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Decmeber 2013 Premiere Antique Firearms Auction

Auction CurrencyUSD Auction Location7819 42nd St W, Rock Island, Illinois, 61201, United States In Person PreviewThursday, Dec. 5th 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Rock Island Auction Company’s December 2013 Premiere Firearms Auction is as diverse as it is encyclopedic. Not only do exceptional guns exist in every genre, but several genres in this sale represent a lifetime’s work from dedicated collectors who have comprised academic and thorough compilations in their field of interest. In this sale will be comprehensive assortment of “Trapdoor” Rifles consisting of every caliber, barrel length, and style of ramrod bayonet. The selection of over 450 Winchesters will include rare caliber and special order pre-64 Model 70 rifles and all your favorite lever actions such as 1873s, 1876s, 1886s, 1892s, & 1894s. They’ll have classic engravings, precious metals, amazing conditions, and scarce configurations. The 600+ Colts are equally as extensive including everything from an 1874 Gatling gun to six different Paterson models, and even a pair given to sitting President Ronald Reagan! These are only a few examples of the many far-reaching genres that will be present in this auction. As always, there will also be fantastic selections of foreign and U.S. military arms, Smith & Wessons, high end sporting longarms, and over 2,000 items classified as antiques or curio & relics. It all takes place December 6th, 7th, & 8th, in our 86,000 sq. ft. facility! See all our items online at www.rockislandauction.com/search
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Cased Game Bird Set of Two Engraved and Consecutively Numbered Ugartechea Double Barrel Side Lock Sh1722 - Cased Game Bird Set of Two Engraved and Consecutively Numbered Ugartechea Double Barrel Side Lock Sh
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Cased Game Bird Set of Two Engraved and Consecutively Numbered Ugartechea Double Barrel Side Lock Shotguns -A) Ugartechea Double Barrel Side Lock Shot
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (5,000.00) = 5,000.00
 
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Engraved William Larkin Moore Model 100 Armas Garbi Double Barrel Side Lock 16 Gauge Shotgun with Ca1723 - Engraved William Larkin Moore Model 100 Armas Garbi Double Barrel Side Lock 16 Gauge Shotgun with Ca
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Engraved William Larkin Moore Model 100 Armas Garbi Double Barrel Side Lock 16 Gauge Shotgun with Case and Accessories The side plates, receiver, tri
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 7,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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Cased Game Bird Set of Two Engraved William Ford Best Side Lock 20 Gauge Double Barrel Shotguns -A) 1724 - Cased Game Bird Set of Two Engraved William Ford Best Side Lock 20 Gauge Double Barrel Shotguns -A)
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Cased Game Bird Set of Two Engraved William Ford Best Side Lock 20 Gauge Double Barrel Shotguns -A) William Ford Best Side Lock Double Barrel Shotgun
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 20,000.00 - 30,000.00
Sold to floor for (20,000.00) = 20,000.00
 
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Engraved Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Deluxe Model A-10 20 Gauge Side Lock Over/Under Shotgun1725 - Engraved Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Deluxe Model A-10 20 Gauge Side Lock Over/Under Shotgun
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Engraved Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing Deluxe Model A-10 20 Gauge Side Lock Over/Under Shotgun The A-10 American shotgun epitomizes what a truly
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 7,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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Engraved Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing RBL Side by Side 16 Gauge Box Lock Shotgun1726 - Engraved Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing RBL Side by Side 16 Gauge Box Lock Shotgun
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Engraved Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing RBL Side by Side 16 Gauge Box Lock Shotgun Each shotgun that Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing makes is cu
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,750.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Engraved Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing RBL Launch Edition Side by Side 20 Gauge Shotgun1727 - Engraved Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing RBL Launch Edition Side by Side 20 Gauge Shotgun
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Engraved Connecticut Shotgun Manufacturing RBL Launch Edition Side by Side 20 Gauge Shotgun This shotgun features a single brass bead front sight on
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 3,500.00 - 4,750.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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Rare Holland & Holland No. 2 Model Ejector 20 Gauge Double Barrel Shotgun1728 - Rare Holland & Holland No. 2 Model Ejector 20 Gauge Double Barrel Shotgun
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Rare Holland & Holland No. 2 Model Ejector 20 Gauge Double Barrel Shotgun Established in 1835, Holland & Holland has manufactured a wide va...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 8,500.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (10,000.00) = 10,000.00
 
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Engraved J.L. Wood Under Lever Double Barrel 8 Gauge Shotgun1729 - Engraved J.L. Wood Under Lever Double Barrel 8 Gauge Shotgun
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Engraved J.L. Wood Under Lever Double Barrel 8 Gauge Shotgun This is an example of a 8 gauge shotgun manufactured by J.L. Wood of Stanford, England.
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Rare Westley Richards Side by Side Boxlock Try Gun with Leather Case1730 - Rare Westley Richards Side by Side Boxlock Try Gun with Leather Case
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Rare Westley Richards Side by Side Boxlock Try Gun with Leather Case This excellent example was manufactured circa 1930. Westley Richards was founded
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 8,500.00
Sold to floor for (9,500.00) = 9,500.00
 
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Engraved Westley Richards Bar-in-Wood Snap Action Top Lever Side by Side Damascus Double Barrel Hamm1731 - Engraved Westley Richards Bar-in-Wood Snap Action Top Lever Side by Side Damascus Double Barrel Hamm
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Engraved Westley Richards Bar-in-Wood Snap Action Top Lever Side by Side Damascus Double Barrel Hammer Shotgun with Case and Accessories This example
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Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Daniel Fraser & Company Double Barrel Boxlock Big Bore Rifle in 577 Express with Case and Accessorie1732 - Daniel Fraser & Company Double Barrel Boxlock Big Bore Rifle in 577 Express with Case and Accessorie
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Daniel Fraser & Company Double Barrel Boxlock Big Bore Rifle in 577 Express with Case and Accessories Produced between 1889, when Daniel and Jo...
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Estimate : 15,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for (25,000.00) = 25,000.00
 
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Engraved Krieghoff Teck Superposed Rifle/Shotgun, Two Barrel Set with Scope1733 - Engraved Krieghoff Teck Superposed Rifle/Shotgun, Two Barrel Set with Scope
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Engraved Krieghoff Teck Superposed Rifle/Shotgun, Two Barrel Set with Scope Manufactured circa 1983. The nickel plated receiver has flourishes of flo
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (6,500.00) = 6,500.00
 
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Engraved Gold Inlaid Austrian Marholdt-Peterlongo Scoped Over/Under Rifle1734 - Engraved Gold Inlaid Austrian Marholdt-Peterlongo Scoped Over/Under Rifle
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Engraved Gold Inlaid Austrian Marholdt-Peterlongo Scoped Over/Under Rifle Founded in 1857, the arms works of Johann Peterlongo would remain active
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 6,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for (6,000.00) = 6,000.00
 
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Extremely Rare Engraved Ludwig Brovnik Side by Side Double Rifle in Desirable 458 Win Mag1735 - Extremely Rare Engraved Ludwig Brovnik Side by Side Double Rifle in Desirable 458 Win Mag
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Extremely Rare Engraved Ludwig Brovnik Side by Side Double Rifle in Desirable 458 Win Mag This beautiful double rifle was made by Ludwig Brovnik of F
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Estimate : 8,500.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (12,000.00) = 12,000.00
 
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Attractive Factory Engraved Purdey & Sons Double Barrel Side Lock Shotgun1736 - Attractive Factory Engraved Purdey & Sons Double Barrel Side Lock Shotgun
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Attractive Factory Engraved Purdey & Sons Double Barrel Side Lock Shotgun Manufactured circa 1934 and subsequently refurbished to factory speci...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 16,000.00 - 25,000.00
Sold to floor for (15,000.00) = 15,000.00
 
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Rare Engraved Charles Lancaster Tubelock Double Barrel Shotgun1737 - Rare Engraved Charles Lancaster Tubelock Double Barrel Shotgun
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Rare Engraved Charles Lancaster Tubelock Double Barrel Shotgun Manufactured circa 1818-1820. This shotgun features the unique Tubelock ignition syste
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Estimate : 3,500.00 - 6,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,800.00) = 1,800.00
 
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Engraved and Gold Inlaid Double Barrel Pellet Lock 16 Gauge Forsyth & Co. Style Shotgun1738 - Engraved and Gold Inlaid Double Barrel Pellet Lock 16 Gauge Forsyth & Co. Style Shotgun
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Engraved and Gold Inlaid Double Barrel Pellet Lock 16 Gauge Forsyth & Co. Style Shotgun Before the invention of the percussion cap in 1822, t...
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Estimate : 5,000.00 - 9,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Engraved Manton 6 Gauge Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun1739 - Engraved Manton 6 Gauge Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun
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Engraved Manton 6 Gauge Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun Single bead sight on the smooth concave solid rib marked "LONDON/TWIST" flanked ...
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Cased Engraved Joseph Manton Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun with Accessories1740 - Cased Engraved Joseph Manton Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun with Accessories
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Cased Engraved Joseph Manton Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun with Accessories Single bead sight on the smooth concave solid rib marked with the seri
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 2,000.00 - 3,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,500.00) = 2,500.00
 
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Extraordinary Relief Engraved Gold Inlaid Prussian J.P. Sauer & Son Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun1741 - Extraordinary Relief Engraved Gold Inlaid Prussian J.P. Sauer & Son Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun
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Extraordinary Relief Engraved Gold Inlaid Prussian J.P. Sauer & Son Double Barrel Hammerless Shotgun This is a beautiful and one of a kind ex...
Bidding Has Concluded
Estimate : 14,000.00 - 22,500.00
Sold to floor for (22,500.00) = 22,500.00
 
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