April Premiere Firearms Auction

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Our offering for this April Premiere sale picks right back up from where we left off in December of 2012. This auction features an exceptionally diverse and stellar assortment of firearms, edged weapons and, let’s not forget, armor from a number of high caliber, very well-known collections which include: The William Ashby Collection, The Chuck Lindley Collection, The Anthony Urbanoski Collection, and The Gary Cote Collection. Compounding the importance of this sale are numerous unnamed collections as well as many significant single gun consignments.

OVER 2700 LOTS FEATURING…

The William Ashby Collection of Arms & Armor
Matchlocks of Europe and Asia, a variety of Continental wheelocks, and an array of snaplocks, snaphaunces and other items from the Mediterranean, the Orient and beyond. Fine antique ornamentation is represented with wirework, wood carving, metal, bone, stone inlays and engraving executed by master craftsmen. Included in the collection are over twenty full suits of armor and numerous accoutrements including swords, daggers, halberds, helmets and shields.

Chuck Lindley’s Extraordinary German Military Collection
Lugers, Nazi daggers, medals and the finest and most comprehensive collection of P38 semi-automatic pistols ever assembled and offered for public auction. The collection features over 200 P38s manufactured by Walther, Mauser and Spreewerke representing every model and manufacturer code of all production dates in all serial number blocks.

Part II of The Anthony Urbanowski Collection with Over 70 Quality Smith & Wessons

Award Winning Display of Winchester Model 1894 Longarms from the Collection of Gary Cote

Historic Milestones in Winchester Firearms – Over 400

Impressive Colt Firearms – Over 550
The legend of Samuel Colt will be alive and well at Rock Island Auction Company’s April 19th, 20th and 21st Premiere Firearms Auction.

Civil War Arms
At Rock Island Auction Company we pride ourselves on our ability to continually bring to auction the most important military arms collections in private hands.

An outstanding variety of European and American sporting arms
High grade shotguns, sporting rifles in rare calibers and configurations, double rifles and drillings which boast such names such as Boss, Holland & Holland, Purdey, A.H. Fox, Winchester, Krieghoff and many more.

Sporting Rifles Highlights - a stellar selection of the most popular American hunting rifle--the Winchester Model 70 in Super Grade and carbine configurations and in calibers such as 7mm, .300 Magnum, 300 Savage, 35 Remington, 7.65 mm Argentine, and 458 Winchester Magnum. Over 60 Model 70’s alone!

The shotgun roster includes such rarities as a Holland & Holland Royal Hammerless Ejector Paradox Double Barrel Shotgun; a deluxe relief signed master engraved Lusso Grade Model 57 Rizzini Double Barrel 20 Gauge Shotgun; and an engraved Boss & Co. marked Double Barrel Hammerless Sidelock Pigeon Shotgun, just to name a few.

Other select highlights--fine Browning Olympian bolt action rifles; an engraved Ludwig Brovnik Side by Side Double Rifle in Desirable 458 Win Mag; and a cased W.J. Jeffery & Co. Double Barrel Hammerless Rifle in .450/400 Nitro Express with Scope.

AND MUCH MORE!
Buyer's Premium is 20.5% by credit card, reduced to 18% if payment is made by cash, check or wire transfer. Contact Rock Island Auction Company to complete your registration with the auction house.
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Mannlicher Schoenauer Model M72 Scoped Bolt Action Carbine453 - Mannlicher Schoenauer Model M72 Scoped Bolt Action Carbine
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Estimate: $1400 - 2000 Manufacturer: Mannlicher Schoenauer Model: M72 Lm-Rifle Ramp front sight and a single leaf rear on a sporter weight barr
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Mannlicher Schoenauer Model MCA Scoped Bolt Action Carbine454 - Mannlicher Schoenauer Model MCA Scoped Bolt Action Carbine
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Estimate: $1200 - 1800 Manufacturer: Steyr Model: Mca Hooded ramp front sight and two leaf rear sight on a sporter weight barrel. Equipped with
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to ricgarlock for (2,500.00 + 512.50BP) = 3,012.50
 
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Mauser Model MM41OBN Bolt Action Rifle with Hensoldt Wetzlar Scope455 - Mauser Model MM41OBN Bolt Action Rifle with Hensoldt Wetzlar Scope
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Estimate: $1100 - 1600 Manufacturer: Mauser Model: M410-Rifle The rifle has an interchangeable beaded blade front sight and fully adjustable rea
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Mannlicher Schoenauer Model 1952 Scoped Bolt Action Carbine456 - Mannlicher Schoenauer Model 1952 Scoped Bolt Action Carbine
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Estimate: $1000 - 1600 Manufacturer: Mannlicher Schoenauer Model: 1952-Rifle Standard sporter weight barrel with a ramp front sight and two lea
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Steyr Mannlicher Bolt Action Carbine457 - Steyr Mannlicher Bolt Action Carbine
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Estimate: $800 - 1200 Manufacturer: Steyr Model: Bolt Action The sporter weight barrel has a ramp front sight and two leaf rear sight. There is
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 800.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Remington Model 141 Slide Action Takedown Rifle with Factory Box458 - Remington Model 141 Slide Action Takedown Rifle with Factory Box
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Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Manufacturer: Remington Arms Inc Model: 141-Rifle Manufactured in 1950. Equipped with a steel bead blade front sight, ad
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Engraved and Gold Highlighted Browning BBR High Grade Bolt Action Rifle with Box459 - Engraved and Gold Highlighted Browning BBR High Grade Bolt Action Rifle with Box
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Estimate: $1000 - 2000 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: BBR-Rifle This example was manufactured in 1982. The receiver is nearly covered in flo
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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"T.MORI" Signed, Engraved and Gold Highlighted Browning Model 1895 High Grade Lever Action Rifle wit460 - "T.MORI" Signed, Engraved and Gold Highlighted Browning Model 1895 High Grade Lever Action Rifle wit
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Estimate: $1200 - 1600 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: 1895 There were only 2,000 of these rifles manufactured in 1984 and only 1,000 in this
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Cased Ruger No. 1 Lyman Centennial Edition II Single Shot Rifle with Scope461 - Cased Ruger No. 1 Lyman Centennial Edition II Single Shot Rifle with Scope
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Estimate: $1000 - 1600 Manufacturer: Ruger Model: #1B Single Shot These rifles were manufactured in 1978 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two Consecutively Numbered Boxed Belgian Browning Safari Grade Bolt Action Rifles462 - Collector's Lot of Two Consecutively Numbered Boxed Belgian Browning Safari Grade Bolt Action Rifles
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Estimate: $2500 - 3500 A) Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Safari Manufactured in 1970. features a sightless barrel and a Mauser action that h
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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