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September Premiere Firearms Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location7819 42nd St W, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, United States In Person PreviewThursday, September 12th 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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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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Sharps Model 1874 Sporting Rifle3330 - Sharps Model 1874 Sporting Rifle
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Sharps Model 1874 Sporting Rifle Manufactured 1871-1881. The top barrel flat has the boxed "Old Reliable" followed by "SHARPS RIFLE ...
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Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,250.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00
 
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Scarce Winchester-Lee Straight Pull Deluxe Sporting Rifle3331 - Scarce Winchester-Lee Straight Pull Deluxe Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Scarce Winchester-Lee Straight Pull Deluxe Sporting Rifle Manufactured in 1899. These scarce rifles were manufactured with the same action as the Win
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for 5,000.00
 
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Fine Remington-Keene Bolt Action Rifle3332 - Fine Remington-Keene Bolt Action Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Fine Remington-Keene Bolt Action Rifle The Keene bolt action system was Remington's first attempt at producing a repeating rifle to compete wit...
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,750.00
 
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Rare and Desirable Evans New Model Carbine3333 - Rare and Desirable Evans New Model Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Rare and Desirable Evans New Model Carbine This is one of 4,000 New Model carbines manufactured by Evans Repeating Rifle Co. from 1877-1879. These ca
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to floor for 1,600.00
 
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U.S. Burnside/Springfield Spencer Model 1865/1871 Repeating Conversion Rifle3334 - U.S. Burnside/Springfield Spencer Model 1865/1871 Repeating Conversion Rifle
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U.S. Burnside/Springfield Spencer Model 1865/1871 Repeating Conversion Rifle Produced by the Burnside Rifle Company as a carbine, and converted by Sp
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,000.00
 
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Excellent U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle with Bayonet3335 - Excellent U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle with Bayonet
Rock Island Auction Company
Excellent U.S. Springfield Model 1884 Trapdoor Rifle with Bayonet This is an excellent example of a U.S. Model 1884 Trapdoor rifle that was manufactu
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Estimate : 2,250.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for 4,250.00
 
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Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1871 Ward-Burton Patent Single Shot Bolt Action Rifle3336 - Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1871 Ward-Burton Patent Single Shot Bolt Action Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1871 Ward-Burton Patent Single Shot Bolt Action Rifle One of only 1,011 manufactured to compete for acceptance by the U
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Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for 2,500.00
 
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U.S. Springfield Model 1882 Chaffee-Reese Bolt Action Magazine Rifle3337 - U.S. Springfield Model 1882 Chaffee-Reese Bolt Action Magazine Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
U.S. Springfield Model 1882 Chaffee-Reese Bolt Action Magazine Rifle Invented in 1879 and selected by the Magazine Rifle Board in 1882 for trials, on
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Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for 1,800.00
 
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Prussian Proofed Providence Tool Company Peabody Patent Breech Loading Rifle3338 - Prussian Proofed Providence Tool Company Peabody Patent Breech Loading Rifle
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Prussian Proofed Providence Tool Company Peabody Patent Breech Loading Rifle Manufactured circa 1866-1871, the Providence Tool Company originally d
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for 1,500.00
 
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Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1871 Ward-Burton Bolt Action Rifle3339 - Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1871 Ward-Burton Bolt Action Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Scarce U.S. Springfield Model 1871 Ward-Burton Bolt Action Rifle One of only 1,011 manufactured to compete for acceptance by the United States Army.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for 1,200.00
 
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