September Premiere Firearms Auction

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“Fresh, Historic, and Rare” is the potent combination of words Rock Island Auction Company Owner and President Patrick Hogan has used to describe the RIAC upcoming September Premiere Firearms Auction. The entire auction exudes condition, quality and rarity but its greatest appeal lies in the freshness of what is being offered. It is not often a collector, auctioneer, investment buyer, or dealer is given the opportunity to own, buy, or in Rock Island’s case, market and sell a historically significant piece; or an item that was manufactured in 1861 that looks like it did the day it left the factory over 150 years ago. However, this opportunity has presented itself to the Rock Island Auction Company in their upcoming September 13th, 14th, and 15th Premiere Firearms Auction. Contained within the sale are a number of collections from monumental and legendary names in firearms collecting. Included are the Smith & Wesson and Colt Automatic Pistol Collection of Mr. William Goddard featuring the Gustave Young Factory Engraved and Gold Inlaid Smith & Wesson .44 Frontier exhibited at the 1893 Worlds Columbian Exhibition in Chicago with an Unmatched Historic Pedigree from Arizona; as well as the first Colt Automatic Pistol--Colt Model 1900 John Browning Prototype Slide Lock Semi-Automatic Pistol. Part II of the Chuck and Sharron Lindley Collection of German Automatic Pistols is also part of this auction. The beautiful and comprehensive Winchester collection of Mr. Mike Ginn which touts early 1st model 1873’s, the most extensive and complete collection of large frame 1876’s RIAC has ever handled headlined by the Fully Documented, Factory Engraved, Ulrich Signed, 50 Express, Matted Barrel, 22” Short Rifle Model 1876. Also, the Estate Collection of noted Colt Collector C.D. Terry which includes a phenomenal selection of percussion Colts and a historic grouping of 1871-1872 Open Top Revolvers. Most notable are two rifles from the most prominent name in all of Winchester Collecting, Mac McCroskie, featuring the Finest Known Iron Frame Henry Rifle and a Conrad F. Ulrich signed Relief Engraved Winchester Model 1866 Masterpiece Rifle.
The fact of the matter is that the bulk of the marquee pieces featured in this sale have sat within some of the most noteworthy collections within their respected fields for many decades. “When quality, condition and rarity come together, there is no telling what will happen at auction. Rarely can you tout something as being the very best of the best in any field of collectable, but in this sale we can say it more than once.” said Hogan.
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Rare Vandermisseng Double Signed and Engraved Belgian Browning Pointer Grade Superposed .410 Gauge S1680 - Rare Vandermisseng Double Signed and Engraved Belgian Browning Pointer Grade Superposed .410 Gauge S
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Rare Vandermisseng Double Signed and Engraved Belgian Browning Pointer Grade Superposed .410 Gauge Shotgun This beautiful example was manufactured in
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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Engraved Piotti Wirnhier Special Skeet 68 Over/Under Shotgun1681 - Engraved Piotti Wirnhier Special Skeet 68 Over/Under Shotgun
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Engraved Piotti Wirnhier Special Skeet 68 Over/Under Shotgun Manufactured in Gardone Val Trompia in the Province of Brescia. Each gun is hand-crafted
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 9,000.00 - 15,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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Engraved Waffen Bock/Josef Winkler Ferlach Combination Over/Under Two Barrel Set Rifle/Shotgun with1682 - Engraved Waffen Bock/Josef Winkler Ferlach Combination Over/Under Two Barrel Set Rifle/Shotgun with
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Engraved Waffen Bock/Josef Winkler Ferlach Combination Over/Under Two Barrel Set Rifle/Shotgun with Case Manufactured by Waffen Bock of Frankfurt c
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Engraved Perazzi MX3L Over/Under Trap Combo Shotgun with Case and Accessories1683 - Engraved Perazzi MX3L Over/Under Trap Combo Shotgun with Case and Accessories
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Engraved Perazzi MX3L Over/Under Trap Combo Shotgun with Case and Accessories The top single barrel has a white bead front sight and a steel mid bead
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Engraved Krieghoff Ulm Primus 20 Gauge Over/Under Shotgun1684 - Engraved Krieghoff Ulm Primus 20 Gauge Over/Under Shotgun
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Engraved Krieghoff Ulm Primus 20 Gauge Over/Under Shotgun This is a deluxe version of the Ulm series with detachable sidelocks and extensive engravin
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Engraved Gold Embellished Krieghoff Model 32 Four Barrel Set Over/Under Shotgun1685 - Engraved Gold Embellished Krieghoff Model 32 Four Barrel Set Over/Under Shotgun
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Engraved Gold Embellished Krieghoff Model 32 Four Barrel Set Over/Under Shotgun Introduced in the 1950's and discontinued in 1980's. Ivory ...
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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Exceptional Engraved Merkel 303EL Over/Under Side Lock Shotgun1686 - Exceptional Engraved Merkel 303EL Over/Under Side Lock Shotgun
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Exceptional Engraved Merkel 303EL Over/Under Side Lock Shotgun Manufactured in 1956 with extensive well executed floral scroll and rose bouquet engra
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 18,000.00
Sold to floor for (10,000.00) = 10,000.00
 
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Outstanding Engraved Friedrich Weisbach Retailer Marked Merkel Two Barrel Over/Under Set Rifle/Shotg1687 - Outstanding Engraved Friedrich Weisbach Retailer Marked Merkel Two Barrel Over/Under Set Rifle/Shotg
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Outstanding Engraved Friedrich Weisbach Retailer Marked Merkel Two Barrel Over/Under Set Rifle/Shotgun Barrel set number one is a 16 gauge over a mod
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,750.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Engraved Merkel Over/Under Shotgun1688 - Engraved Merkel Over/Under Shotgun
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Engraved Merkel Over/Under Shotgun This appears to be a pre-World War II Model 310E. The receiver is generously engraved with floral scroll engraving
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Signed Engraved Gold Inlaid Bertuzzi/Chuck Yeager Over & Under Shotgun with Case and Book1689 - Signed Engraved Gold Inlaid Bertuzzi/Chuck Yeager Over & Under Shotgun with Case and Book
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Signed Engraved Gold Inlaid Bertuzzi/Chuck Yeager Over & Under Shotgun with Case and Book Commissioned by the United States Historical Society,...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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U. Calenti Signed, Engraved and Gold Inlaid Antonio Zoli Christopher Columbus Commemorative Over/Und1690 - U. Calenti Signed, Engraved and Gold Inlaid Antonio Zoli Christopher Columbus Commemorative Over/Und
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U. Calenti Signed, Engraved and Gold Inlaid Antonio Zoli Christopher Columbus Commemorative Over/Under Shotgun with Case and Documents This shotgun w
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Estimate : 4,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Engraved Beretta Model 687 Ducks Unlimited Over/Under 20 Gauge Shotgun with Factory Box1691 - Engraved Beretta Model 687 Ducks Unlimited Over/Under 20 Gauge Shotgun with Factory Box
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Engraved Beretta Model 687 Ducks Unlimited Over/Under 20 Gauge Shotgun with Factory Box Single steel bead sight on the vent matte rib. 3 inch magnum
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Engraved Krieghoff K80 Over/Under Trap Combo Shotgun with Americase1692 - Engraved Krieghoff K80 Over/Under Trap Combo Shotgun with Americase
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Engraved Krieghoff K80 Over/Under Trap Combo Shotgun with Americase This example was manufactured in 2010. The 34 inch unsingle barrel has an adjusta
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (7,500.00) = 7,500.00
 
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Perazzi MX3 Over/Under Trap Combo Shotgun with Case and Accessories1693 - Perazzi MX3 Over/Under Trap Combo Shotgun with Case and Accessories
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Perazzi MX3 Over/Under Trap Combo Shotgun with Case and Accessories The top single barrel has a white bead front sight and a steel mid bead sight on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Krieghoff Model 32 Two Barrel Set Over/Under Skeet Shotgun with Three Sets of Briley Barrel Inserts1694 - Krieghoff Model 32 Two Barrel Set Over/Under Skeet Shotgun with Three Sets of Briley Barrel Inserts
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Krieghoff Model 32 Two Barrel Set Over/Under Skeet Shotgun with Three Sets of Briley Barrel Inserts Introduced in the 1950's and discontinued i...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,250.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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East German Production Fortuna Drilling with a West German Zeiss Scope1695 - East German Production Fortuna Drilling with a West German Zeiss Scope
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East German Production Fortuna Drilling with a West German Zeiss Scope Small bead front sight and selector activated single leaf rear sight, with imp
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Desirable Engraved Parker Bros. AAHE Upgrade Double Barrel Shotgun1696 - Desirable Engraved Parker Bros. AAHE Upgrade Double Barrel Shotgun
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Desirable Engraved Parker Bros. AAHE Upgrade Double Barrel Shotgun This is a very nice example of a Parker Bros. VH Grade shotgun which was upgraded
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,000.00) = 9,000.00
 
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Engraved Ludwig Borovnik of Ferlach Austria Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun1697 - Engraved Ludwig Borovnik of Ferlach Austria Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun
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Engraved Ludwig Borovnik of Ferlach Austria Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun Manufactured by Ludwig Borovnik of Ferlach. There are 13 companies makin
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Engraved Ludwig Borovnik of Ferlach Austria 20 Gauge Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun1698 - Engraved Ludwig Borovnik of Ferlach Austria 20 Gauge Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun
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Engraved Ludwig Borovnik of Ferlach Austria 20 Gauge Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun Manufactured by Ludwig Borovnik of Ferlach. There are 13 compan
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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Signed Master Engraved High Grade Scottish Box Lock MacNaughton & Son "The Edinburgh Gun" Bar In Woo1699 - Signed Master Engraved High Grade Scottish Box Lock MacNaughton & Son "The Edinburgh Gun" Bar In Woo
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Signed Master Engraved High Grade Scottish Box Lock MacNaughton & Son "The Edinburgh Gun" Bar In Wood Double Barrel Shotgun with Case ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for (32,500.00) = 32,500.00
 
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