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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World War I Spandau Arsenal Gewehr 98 Bolt Action Rifle with a Scarce Set of Low Light Sights1420 - World War I Spandau Arsenal Gewehr 98 Bolt Action Rifle with a Scarce Set of Low Light Sights
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World War I Spandau Arsenal Gewehr 98 Bolt Action Rifle with a Scarce Set of Low Light Sights Manufactured in 1917, the blade front and "ski-r...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Berlin-Lubecker "duv/41" Code Model 98 Bolt Action Rifle with Sling1421 - Berlin-Lubecker "duv/41" Code Model 98 Bolt Action Rifle with Sling
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Berlin-Lubecker "duv/41" Code Model 98 Bolt Action Rifle with Sling Hooded blade front and tangent rear sights, with "eagle/214"...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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World War II Grenade Launcher Kit for a 98k Rifle, with Case Clamp-On Sight and Two Inert Grenades1422 - World War II Grenade Launcher Kit for a 98k Rifle, with Case Clamp-On Sight and Two Inert Grenades
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World War II Grenade Launcher Kit for a 98k Rifle, with Case Clamp-On Sight and Two Inert Grenades 1) 98k grenade launcher, blue steel construction w
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Scarce Golden 20 July 1944 Wound Badge1423 - Scarce Golden 20 July 1944 Wound Badge
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Scarce Golden 20 July 1944 Wound Badge Established following the 20 July Plot, in which a bomb planted by Claus von Stauffenberg detonated in the con
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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A Pair of Embroidered Napkins with Silver Rings, All Bearing Nazi Markings and the Initials of Adolp1424 - A Pair of Embroidered Napkins with Silver Rings, All Bearing Nazi Markings and the Initials of Adolp
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A Pair of Embroidered Napkins with Silver Rings, All Bearing Nazi Markings and the Initials of Adolph Hitler All four items in this lot are of a styl
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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Scarce Hitler Youth Flak Helper's Helmet1425 - Scarce Hitler Youth Flak Helper's Helmet
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Scarce Hitler Youth Flak Helper's Helmet Formed after the collapse of the German offensive against Stalingrad and the ramping-up of the Allied ...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Two Nazi Party Daggers with Sheaths and Hangers1426 - Two Nazi Party Daggers with Sheaths and Hangers
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Two Nazi Party Daggers with Sheaths and Hangers 1) Unbranded SA dagger, 13 3/8 inches long, with an 8 1/2 inch blade, etched "Alles fur Deutsc...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Scarce Post WWI DWM 1920/1916 "Double Date" Navy Marked Artillery Luger Rig1427 - Scarce Post WWI DWM 1920/1916 "Double Date" Navy Marked Artillery Luger Rig
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Scarce Post WWI DWM 1920/1916 "Double Date" Navy Marked Artillery Luger Rig This is a scarce example of a early post WWI Weimar era Imper...
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Estimate : 3,750.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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DWM Model 1906 Dutch Contract Luger Pistol Rig1428 - DWM Model 1906 Dutch Contract Luger Pistol Rig
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DWM Model 1906 Dutch Contract Luger Pistol Rig This is a very nice example of a scarce prewar Dutch contract Luger as manufactured by DWM. These are
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Estimate : 3,750.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Desirable Post World War I Weimar Era DWM 1920/1916 Double Date Police Rework Luger Rig1429 - Desirable Post World War I Weimar Era DWM 1920/1916 Double Date Police Rework Luger Rig
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Desirable Post World War I Weimar Era DWM 1920/1916 Double Date Police Rework Luger Rig This is an example of a matching serialized Weimar era 1920 C
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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