps Model 1874 Mid Range No.1 Sporting Rifle3110 - Fine Sharps Model 1874 Mid Range No.1 Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3500 - 5500 This is a nice example of a Sharps Model 1874 Mid Range No.1 Sporting Rifle manufactured at Bridgeport, Conn. According to S
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Three Sharps Bullet Molds3111 - Three Sharps Bullet Molds
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1300 - 1800 All three are constructed of steel, with no maker's markings, are approximately 8" long, single cavity, and a spr...
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Three Boxes of Union Metallic Cartridge Sharps Rifle Ammunition3112 - Three Boxes of Union Metallic Cartridge Sharps Rifle Ammunition
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $950 - 1600 All three boxes are tan cardboard with green labels. 1) 40 caliber box, marked "10 CARTRIDGES,/ .40 CAL. STRAIGHT SHEL...
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Estimate : 950.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Sharps Model 1874 Old Reliable Sporting Rifle with Extremely Rare Complete Market Buffalo Hunter's O3113 - Sharps Model 1874 Old Reliable Sporting Rifle with Extremely Rare Complete Market Buffalo Hunter's O
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $20000 - 30000 This lot includes a Sharps Model 1874 Old Reliable Sporting Rifle with the original buffalo fur covered traveling box, cla
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (17,000.00) = 17,000.00
 
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Sharps Meacham Conversion Rifle3114 - Sharps Meacham Conversion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1800 - 2750 This is a Meacham conversion rifle, so called because E.C. Meacham of St. Louis featured them in their catalogs. These rifle
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Custom Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Single Shot Rifle3115 - Custom Sharps-Borchardt Model 1878 Single Shot Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $950 - 1600 The Model 1878 is an internal hammer, breech loading single shot rifle produced from 1878 to 1881. The top of the barrel is m
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 950.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Custom Sharps-Borchardt Single Shot Target Rifle3116 - Custom Sharps-Borchardt Single Shot Target Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 2000 This is an example of a customized Sharps Borchardt rifle of unknown origin. The rifle retains the original receiver with a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Custom Sharps-Borchardt Single Shot 22 Rimfire Target Rifle with Scope3117 - Custom Sharps-Borchardt Single Shot 22 Rimfire Target Rifle with Scope
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1500 Originally produced from 1878 to 1881. The replacement unmarked barrel has a globe front sight, a Weaver Model 355 scope, an
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Five Vintage Sharps Rifle Ammunition Boxes3118 - Five Vintage Sharps Rifle Ammunition Boxes
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 2000 All boxes are light brown cardboard with green labels, and with exception of #1, produced by Union Metallic Cartridge. 1) Wi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Exceptional U.S. Martial Henry Aston Model 1842 Percussion Pistol3119 - Exceptional U.S. Martial Henry Aston Model 1842 Percussion Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3500 - 4500 The Model 1842 was the last single shot smoothbore pistol issued by the U.S. Army. It remained in service through the first
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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