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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Two Winchester Slide Action Shotguns473 - Two Winchester Slide Action Shotguns
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Estimate: $1000 - 1600 A) Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 12 Manufactured in 1954 and features a single brass bead sight, full choke, and 2 3/4
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Engraved and Gold Inlaid Winchester Model 12 Slide Action Shotgun474 - Engraved and Gold Inlaid Winchester Model 12 Slide Action Shotgun
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Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 12 Manufactured in 1962. The shotgun has an ivory mid-bead sight on a vent rib, 2 3/4 inc
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Engraved Winchester Model 42 Slide Action Shotgun475 - Engraved Winchester Model 42 Slide Action Shotgun
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Estimate: $1500 - 2750 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 42 Manufactured in 1963. This example has two white bead sights on the Simmons vent rib,
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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Pre-War Winchester Model 42 Skeet Grade Slide Action Shotgun with Simmons Rib476 - Pre-War Winchester Model 42 Skeet Grade Slide Action Shotgun with Simmons Rib
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Estimate: $1200 - 2000 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 42 Manufactured in 1939. Features a single red translucent sight on the Simmons rib, the
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Engraved Winchester Model 25 Slide Action Shotgun477 - Engraved Winchester Model 25 Slide Action Shotgun
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Estimate: $1000 - 1700 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 25 Manufactured from 1950 to 1954. The barrel, receiver and trigger guard feature floral
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,700.00
Sold to floor for (800.00) = 800.00
 
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Winchester Model 12 Slide Action 20 Gauge Shotgun478 - Winchester Model 12 Slide Action 20 Gauge Shotgun
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Estimate: $1000 - 1600 Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 12 Manufactured in 1942 with a single steel bead sight. The barrel is marked to chamber 2
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Two 16 Gauge Winchester Model 12 Slide Action Shotguns479 - Two 16 Gauge Winchester Model 12 Slide Action Shotguns
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Estimate: $1200 - 1800 A) Manufacturer: Winchester Model: 12 Manufactured in 1961. There is a single steel bead sight, choked full and has a 2 3
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Exceptional Belgian Browning Pigeon Grade Superposed Four Barrel Skeet Set with Case480 - Exceptional Belgian Browning Pigeon Grade Superposed Four Barrel Skeet Set with Case
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Estimate: $6000 - 10000 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Superposed This example was manufactured in 1974. All of the barrels are 26 inches lo
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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Cased, Engraved and Gold Inlaid Belgian Browning Superposed Waterfowl Edition Shotgun481 - Cased, Engraved and Gold Inlaid Belgian Browning Superposed Waterfowl Edition Shotgun
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Estimate: $4500 - 7000 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Superposed This shotgun was manufactured in 1980 as one of 500 shotguns produced to co
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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R. Dewil Signed and Engraved Belgian Browning Diana Grade Two Barrel Set Superposed Shotgun with Cas482 - R. Dewil Signed and Engraved Belgian Browning Diana Grade Two Barrel Set Superposed Shotgun with Cas
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Estimate: $4000 - 7000 Manufacturer: Browning Arms Model: Superposed This shotgun was manufactured in 1959 and has nearly full coverage engravin
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 4,000.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,500.00) = 5,500.00
 
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