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-Over 250 Winchesters
-Over 1900 Items Classified as Antique or Curio & Relic
-The Finest Military Collection Ever Offered at any Auction to Include European, U.S. & Japanese Arms
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-Over 500 Sporting Arms
-Over 400 Colts
-and Much More!
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Scarce Remington Factory Metallic Cartridge Conversion Revolving Rifle with Presentation Inscription1100 - Scarce Remington Factory Metallic Cartridge Conversion Revolving Rifle with Presentation Inscription
Rock Island Auction Company
Manufactured from 1866 to 1879. Built on the frame of the New Model revolver series, these rifles had a slightly longer cylinder and a longer loading
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Scarce LeMat Pinfire and Percussion Revolving Carbine1101 - Scarce LeMat Pinfire and Percussion Revolving Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
This rare pinfire/percussion LeMat carbine features a 19 3/4" octagon to round 11mm rifled upper barrel and 18 3/4" round approximately 56...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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Scarce James Warner Solid Frame Revolving Rifle1102 - Scarce James Warner Solid Frame Revolving Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
One of approximately 350 produced circa 1850s. Blade front and adjustable sporting rear (missing elevator) sights, with the serial number on the under
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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William Billinghurst Revolving Percussion Conversion Rifle1103 - William Billinghurst Revolving Percussion Conversion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Working with Miller's patent system, Billinghurst operated out of Rochester, New York making pill-lock and percussion arms, many of the former b...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Unique Perein Revolving Rifle1104 - Unique Perein Revolving Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
The right side of the frame is marked "PEREIN" and has a loading gate. The barrel gauges at approximately .44 caliber and is equipped with...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Rare Cased Roper Revolving Shotgun with Accessories1105 - Rare Cased Roper Revolving Shotgun with Accessories
Rock Island Auction Company
Produced at Hartford, Connecticut, 1869-1876 by the Roper Sporting Arms Company with case and accessories. Matching serial number marked on the barrel
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Rare Panel Scene Engraved Roper Revolving Shotgun1106 - Rare Panel Scene Engraved Roper Revolving Shotgun
Rock Island Auction Company
Nickel bead and groove sights, with a threaded muzzle, screw-on choke ring, and "ROPER REPEATING RIFLE CO / AMHERST. MASS. / PATENTED APRIL. 10...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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J & J Miller Revolving Pill Lock Rifle1107 - J & J Miller Revolving Pill Lock Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Made circa 1835-1850, at least 15 gunsmiths made the revolving rifle under the Miller patent and it's estimated that only a few hundred were pro...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Scarce LeMat Pinfire and Percussion Revolving Carbine1108 - Scarce LeMat Pinfire and Percussion Revolving Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
This rare pinfire/percussion LeMat carbine features a 19 3/4" octagon to round 11mm rifled upper barrel and 18 3/4" round approximately 58...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (12,000.00) = 12,000.00
 
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Rare French Guycot Chain Rifle1109 - Rare French Guycot Chain Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Produced circa 1878, this unusual and rare rifle features a chain loading system housed in the frame and stock with a 80 (yes that’s eighty) round cap
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,500.00) = 3,500.00
 
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Rare Exhibition Quality Factory Panel Scene Engraved Silver Mounted Perry Breech Loading Percussion 1110 - Rare Exhibition Quality Factory Panel Scene Engraved Silver Mounted Perry Breech Loading Percussion
Rock Island Auction Company
Manufactured circa late 1850s - 1860 by Alonzo Perry, Newark, New Jersey. The total manufactured is believed to be around 1,500 total of the Perry car
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,500.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Davidson & Co./Levi Woodrum Marked Percussion Half Stock Plains Rifle1111 - Davidson & Co./Levi Woodrum Marked Percussion Half Stock Plains Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
The light scroll engraved lock plate is marked "T. DAVIDSON & CO / CINCINNATI", with an engraved game scene behind the hammer. Tyler D...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Mid-19th Century American J.P. Moore Half Stock Percussion Rifle1112 - Mid-19th Century American J.P. Moore Half Stock Percussion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
The light engraved lock is marked "J. P. MOORE / NEW YORK / WARRANTED". The large bore .54 caliber rifled barrel has blade front and notch...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Fine New Orleans Jim Bowie Knife with Sheath1113 - Fine New Orleans Jim Bowie Knife with Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
This is a fine example of a "Sheffield Bowie" manufactured by the cutlery factories in Sheffield, England for export to the U.S. in the ea...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Exhibition Quality Boker Arbolito Hunting Knife with Engraved and Gold Inlaid Silver Sheath and Grip1114 - Exhibition Quality Boker Arbolito Hunting Knife with Engraved and Gold Inlaid Silver Sheath and Grip
Rock Island Auction Company
Produced in Buenos Aires. Blade is 9 1/2" long, with the Boker "HEINR.BOKER&CO.BAUMWERK/ SOLINGEN-GERMANY-ALEMANIA/ ARBOLITO-TREEBRAND...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Magnificent Cased Joseph Rodgers & Sons Exhibition Quality Bowie Knife1115 - Magnificent Cased Joseph Rodgers & Sons Exhibition Quality Bowie Knife
Rock Island Auction Company
Believed by some experts to be an exhibition knife produced by Rodgers & Sons circa 1870-1890. Blade is 13" long, with a 8 3/8" long e...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,750.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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J. Davis London Production Bowie Knife with Pearl Grips and Sheath1116 - J. Davis London Production Bowie Knife with Pearl Grips and Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
Measuring 7 1/2 inches long, the blade is marked "J. DAVIS/ 69LEADENHALL St." on the left side. Silver handguard, with symmetrical stepped...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,600.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Large Sheffield Brookes & Crookes Bowie Knife with Sheath1117 - Large Sheffield Brookes & Crookes Bowie Knife with Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
Operating out of Sheffield's Atlantic Works starting in 1864, records showing the firm of Brookes & Crookes active in the late 1910's. B...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Southern and Richardson Silver Hilted Dagger with Sheath1118 - Southern and Richardson Silver Hilted Dagger with Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
Double edged spear point blade, measuring 6 3/4", with a niter blue finish on the lower half and "SOUTHERN & RICHARDSON / SHEFFIELD EN...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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T.J. Albright Marked St. Louis Side Hammer Percussion Plains Rifle1119 - T.J. Albright Marked St. Louis Side Hammer Percussion Plains Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
The top barrel flat is marked "T.J. ALBRIGHT / St LOUIS" and the "mule ear" style side hammer lock is marked "C.N. JACKSON....
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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R.F. Stunkard/Whitmore & Wolf Percussion Pennsylvania Rifle1120 - R.F. Stunkard/Whitmore & Wolf Percussion Pennsylvania Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Light engraved lock marked "WHITMORE & WOLF / PITTSBURGH". This marking is lested on page 329 of American Gunsmith by Frank Sellers as...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Desirable Jas. R McQuaid (Canton, Illinois) Marked Percussion Rifle1121 - Desirable Jas. R McQuaid (Canton, Illinois) Marked Percussion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
The light floral engraved lock is marked "WARRANTED" and the top barrel flat is marked in script "Jas R McQuaid". Jams R. Mquaid...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,750.00) = 3,750.00
 
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Warren Percussion Fowling Piece with Ambidextrous German Silver Mounted Stock1122 - Warren Percussion Fowling Piece with Ambidextrous German Silver Mounted Stock
Rock Island Auction Company
The light floral engraved lock is marked "WARREN / ALBANY". The floral engraving extends to the fish sculpted hammer, upper tang and Germa...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Henry Elwell Marked Percussion Rifle1123 - Henry Elwell Marked Percussion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
The lock plate features a hunter's scene and is marked "HENRY ELWELL / WARRANTED". A gunsmith by the name Henry Elwell worked in Senec...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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American Swivel Over/Under Percussion Rifle1124 - American Swivel Over/Under Percussion Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
The only visible marking on the rifle is a "CH" on a top barrel flat and "S. DRASHER" stamped three times on the belly of the st...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 700.00 - 1,100.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Rare French 19th Century French Folding Bowie Knife with Ivory Scales1125 - Rare French 19th Century French Folding Bowie Knife with Ivory Scales
Rock Island Auction Company
This is a French bowie knife with a 9" long folding blade, making this bowie very rare for its size. There are no maker markings. Ornate lead a...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,250.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Alfred Williams Sheffield Bowie Dirk with Woman Figure Handle and Sheath1126 - Alfred Williams Sheffield Bowie Dirk with Woman Figure Handle and Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
The blade is 4" long and is marked "EBRO" flanked by Maltese crosses over "A. WILLIAMS / SHEFFIELD / ENGLAND". Silver oval ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Two English 19th Century Folding Knives1127 - Two English 19th Century Folding Knives
Rock Island Auction Company
1) Unmarked English folding bowie knife, 3 1/2" blade, silver front bolster with stag head and crossed rifle chiseled motif, and ivory scales w...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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19th Century Italian Silver Mounted Vendetta Dagger with Sheath1128 - 19th Century Italian Silver Mounted Vendetta Dagger with Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
The 6 1/8" long blade features an etched Damascus style pattern and is marked on the left side "Vendetta Corsa" with "Bastia Le ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Rare 19th Century English Bowie Knife1129 - Rare 19th Century English Bowie Knife
Rock Island Auction Company
Blade measuring 6 1/8" long with rounded point and full wedge. There are no maker markings. "S" shaped iron guard with one piece bone...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Two Masonic Ames Daggers with Sheaths1130 - Two Masonic Ames Daggers with Sheaths
Rock Island Auction Company
1) 5 3/4" blade etched with a scroll pattern on both sides with the Masonic crown and cross and "AMES / SWORD Co / CHICOPEE / MASS" o...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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19th Century American Dagger with Carved Ivory Handle and Ornate Coin Silver Scabbard1131 - 19th Century American Dagger with Carved Ivory Handle and Ornate Coin Silver Scabbard
Rock Island Auction Company
This dagger has a 6 3/4" polished blade. Nickel silver guard with chiseled banded decoration on one side, smooth coin silver on the other. The ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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19th Century SD&Co Marked Copper/ Iron Knife with Whale Tooth Handle1132 - 19th Century SD&Co Marked Copper/ Iron Knife with Whale Tooth Handle
Rock Island Auction Company
This knife has a 5 7/8" blade marked SD&Co, which was copper plated to provide additional resistance to sea-spray induced rust. Brass diamo...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to jayjaym for (1,400.00 + 273.00BP) = 1,673.00
 
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Two 19th Century American Coin Silver Daggers with Sheaths1133 - Two 19th Century American Coin Silver Daggers with Sheaths
Rock Island Auction Company
1) This American dagger has a 5 1/4" spear blade with single fuller. Silver hilt with turned down guard. Each side of the handle has a raised d...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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American 19th Century Whaler Made Knife with Scrimshaw Ivory Handle1134 - American 19th Century Whaler Made Knife with Scrimshaw Ivory Handle
Rock Island Auction Company
5 3/4" blade with visible serrations. There are no visible maker markings. Diamond shaped brass guard. Fitted with a fluted ivory handle with w...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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American 19th American Dirk with Tortoise Shell Grip Panels and Unique Coin Silver Mounts and Scabba1135 - American 19th American Dirk with Tortoise Shell Grip Panels and Unique Coin Silver Mounts and Scabba
Rock Island Auction Company
This American dirk has a 4 1/2" blade with artfully shaped guard. The silver handle has a round pommel with a floral blossom inserted on the to...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Miniature 19th Century Tortoise Shell Kris Dagger with Ornate Fillagree Silver Scabbard1136 - Miniature 19th Century Tortoise Shell Kris Dagger with Ornate Fillagree Silver Scabbard
Rock Island Auction Company
Fitted with an asymmetrical tortoise shell blade measuring 5 1/2" long and 1 1/2" wide at the base. The guard is lightly engraved. The ani...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (500.00) = 500.00
 
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Rare American J. Bandle Cincinnati Ohio Marked Percussion Gallery Rifle with Tube Sight1137 - Rare American J. Bandle Cincinnati Ohio Marked Percussion Gallery Rifle with Tube Sight
Rock Island Auction Company
Designed for indoor target shooting, a long hinged rod connects the hammer to the striker, which is located only 7 inches down from the muzzle (almost
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Scarce Engraved Allen & Wheelock Single Shot Percussion Target Rifle1138 - Scarce Engraved Allen & Wheelock Single Shot Percussion Target Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Manufactured circa 1840s into the early 1860s with production estimated at a few hundred. This example of an Allen & Wheelock side hammer muzzle...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Ohio A.C. Swaidner/ Henry Parker Marked Percussion Plains Rifle1139 - Ohio A.C. Swaidner/ Henry Parker Marked Percussion Plains Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Blade and notch sights, with "A.C. Swaidner" (Salem, Ohio, 1830-1870) signed on the top flat behind the rear sight and small areas of ligh...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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Engraved C. Grohnwild Jaeger Rifle1140 - Engraved C. Grohnwild Jaeger Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Damascus barrel fitted with fixed sights on a top flat with "C. GROHNWILD A FURSTENBERG" inlaid in silver. The lock plate, fish sculpted h...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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S. Sutherland Marked Half Stock Percussion (Virginia) Rifle1141 - S. Sutherland Marked Half Stock Percussion (Virginia) Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Blade and sporting type sights on an unmarked barrel. Border and scroll engraved lock plate marked "S. SUTHERLAND" with an engraved replac...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Heavy Barreled Flintlock Target Rifle with Rigby Lock and Fancy Stock1142 - Heavy Barreled Flintlock Target Rifle with Rigby Lock and Fancy Stock
Rock Island Auction Company
Patridge front and semi-buckhorn rear sights, with an extra dovetail slot covered by the rear sight and sleeved bore with .4" thick barrel wall...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (750.00) = 750.00
 
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Rare Hawken, Percussion, Full Stock, Plain Rifle with History1143 - Rare Hawken, Percussion, Full Stock, Plain Rifle with History
Rock Island Auction Company
Full stock percussion rifle made by Samuel Hawken of St. Louis, Missouri, between 1849 and 1861. A letter (by noted collector/authority Rudyard Rapp)
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 10,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (24,500.00) = 24,500.00
 
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W. Thornhill London Bowie Knife with Queen Victoria Crown Hilt and Sheath1144 - W. Thornhill London Bowie Knife with Queen Victoria Crown Hilt and Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
Measuring 7 3/4" long, the blade is marked with a crown flanked by "V" and "P" over "W. THORNHILL / LONDON" and h...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 5,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Brownhill Sheffield Gold Rush Themed Etched Bowie Knife with Stag Handle and Sheath1145 - Brownhill Sheffield Gold Rush Themed Etched Bowie Knife with Stag Handle and Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
Manufactured by Brownhill of Sheffield, England. The blade is 9" and marked "H I J / BROWNHILL / SHEFFIELD". The blade is also etched...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Very Rare Large 19th Century American Push Dagger with Coin Silver Mounts and Leather Sheath1146 - Very Rare Large 19th Century American Push Dagger with Coin Silver Mounts and Leather Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
The double edged blade is 5 1/2" long and 1 7/8" at its widest point. The dagger is unmarked. Features an "S" shaped guard with ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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George Wostenholm IXL Bowie Knife with Ivory Scales Silver Mounts and Leather Sheath1147 - George Wostenholm IXL Bowie Knife with Ivory Scales Silver Mounts and Leather Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
Manufactured circa 1835, this bowie knife features a 7" spear point blade with "GEO. WOSTENHOLM / I*XL" marked on both sides of the r...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Large 19th Century English Bowie Knife with Horn Scales1148 - Large 19th Century English Bowie Knife with Horn Scales
Rock Island Auction Company
Measuring a massive 10 3/4" long, the blade is unmarked. Fitted with horn scales secured with three rivets and a blank plaque on the left scale...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (700.00) = 700.00
 
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Large E. Barnes Sheffield Bowie Knife with Etched Blade1149 - Large E. Barnes Sheffield Bowie Knife with Etched Blade
Rock Island Auction Company
This English bowie knife has a 9 3/4" blade marked "E. BARNES / SHEFFIELD" and a spread winged eagle on the left side. The left side ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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