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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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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...
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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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