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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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Extraordinary, Historic Marble Desk Set Inscribed to Walter Schmitt, SS Chief of Personnel and Reich1580 - Extraordinary, Historic Marble Desk Set Inscribed to Walter Schmitt, SS Chief of Personnel and Reich
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Estimate: $10000 - 20000 Manufacturer: None Model: None 1) Born in 1879, Walter Schmitt commanded an infantry regiment in the First World War, e
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Estimate : 10,000.00 - 20,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Wartime Copy of Mein Kampf by Adolph Hitler, with Relief Carved Oak Desktop Case with SS Marked Lid1581 - Wartime Copy of Mein Kampf by Adolph Hitler, with Relief Carved Oak Desktop Case with SS Marked Lid
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1500 Manufacturer: None Model: None Written during his incarceration following the failed Beer Hall Putsch, Mein Kampf (My Str
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,000.00) = 1,000.00
 
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Excellent 1936 Pattern SS Dagger with Sheath and Chain Hanger1582 - Excellent 1936 Pattern SS Dagger with Sheath and Chain Hanger
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Estimate: $4500 - 6500 Manufacturer: None Model: None Introduced in 1936, the new pattern of SS dagger supplemented the original 1933 dagger, wi
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Estimate : 4,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Boker Production Nazi SS-Man's Dagger with Sheath and Scarce Vertical Hanger1583 - Boker Production Nazi SS-Man's Dagger with Sheath and Scarce Vertical Hanger
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Estimate: $3000 - 4000 Manufacturer: None Model: None 8 5/8 inch double edged blade, (13 5/8 inches overall) with the acid etched "Meine ...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 4,000.00
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Exceptionally Rare Pre-World War II Japanese Experimental/Pedersen Semi Automatic Carbine Serial Num1584 - Exceptionally Rare Pre-World War II Japanese Experimental/Pedersen Semi Automatic Carbine Serial Num
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Estimate: $27500 - 37500 Manufacturer: Japanese Model: Semi auto What a find this is, a rare pre-WWII Japanese experiential semi-automatic carbi
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Estimate : 27,500.00 - 37,500.00
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Exceptionally Rare Pre-World War II Japanese Experimental/Pedersen Semi Automatic Rifle Serial Numbe1585 - Exceptionally Rare Pre-World War II Japanese Experimental/Pedersen Semi Automatic Rifle Serial Numbe
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Estimate: $25000 - 35000 Manufacturer: Japanese Model: Semi auto What a find in that we have two of these rare pre-WWII Japanese experimental se
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Estimate : 25,000.00 - 35,000.00
Sold to floor for (27,500.00) = 27,500.00
 
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Exceptional Early Production World War II Japanese Type 2 Paratrooper Rifle1586 - Exceptional Early Production World War II Japanese Type 2 Paratrooper Rifle
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Estimate: $2750 - 4250 Manufacturer: Nagoya Model: Type 2 This is an exceptional example of a WWII Japanese Type 2 Paratrooper rifle. These rifl
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Estimate : 2,750.00 - 4,250.00
Sold to floor for (3,750.00) = 3,750.00
 
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Outstanding Japanese Nagoya Arsenal Type 99 "Last Ditch" Bolt Action Rifle with Scarce Original Web1587 - Outstanding Japanese Nagoya Arsenal Type 99 "Last Ditch" Bolt Action Rifle with Scarce Original Web
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Estimate: $1100 - 1600 Manufacturer: Japanese Model: Type 99 Manufactured at the Nagoya Arsenal in the closing days of World War II after many f
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (850.00) = 850.00
 
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Exceptional Japanese Officers "Baby Nambu" Pistol Rig with Leather Holster, Two Matching Magazines a1588 - Exceptional Japanese Officers "Baby Nambu" Pistol Rig with Leather Holster, Two Matching Magazines a
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Estimate: $6500 - 8500 Manufacturer: Tokyo Arsenal Model: Baby Nambu This is an exceptional example of a very scarce and desirable WWII Japanese
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Estimate : 6,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor for (12,000.00) = 12,000.00
 
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World War II Japanese Nagoya Arsenal Type 99 Sniper Rifle with 4X Sniper Scope1589 - World War II Japanese Nagoya Arsenal Type 99 Sniper Rifle with 4X Sniper Scope
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Estimate: $1800 - 2750 Manufacturer: Nagoya Model: Type 99 This is a very nice example of an early production WWII Japanese Type 99 sniper as pr
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Estimate : 1,800.00 - 2,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,750.00) = 2,750.00
 
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