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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Large Grouping of Kalashnikov-Style Magazines563 - Large Grouping of Kalashnikov-Style Magazines
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Estimate: $1800 - 2250 Manufacturer: None Model: None Lot includes 107 magazines, from a variety of manufacturers, for the AK-47 and it's ...
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Super Rare Original KAC Manufactured Stoner Model 63A Fully Automatic NFA Machine Gun with Spare Bar564 - Super Rare Original KAC Manufactured Stoner Model 63A Fully Automatic NFA Machine Gun with Spare Bar
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Estimate: $35000 - 65000 Manufacturer: Knight's Armament Co Model: 63A This is an extremely rare and seldom encountered Knight Armaments ...
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Estimate : 35,000.00 - 65,000.00
Sold to floor for (60,000.00) = 60,000.00
 
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Colt Model 1921 Full Automatic Class III "Thompson" Submachine Gun565 - Colt Model 1921 Full Automatic Class III "Thompson" Submachine Gun
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Estimate: $22500 - 35000 Manufacturer: Colt Model: 1921 Thompson This is an example of an early production Model 1921 Thompson submachine gun as
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Estimate : 22,500.00 - 35,000.00
Sold to floor for (37,500.00) = 37,500.00
 
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World War II Full Automatic NFA Registered Class III M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle as Manufacture566 - World War II Full Automatic NFA Registered Class III M1918A2 Browning Automatic Rifle as Manufacture
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Estimate: $12000 - 17000 Manufacturer: New England Firearms Co Model: BAR 1918AZ This is an example of a desirable WWII M1918A2 Browning Aut
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Estimate : 12,000.00 - 17,000.00
Sold to floor for (27,500.00) = 27,500.00
 
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World War II "U.S. Property" Marked Canadian/Inglis Manufactured MKI "BOYS" Antitank Rifle Registere567 - World War II "U.S. Property" Marked Canadian/Inglis Manufactured MKI "BOYS" Antitank Rifle Registere
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Estimate: $5000 - 8000 Manufacturer: Inglis Model: R.B. MKI This is a very fine all original registered Canadian version of the British MKI anti
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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World War II Fully Automatic "Quality Hardware" M1 Carbine with a M2 Conversion Kit567A - World War II Fully Automatic "Quality Hardware" M1 Carbine with a M2 Conversion Kit
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Estimate: $2500 - 4500 Manufacturer: Quality Hardware Model: M2 This is an example of a early WWII M1 carbine made by the Quality Hardware compa
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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IMI/Action Arms Uzi Model B Converted Fully Automatic Class III Submachine Gun with Matching Box and568 - IMI/Action Arms Uzi Model B Converted Fully Automatic Class III Submachine Gun with Matching Box and
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Estimate: $5000 - 8000 Manufacturer: Uzi Israeli Military Industries Model: B-Carbine This is an excellent like new original IMI/Action Arms UZ
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (9,500.00) = 9,500.00
 
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Huge Grouping of High Capacity 9mm Magazines for UZI/HK94 & M9s569 - Huge Grouping of High Capacity 9mm Magazines for UZI/HK94 & M9s
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Estimate: $1200 - 1800 Manufacturer: None Model: None This lot includes approximately 56 magazines, as follows; thirty-nine Uzi 25-round magazin
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (550.00) = 550.00
 
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Rare Original World War II Nazi MG-42 Fully Automatic Class III Light Machine Gun with Tons of Acces570 - Rare Original World War II Nazi MG-42 Fully Automatic Class III Light Machine Gun with Tons of Acces
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Estimate: $40000 - 60000 Manufacturer: Gustloff Werke- Suhl Model: MG42 This is an exceptional original WWII fully functional German MG42 light
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Estimate : 40,000.00 - 60,000.00
Sold to floor for (45,000.00) = 45,000.00
 
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Excellent Unique Late World War II Nazi J.P.Sauer & Sohns "ce" Code STG-44  Sturmgewehr Assault Rifl571 - Excellent Unique Late World War II Nazi J.P.Sauer & Sohns "ce" Code STG-44 Sturmgewehr Assault Rifl
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Estimate: $20000 - 30000 Manufacturer: German Model: STG 44 This is an outstanding example of an extremely rare, all original and unaltered WWII
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Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (25,000.00) = 25,000.00
 
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