Premiere Firearms Auction

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Rock Island Auction Company is proud to continue the 2012 auction season with our September Premier Sale, a superb assembly of arms featuring the 3rd installment of the William Ashby Collection, the noted Gateway Collection which includes a number of ultra-rare Colts, and an assortment of rare and high condition Civil War arms.
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18th Century Military French Flintlock Musket with Bayonet1450 - 18th Century Military French Flintlock Musket with Bayonet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1800 - 2750 This is an example of a French flintlock musket with a socket bayonet. The metal surfaces are finished bright and the stock
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Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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French Light Cavalry Officer's Shako1451 - French Light Cavalry Officer's Shako
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 5500 This is a 2nd Empire era officer's shako of the French Chasseurs a Cheval. The skull is composed of blue felt with gra...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Napoleon on Horseback1452 - Napoleon on Horseback
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $900 - 1800 Dresden early 20th century porcelain. This white bisque porcelain on a blue glazed oval base shows Napoleon riding his rearin
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Klingenthal Production French 1811 Cuiraisser Sword with Scabbard1453 - Klingenthal Production French 1811 Cuiraisser Sword with Scabbard
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1200 - 1700 Produced for use by Napoleon's heavy cavalry, the AN XI sword was optimized for the point work favored by the French c...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Engraved European Pinfire Cutlass Revolver1454 - Engraved European Pinfire Cutlass Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3000 This pinfire cutlass pistol has a "star/B" proof and a Liege "ELG" proof stamped on the six shot cylin...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Finely Engraved Gold Inlaid European Double Action Pinfire Revolver1455 - Finely Engraved Gold Inlaid European Double Action Pinfire Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 No makers mark's or proof marks, decorated with floral engraving on the barrel, cylinder and frame, with a gold inlaid...
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Japanese Matchlock "Hand Cannon" Pistol1456 - Japanese Matchlock "Hand Cannon" Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1300 This example, age unknown, has a brass octagonal barrel which has heavy relief engraved rooster with flowing feathers over th
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Estimate : 850.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Scarce Le Faucheux Double Action Pinfire Pepperbox Pistol1457 - Scarce Le Faucheux Double Action Pinfire Pepperbox Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1100 - 1600 Manufactured by Eugene Le Faucheux in Paris France, circa 1851-70, with five stepped rotating barrels. The frame is bright f
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Attractive Pair of Two Engraved European Pinfire Revolvers1458 - Attractive Pair of Two Engraved European Pinfire Revolvers
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $900 - 1500 A) No maker's mark, floral motif engraved cylinder and frame and a simple line design on the breech end upper barrel fl...
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two Engraved Belgian Pinfire Double Action Pepperbox Pistols1459 - Collector's Lot of Two Engraved Belgian Pinfire Double Action Pepperbox Pistols
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1200 A) The rear of the cylinder has a Liege proof and the left side of the frame is marked "LF". Floral engraved fram...
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Estimate : 850.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Magnificent 19th Century Uniquely Cased High Grade Exhibition Quality French Percussion Pistol by Ga1460 - Magnificent 19th Century Uniquely Cased High Grade Exhibition Quality French Percussion Pistol by Ga
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4000 - 7500 This is a very fine example of a 19th Century French percussion pistol with monogrammed case and accessories. The tang and b
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Cased Engraved European Pinfire Revolver1461 - Cased Engraved European Pinfire Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 The sides of the frame, recoil shield, loading gate, grip straps, butt, and barrel lug feature a leaf and floral scroll engr
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Very Fine Cased Engraved Le Faucheux Brevete Double Action Pinfire Revolver1462 - Very Fine Cased Engraved Le Faucheux Brevete Double Action Pinfire Revolver
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3500 Manufactured in the mid-1800s. The cylinder, frame and breech end of the barrel are engraved with floral patterns. Marked ...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Very Fine Cased Exhibition Grade French LeFaucheux Folding Trigger Pinfire Revolver with Accessories1463 - Very Fine Cased Exhibition Grade French LeFaucheux Folding Trigger Pinfire Revolver with Accessories
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2250 - 3750 The LeFaucheux is elaborately etched in Gothic letters on top of the barrel "E. Lefaucheux Paris". The LeFaucheu...
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Rare Imperial Russian Garde Du Corps Officer's Helmet1464 - Rare Imperial Russian Garde Du Corps Officer's Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $18000 - 35000 This is a Czar Nicholas II era officer's helmet for the Czar's personal guard. The skull, front peak and lobster...
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Estimate : 18,000.00 - 35,000.00
Sold to floor for (12,000.00) = 12,000.00
 
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Imperial Russian Life Guard Lancer Other Ranks Czapka1465 - Imperial Russian Life Guard Lancer Other Ranks Czapka
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3750 - 7000 This is a Czar Nicholas II WWI era other ranks lancer helmet. Yellow lace circles the base of the red fabric ribbed sides of
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Estimate : 3,750.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Russian Army Other Ranks Artillery of the Guard Shako1466 - Russian Army Other Ranks Artillery of the Guard Shako
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 3000 This is a Nicholas II era Other Ranks Artillery of the Guard Shako. The body is composed of blue felt with a black patent le
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Prussian Garde Du Corps Officer's Helmet1467 - Prussian Garde Du Corps Officer's Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $11000 - 20000 This is a King Wilhelm I era officer's helmet of the Garde du Corps or personal body guard of the King. The skull, f...
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Estimate : 11,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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Belgian Cuirassier Officer's Helmet1468 - Belgian Cuirassier Officer's Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 5500 This is a Belgian Cuirassier Officer's helmet. The skull and peaks are silvered brass with "452", "V&qu...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Matching Pair of Engraved and Ornately Decorated German Percussion Pistols1469 - Matching Pair of Engraved and Ornately Decorated German Percussion Pistols
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2250 - 3500 A) These matching percussion conversion pistols have relief engraved locks with a horsemen battle scene in front of and behi
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Fine Set of Pommel Holsters1470 - Fine Set of Pommel Holsters
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 This is a set of leather pommel holsters that are unmarked. The front body of the holsters have a leather cartridge pouch an
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to playadragon for (1,400.00 + 287.00BP) = 1,687.00
 
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Liege Proofed European Military Flintlock Carbine Dated 18311471 - Liege Proofed European Military Flintlock Carbine Dated 1831
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $950 - 1600 No maker's markings, Liege proof and "GP" in an oval on top of the barrel at the breech end, and "crown/...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 950.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Imperial Russian Garde Du Corps Helmet1472 - Imperial Russian Garde Du Corps Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $10000 - 18000 This is a Nicholas II era officer's helmet of the Garde Du Corps or the personal guard of the monarchy. The skull, f...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 18,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Russian Marine Corps Other Ranks Shako1473 - Russian Marine Corps Other Ranks Shako
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 2500 This is an Alexander II era Russian Marine Corps other ranks cap. The body and peak are composed of black patent leather. Th
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Rare Imperial Russian Garde Du Corps Officer's Helmet1474 - Rare Imperial Russian Garde Du Corps Officer's Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $13000 - 25000 This is a Czar Nicholas II era officer's helmet of the Czar's personal guard. The skull, front peak and lobstert...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 13,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for (11,000.00) = 11,000.00
 
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Extraordinary Prussian Gardes Du Corps Helmet1475 - Extraordinary Prussian Gardes Du Corps Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $16000 - 22500 Originally established as the personal guard of the Prussian King in 1740, the Gardes Du Corps would continue to serve fol
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Estimate : 16,000.00 - 22,500.00
Sold to uncalumni for (15,000.00 + 3,075.00BP) = 18,075.00
 
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Prussian Artillery Officer's Gift1476 - Prussian Artillery Officer's Gift
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2250 - 3500 This is a German silver beer barrel with a gilt crown on top, an inscription on the tap side translated to "His Majes...
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Collector's Lot of German Silver and Crystal Items1477 - Collector's Lot of German Silver and Crystal Items
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1700 - 3000 1) German silver accented drinking horn. The horn has a silver decorated mouth and a silver decorated base with floral desig
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Estimate : 1,700.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Silver Imperial Germany 16th Infantry Regiment Memorial Cup1478 - Silver Imperial Germany 16th Infantry Regiment Memorial Cup
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1600 - 3000 This is a silver memorial cup for the 16th Infantry Regiment inscribed "In the Year 1850" in German on the base....
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Rare Prussian Army 7th Grenadier Regiment Officer's Pickelhaube1479 - Rare Prussian Army 7th Grenadier Regiment Officer's Pickelhaube
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 9500 This is a rare Officer's pickelhaube for the 7th Grenadier Regiment circa 1897. There is a gilt brass spike at the top...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Imperial German Infantry Pickelhaube1480 - Imperial German Infantry Pickelhaube
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4250 - 7500 This helmet is from the King Wilhelm I era. The skull and peaks are black patent leather with a silvered trim on the front p
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Estimate : 4,250.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Prussian Army Steel Uhlan Lancer Czapka1481 - Prussian Army Steel Uhlan Lancer Czapka
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 2500 This other ranks lance cap is from the Kaiser Wilhelm I era. Uhlans were a form of light cavalry that carried lances. They w
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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1915 Pattern German Pickelhaub Helmet1482 - 1915 Pattern German Pickelhaub Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1100 - 1500 The final iteration of one of Europe's most iconic helmets, the 1915 pickelhaub was rendered obsolete by the realities...
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Signed and Framed Kaiser Wilhelm II Portrait1483 - Signed and Framed Kaiser Wilhelm II Portrait
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $600 - 900 This is a signed and framed portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm II Emperor of Germany. It shows him standing in military dress with the
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Estimate : 600.00 - 900.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Excellent Spandau Arsenal Model 71/84 Bolt Action Magazine Rifle1484 - Excellent Spandau Arsenal Model 71/84 Bolt Action Magazine Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Blade and folding ladder sights, with the barrel marked "crown/F.W." and "crown/SPANDAU" on the chambe...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Prussian Grenadier Guard Officer's Pickelhaube1485 - Prussian Grenadier Guard Officer's Pickelhaube
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4250 - 7500 This is a Kaiser Wilhelm I era Officer's pickelhaube of the Prussian Grenadier Guard. The skull and peaks are black pa...
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Estimate : 4,250.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Angelino Vannette Signed and Dated (1902) Henry Longfellow Statuary Bust From the Carnegie (Pekin Pu1486 - Angelino Vannette Signed and Dated (1902) Henry Longfellow Statuary Bust From the Carnegie (Pekin Pu
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5000 - 7500 Made of marble, this statuary bust of 19th Century American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow showcases exquisite facial detai
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Excellent Russian Army Other Ranks Foot Guard Shako1487 - Excellent Russian Army Other Ranks Foot Guard Shako
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 2500 This is a Czar Nicholas II era Russian Foot Guard Other Ranks shako. The body is composed of blue felt with the top and peak
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Brass Eagle Flag Standard and Leather Cartridge Box1488 - Brass Eagle Flag Standard and Leather Cartridge Box
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $900 - 1500 1) This is a brass Eagle flag standard. It is styled after the second production French flag eagle produced circa 1815 for Na
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Estimate : 900.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Two Percussion Austrian Military Single Shot Pistols1489 - Two Percussion Austrian Military Single Shot Pistols
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1200 - 1800 A) "FERDERUWIRTH" marked on top of the barrel, "863" on the lock, "528" on the left side pla...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Excellent Spandau Arsenal Model 71/84 Bolt Action Magazine Rifle1490 - Excellent Spandau Arsenal Model 71/84 Bolt Action Magazine Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1300 - 1900 Blade and folding ladder sights, with the barrel marked "crown/F.W." and "crown/SPANDAU" on the chambe...
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Estimate : 1,300.00 - 1,900.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Prussian Army Other Ranks Uhlan Landwehr Regiment Lance Cap1491 - Prussian Army Other Ranks Uhlan Landwehr Regiment Lance Cap
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4750 - 9500 This is a Prussian Army other ranks reserve light cavalry cap. It is composed almost entirely of black patent leather. The t
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Estimate : 4,750.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Austrian Cavalry Officer's Shako with Hat Box1492 - Austrian Cavalry Officer's Shako with Hat Box
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4250 - 7500 This is an Emperor Franz Joseph era officer's shako of the Austrian Cavalry. The body is composed of black felt with a...
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Estimate : 4,250.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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19th Century Imperial Prussian Uhlan Officer's Gift1493 - 19th Century Imperial Prussian Uhlan Officer's Gift
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3500 This is a highly detailed silvered statue of an Uhlan officer on a wooden base with a silvered plaque with German inscriptio
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Imperial Austro-Hungarian Officer's Gift Sterling Silver Award1494 - Imperial Austro-Hungarian Officer's Gift Sterling Silver Award
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2125 - 3600 This is a sterling silver award showing an Uhlan Lancer riding a horse with a lance. The statue is on a black marble base wi
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Estimate : 2,125.00 - 3,600.00
Sold to floor for (900.00) = 900.00
 
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Extraordinary Very Early Production Serial Number 91 Cased Loewe & Company Model 1893 Borchardt Auto1495 - Extraordinary Very Early Production Serial Number 91 Cased Loewe & Company Model 1893 Borchardt Auto
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $50000 - 75000 This is a very fine example of a very early "two-digit" serial number (91) cased, complete Ludwig Loewe & ...
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Estimate : 50,000.00 - 75,000.00
Sold to floor for (75,000.00) = 75,000.00
 
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Excellent Rare DWM 1923 "American Eagle" Luger with A. F. Stoeger Markings and Leather Holster1496 - Excellent Rare DWM 1923 "American Eagle" Luger with A. F. Stoeger Markings and Leather Holster
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $19000 - 25000 This is an excellent example of a Mauser Stoeger Model "American Eagle" marked Commercial Luger with the very ...
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Estimate : 19,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for (17,000.00) = 17,000.00
 
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Outstanding All Original Early Production Model 1902 DWM Luger Carbine Rig Complete with Matching Sh1497 - Outstanding All Original Early Production Model 1902 DWM Luger Carbine Rig Complete with Matching Sh
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $30000 - 45000 This is one of the best examples of an original DWM Model 1902 Luger carbine rig that we have ever offered for auction. Th
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Estimate : 30,000.00 - 45,000.00
Sold to floor for (37,500.00) = 37,500.00
 
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Extraordinary Late "P" Code .30 Luger Auto Second Series Krieghoff Luger Rig with Holster1498 - Extraordinary Late "P" Code .30 Luger Auto Second Series Krieghoff Luger Rig with Holster
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $25000 - 40000 This is an example of a very late 1940 production "P" code commercial Krieghoff Luger pistol, with a black com...
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 40,000.00
Sold to floor for (27,500.00) = 27,500.00
 
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Scarce Documented 1906 First Issue/Altered 1920 Dated DWM Weimar Navy Rework Luger Pistol1499 - Scarce Documented 1906 First Issue/Altered 1920 Dated DWM Weimar Navy Rework Luger Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $8000 - 12000 This is a fine example of a early post WWI Weimar Navy issue Luger pistol as issued to the Reichswehr. This specific Luger
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,000.00) = 8,000.00
 
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