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Rock Island Auction Company
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Nov/Dec. Premiere Firearms Auction
Nov/Dec. Premiere Firearms Auction
Auction Currency
USD
Auction Location
7819 42nd St W
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Rock Island
,
Illinois
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61201
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United States
Auction Details
Over 2,700 Lots will be sold over 3 days. Ulrich engraved Winchesters, Part II of the Gateway collection. Exceptional Colt Single Actions, Colt Longarms. U.S. and European Military including many Class III arms.
Buyer's Premium is 20.5% by credit card, reduced to 18% if payment is made by cash, check or wire transfer. Contact Rock Island Auction Company to complete your registration with the auction house.
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3107 -
Exceptional Rare U.S. Palmer Civil War Bolt Action Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $8500 - 13000 This is a like new example of a rare U.S. Palmer Civil War carbine that was manufactured by E.G. Lamson & Co., of Win...
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Estimate : 8,500.00 - 13,000.00
Sold to floor for 8,500.00
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3108 -
Outstanding Martial Gwyn & Campbell Type II Civil War Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6500 - 9000 This is an exceptional example of a Type II Gwyn & Campbell Civil War Carbine that was manufactured by Edward Gwyn and...
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for 6,000.00
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3109 -
Excellent Rare Civil War U.S. Army Contract Lindsay Two Shot Model 1863 Rifle Musket
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5000 - 7500 These rifles were developed by J.P. Lindsay in 1863 with the obvious intent of increasing the fire power of the infantry sol
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for 4,750.00
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3110 -
Exceptional U.S. Civil War Model 1863 Remington Zouave Percussion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 7500 This is an exceptional example of a U.S. Civil War Remington Model 1863 Zouave Rifle with 1863 dated components. The rear of
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for 5,000.00
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3111 -
Civil War U.S. Springfield Model 1863 Percussion Rifle-Musket
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1100 - 1600 Blade front and folding leaf rear sights on a barrel marked with "V P eagle head" proofs on the left rear and th...
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for 1,600.00
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3112 -
Stunning Deluxe Kidder Cased Civil War Era Presentation Starr Model 1858 Double-Action Army Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $14000 - 20000 This is a magnificent example and unquestionably one of the finest double action .44 caliber revolvers manufactured by the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 14,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for 17,000.00
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3113 -
Scarce Factory Engraved Fluted Cylinder Remington Rider Percussion Double Action New Model Belt Revo
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 7000 This fluted cylinder variation is rare, manufactured from 1863 to 1865 with only a few hundred produced. These revolvers are
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 6,500.00
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3114 -
Very Fine Remington Rider Percussion Double Action New Model Belt Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5000 - 7000 Manufactured between 1863 and 1873 with a total production of about 5,000. Marked "MANUFACTURED BY REMINGTONS ILION. ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,500.00
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3115 -
U.S. Martially Inspected Remington New Model Army Percussion Civil War Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2250 - 3250 Manufactured from 1863 to 1875. The revolver has the standard three line New Model barrel marking on the top barrel flat. Si
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,250.00
Sold to floor for 2,250.00
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3116 -
Rare Confederate Dance & Brothers Cartridge Conversion Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $20000 - 35000 Percussion .44 caliber, Dragoon size revolver manufactured by J.H. Dance & Brothers of Columbia, Texas, c. 1864. The...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 35,000.00
Sold to floor for 25,000.00
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3117 -
Rare "1815" Dated, Second Model Virginia Manufactory Flintlock Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $7500 - 13000 This is an example of a Second Model Flintlock horseman's pistol that was manufactured by the Virginia Manufactory in...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,500.00 - 13,000.00
Sold to floor for 4,250.00
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3118 -
Scarce Confederate London Armory Kerr Percussion Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1800 - 2750 This is a scarce London Armory Kerr's patent percussion revolver with a Confederate "J.S./anchor" marking on...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00
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3119 -
Rare Palmetto Armory Marked Model 1842 Percussion Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 4500 The Palmetto Armory manufactured 2,000 Model 1842 Pistols solely for the South Carolina Militia circa 1852-53. The Palmetto
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for 4,500.00
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3120 -
Spectacular Rare Confederate Dickson, Nelson & Co. Type II Percussion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $40000 - 60000 Percussion rifle manufactured by Dickson, Nelson & Co., at their Dawson, Georgia factory in 1865. In 1861 William Di...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
Sold to floor for 32,500.00
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3121 -
Rare and Historic Inscribed Col. Colt Presentation Colt Model 1860 Army Revolver to Frederick Perry
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $18000 - 25000 This is an example of a first-year production Colt Model 1860 Army revolver that was manufactured early in 1861. The back
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for 25,000.00
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3122 -
Rare Very Fine Early 19th Cenutry British Lion Head Naval Dirk with Ivory Grip and Scabbard
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2250 - 3000 Measuring 20 3/4 inches overall, with a curved 16 1/4 inch blade, unmarked with a 6 1/4 inch false edge. Gilt finished hilt,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 1,700.00
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3123 -
Non-Regulation M.C. Lilley 1872 Style Cavalry Officer's Saber with Scabbard
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $700 - 1000 The saber has an acid etched, double fuller, 33 inch blade, marked with the Lilley address on the reverse ricasso. The saber
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,000.00
Sold to floor for 850.00
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3124 -
Fine Civil War Sauerbier Cavalry Officer's Saber
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 6500 Civil War Cavalry Officer's Saber manufactured by the Henry Sauerbier Company of Newark, New Jersey c.1863. The Sauerb...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,250.00
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3125 -
U.S. Federal Period Cavalry Saber with Brass Scabbard
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1300 The saber has a 30 1/4 inch curved single fuller blade with gold accented engraving in a niter blue field covering the lower
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for 600.00
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3126 -
Civil War U.S. Model 1860 Light Cavalry Saber with Matching Scabbard
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1500 The saber has a 35 inch double fuller blade, marked "U.S./ C.E.W/ 1862" on the obverse ricasso and "D.J. MI...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
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3127 -
Mexican War U.S. Ames 1840 Heavy Cavalry Saber with Scabbard
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1500 A 35 3/4 inch double fuller flat back blade marked "US/ S.K" on the obverse ricasso and "N.P. AMES/CABOTVIL...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,600.00
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3128 -
Exceptional "Long Range" Model 1841 "Whitney" Mississippi Percussion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $12000 - 16000 This is a very rare example of an 1851 production U.S. Model 1841 Mississippi rifle as made by the Whitney Arms Company th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 12,000.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for 11,000.00
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3129 -
Spectacular Like New Original U.S. Springfield Armory Model 1842 Percussion Musket
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $11000 - 18000 This is an as issued example of an all original near new Springfield Model 1842 musket that was manufactured by Springfiel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 11,000.00 - 18,000.00
Sold to floor for 16,000.00
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3130 -
Outstanding U.S. Burnside Breechloading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 7000 Manufactured from 1863 to 1865 this is a very fine example of a 5th Model Burnside Carbine with the noticeable guide screw i
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 5,000.00
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3131 -
Spectacular Peabody Breechloading Saddle Ring Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3500 - 5500 Developed during the Civil War, the Peabody Carbine was manufactured by the Providence Tool Company of Rhode Island circa 18
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for 4,000.00
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3132 -
Exceptional U.S. Smith's Patent Civil War Breech Loading Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4250 - 5500 Manufactured from 1861 to 1865. The receiver is numbered to the gun and marked with the American Machine Works, Smith'...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,250.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,750.00
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3133 -
U.S. Civil War Maynard Single Shot Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 3750 This is a Second Model carbine (also known as the "Model 1863") as manufactured by the Massachusetts Arms Compan...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for 3,000.00
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3134 -
Fantastic Highly Attractive Civil War U.S. Remington Model 1863 Zouave Percussion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3750 - 5500 This is an excellent example of a U.S. Remington Zouave percussion rilfe. The rifle is equipped with blade front and 3-leaf
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,750.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for 4,250.00
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3135 -
Extremely Rare Lindner Patent First Type Breech Loading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6000 - 9500 Designed and made by Edward Lindner of Manchester, New Hampshire, only 892 of the First Type carbines were made, with the en
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for 5,500.00
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3136 -
Unmarked Gross' Patent Style Percussion Prototype Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 4500 This unusual rifle has a hammer and serpentine lever and latch very similar to the Cosmopolitan, Gross' patent and Gwy...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,600.00
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3137 -
Very Fine Civil War U.S. Burnside Breechloading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2750 - 3500 Manufactured from 1863 to 1865 the Burnside breech-loading carbine was one of the most important and widely issued Civil War
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,250.00
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3138 -
Spectacular Condition Scarce, Highly Attractive Civil War J.P. Lindsay Model 1863 Superposed Double
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $7500 - 9500 Developed in 1863 by J.P. Lindsay, this rifle used a "superposed charge" system to give the firepower of a doubl...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for 6,500.00
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3139 -
Sharps New Model 1859 Rifle with Model 1863 Barrel
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 6500 Model 1859 Rifle manufactured by the Sharps Rifle Manufacturing Co., of Hartford, Connecticut, circa 1862-1863 and subsequen
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 5,500.00
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3140 -
Outstanding Historic Documented Factory Engraved Silver Plated Civil War Presentation Metropolitan A
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $7500 - 15000 This is an extraordinary example of a silver plated factory engraved presentation Metropolitan Arms Police Model revolver.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,500.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for 8,000.00
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3141 -
Extraordinary Rare Allen & Wheelock Center Hammer Army Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4750 - 6500 This is an example of a Civil War Production Allen & Wheelock Army revolver that was manufactured by the Worchester, M...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,750.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 4,500.00
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3142 -
Exceptional Early Production Remington-Rider New Model Double Action Percussion Belt Revolver with T
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 7500 Manufactured circa 1863 to 1873. These revolvers were originally manufactured as a percussion revolver with later/ subsequen
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for 5,000.00
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3143 -
Very Fine Civil War Starr Arms Co., Double-Action 1858 Army Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3750 - 5500 Model 1858 Double Action Army revolver manufactured by Starr Arms Co., circa 1860-63. The revolver has a high polish blue fi
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,750.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,500.00
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3144 -
Massachusetts Arms Company Wesson & Leavitt Patent Dragoon Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 6500 This is one of approximately 770 Standard Model Dragoon revolvers manufactured by the Massachusetts Arms Company of Chicopee
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 4,500.00
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3145 -
U.S. Martially Inspected Civil War Contract Starr 1858 Double Action Army Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $950 - 1600 Approximately 23,000 of these revolvers were manufactured in the late 1850s and early 1860s, most of them for the U.S. govern
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 950.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for 1,300.00
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3146 -
Rare U.S. Navy Model 1861 Percussion Signal Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3500 - 5500 This is one of the estimated 1,000 Navy Model 1861 Signal Pistols manufactured at the U.S. Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. The d
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,750.00
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3147 -
Scarce Allen & Wheelock Center Hammer Army Percussion Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufactured from 1861 to 1862 the Center Hammer Army was an improvement over Allen & Wheelock's sidehammer revolv...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
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3148 -
Scarce Civil War Joslyn Army Model Percussion Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2750 - 4250 These revolvers were manufactured circa 1861-62. Approximately 3,000 of this Civil War era revolver were manufactured by the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,250.00
Sold to floor for 4,250.00
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3149 -
Fine U.S. Martially Inspected Remington New Model Army Percussion Civil War Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1600 - 2500 Manufactured from 1863 to 1875. The barrel has the standard three line New Model marking and there are single letter inspect
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
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3150 -
Outstanding Civil War Martially Marked Remington Type I Split Breech Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $13000 - 17000 This is an excellent example of a martially marked Civil War U.S. Remington Split Breech Type I Carbine. The barrel is equ
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 13,000.00 - 17,000.00
Sold to floor for 16,000.00
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3151 -
Exceptional U.S. Civil War Maynard Second Model Percussion Breechloading Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 6500 This is a Second Model carbine (also known as the "Model 1863") as manufactured by the Massachusetts Arms Compan...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 3,250.00
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3152 -
Fine U.S. Civil War Starr Arms Civil War Breech Loading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 7000 This is an example of one of approximately 20,600 percussion carbine manufactured by Starr Arms Company of Yonkers, New York
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for 7,500.00
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3153 -
Excellent U.S. Civil War Burnside Fifth Model Breech Loading Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3750 - 5500 Manufactured 1863-1865. The Burnside Carbine was designed by Federal General Ambrose E. Burnside before the Civil War and wa
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,750.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for 4,000.00
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3154 -
Outstanding U.S. Civil War Smith's Patent Breech Loading Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3250 - 5000 These carbines were designed by Gilbert Smith and almost all of the production consumed by U.S. government contracts, with l
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,250.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 3,250.00
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3155 -
Civil War Maynard Single Shot Percussion Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 3750 This is a Second Model carbine as manufactured by the Massachusetts Arms Company of Chicopee Falls Mass. Made between 1860 a
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for 1,800.00
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3156 -
Rare First Type Lindner Civil War Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3750 - 6500 Designed and made by Edward Lindner of Manchester, New Hampshire, probably at Amoskeag Manufacturing Company. Only 892 of th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,750.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for 4,250.00
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