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April Premiere Firearms Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location7819 42nd St W, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, United States In Person PreviewThursday, April 18th 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Auction Details

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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Nazi Marked World War II Radom Semi Automatic Pistol742 - Nazi Marked World War II Radom Semi Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1100 - 1600 Manufacturer: Radom Model: Vis 35 The left side of the slide is marked "F.B. RADOM VIS Mod. 35.Pat.Nr 15567/"...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Walther "ac45" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol743 - Walther "ac45" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1200 Manufacturer: Walther Model: P38 This is an example of a late manufactured assembled "ac45" Code P38 pistol. T...
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Estimate : 850.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Scarce Walther "ac45" Zero Series P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol744 - Scarce Walther "ac45" Zero Series P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1500 Manufacturer: Walther Model: P38 This is a late WWII or early post war assembled P38 using an early zero-series frame wit
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (950.00) = 950.00
 
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Scarce World War II Nazi Military Proofed Commercial Walther HP Semi-Automatic Pistol745 - Scarce World War II Nazi Military Proofed Commercial Walther HP Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Manufacturer: Walther Model: HP This is an example of a Wehrmacht purchased commercial Model HP pistol. These pistols wer
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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World War II Nazi Commercial Proofed Walther P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol746 - World War II Nazi Commercial Proofed Walther P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Manufacturer: Walther Model: P38 This late production (late 1944-early 1945) commercial P38 pistol has the left side of t
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Unique Experimental Finish Walther "ac44" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol747 - Unique Experimental Finish Walther "ac44" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2000 - 3000 Manufacturer: Walther Model: P38 There are "Eagle/359" proofs present with the left side of the slide having ...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Unique Unserialized World War II Mauser "byf/44" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol with Walther Frame748 - Unique Unserialized World War II Mauser "byf/44" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol with Walther Frame
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1100 - 1600 Manufacturer: Mauser Model: P-38 This is an example of an assembled Mauser byf/44 Code P38 without a serial number and an
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Unique Unserialized Mauser "byf/44" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol with Walther Frame749 - Unique Unserialized Mauser "byf/44" Code P38 Semi-Automatic Pistol with Walther Frame
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1200 Manufacturer: Mauser Model: P-38 This is an example of an assembled Mauser byf/44 Code P38 without a serial number and an
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Estimate : 850.00 - 1,200.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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World War II K98 Mauser High Turret Style Sniper Rifle Fitted with a Carl Zeiss Scope and Rare Elm S750 - World War II K98 Mauser High Turret Style Sniper Rifle Fitted with a Carl Zeiss Scope and Rare Elm S
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3750 - 6000 Manufacturer: Mauser Model: K98 This is an example of a WWII German high turret sniper rifle manufactured by the Mauser f
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Estimate : 3,750.00 - 6,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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World War II Nazi G41 "duv/43" Code Semi-Automatic Rifle751 - World War II Nazi G41 "duv/43" Code Semi-Automatic Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 4500 Manufacturer: Berlin-Lubecker Model: G41 This is a representative example of a Nazi G41 semi-automatic rifle that was man
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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