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Rock Island Auction Company is proud to continue the 2012 auction season with our September Premier Sale, a superb assembly of arms featuring the 3rd installment of the William Ashby Collection, the noted Gateway Collection which includes a number of ultra-rare Colts, and an assortment of rare and high condition Civil War arms.
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1st Regiment Life Guards Hawkes Sword with Sheath1380 - 1st Regiment Life Guards Hawkes Sword with Sheath
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Active from 1788 to 1922 as part of the Household Cavalry, the 1st Regiment of Life Guards bore many battle honors, includin
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Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (650.00) = 650.00
 
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Identified Royal Horse Guards Pattern 1871 Officer's Helmet with Plume Tin and Leather Helmet Cover1381 - Identified Royal Horse Guards Pattern 1871 Officer's Helmet with Plume Tin and Leather Helmet Cover
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Estimate: $5500 - 9500 This is an Officer's Victorian era 1871 pattern helmet of the Royal Horse Guards. The skull and peaks are of German si...
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for (8,500.00) = 8,500.00
 
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16th or The Queen's Lancers Officer's Czapka with Additional Lance Cap Plate1382 - 16th or The Queen's Lancers Officer's Czapka with Additional Lance Cap Plate
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $7500 - 13000 This is a Victorian era officer's cap for the 16th or The Queen's Lancers. The skull and peak are composed of bla...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 13,000.00
Sold to masonjc for (4,500.00 + 922.50BP) = 5,422.50
 
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Collector's Lot of British Africa Medals1383 - Collector's Lot of British Africa Medals
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Estimate: $1100 - 1600 1A) Queen's South Africa Medal with Transvaal and Cape Colony clasps. 1B) King's South Africa Medal with 2 clasps....
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Estimate : 1,100.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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10th Light Dragoons Officer's Tarleton Style Helmet1384 - 10th Light Dragoons Officer's Tarleton Style Helmet
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Estimate: $7000 - 13000 This is a rare Georgian Officer's Tarleton helmet circa 1780. The body and peak are of stout black jacketed leather. ...
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Estimate : 7,000.00 - 13,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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Collector's Lot of 5 British South African War Medals1385 - Collector's Lot of 5 British South African War Medals
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Estimate: $1200 - 1800 1A) Silver 3rd type revision Queen's South Africa medal with Wittebergen, Transvaal and Cape Colony clasps. The outsid...
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Estimate : 1,200.00 - 1,800.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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3rd or Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards 1834 Pattern Officer's Helmet1386 - 3rd or Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards 1834 Pattern Officer's Helmet
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Estimate: $9500 - 16000 This is a Victorian era officer's helmet for the 3rd or Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards. The skull and peaks are...
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Estimate : 9,500.00 - 16,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Rare 12th or Prince of Wales's Royal Lancers Officer's Czapka with Additional Cap Plate1387 - Rare 12th or Prince of Wales's Royal Lancers Officer's Czapka with Additional Cap Plate
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $11000 - 18000 This is a Victorian era, 12th Lancers Third Pattern officer's lance cap. The body and peaks are of black patent leat...
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Estimate : 11,000.00 - 18,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,250.00) = 4,250.00
 
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Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Volunteer Battalion Officer's Home Service Helmet1388 - Northumberland Fusiliers 2nd Volunteer Battalion Officer's Home Service Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $3000 - 5500 This is a Victorian era Officer's Home Service pattern helmet. The four paneled body is composed of cork with a blue c...
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Estimate : 3,000.00 - 5,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,400.00) = 1,400.00
 
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Collector's Lot of Two British Officer's Sabretaches1389 - Collector's Lot of Two British Officer's Sabretaches
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $700 - 1600 1) This is an officer's undress sabretache for the Berkshire Yeomanry. The body is composed of black leather with a bla...
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Estimate : 700.00 - 1,600.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Northumberland Newcastle Fusilier Officer's Shako with Epaulettes in a Tin and a Cap Line1390 - Northumberland Newcastle Fusilier Officer's Shako with Epaulettes in a Tin and a Cap Line
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $7500 - 13000 The body is black felt with a patent leather top, peak and "V" shaped reinforcement strips. There is a large co...
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Estimate : 7,500.00 - 13,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,000.00) = 3,000.00
 
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Collector's Lot of British Medals1391 - Collector's Lot of British Medals
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Estimate: $1000 - 1500 1) Un-named Khedive's Sudan Medal with 5 clasps. 2) Afghanistan Medal awarded to Pte. G. Swinburne, 9th Lancers with K...
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Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,200.00) = 1,200.00
 
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Highly Embellished Henry Wilkinson Made British Foot Officer's Sword, with Chiseled Silver Finished 1392 - Highly Embellished Henry Wilkinson Made British Foot Officer's Sword, with Chiseled Silver Finished
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Estimate: $14000 - 22500 Born in 1849, Edric Frederick Gifford with the grandson of Robert, 1st Baron Gifford, Chief Justice of the Common Pleas an
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Estimate : 14,000.00 - 22,500.00
Sold to floor for (12,000.00) = 12,000.00
 
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Excellent 17th or The Duke of Cambridge's Lancers Officer's Czapka1393 - Excellent 17th or The Duke of Cambridge's Lancers Officer's Czapka
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $8000 - 13000 This is a late Victorian era officer's cap of the 17th Lancers c. 1890. The skull and peak are black patent leather w...
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Estimate : 8,000.00 - 13,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,750.00) = 4,750.00
 
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Two 17th or The Duke Of Cambridge's Lancers Officer's Czapka Plates1394 - Two 17th or The Duke Of Cambridge's Lancers Officer's Czapka Plates
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1900 - 3500 1) Period Framed Victorian era lance cap plate for an Officer of the 17th Lancers. Gilt rayed plate with the Victorian crown
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Estimate : 1,900.00 - 3,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,300.00) = 1,300.00
 
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Kings Dragoon Guards 1871 Pattern Officer's Helmet1395 - Kings Dragoon Guards 1871 Pattern Officer's Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 9500 This is an Officer's Victorian era Dragoon Guards 1871 pattern helmet. The front and rear peaks are edged with gilt me...
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 9,500.00
Sold to floor for (3,250.00) = 3,250.00
 
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Collector's Lot of British Africa Medals1396 - Collector's Lot of British Africa Medals
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 2000 1) East and West Africa Medal awarded to Pte. Ajaiye Ibadan, Niger Coast Protectorate Force with 1899 clasp. 2) East and Cen
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,500.00) = 1,500.00
 
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Collector's Lot of British Africa Medals1397 - Collector's Lot of British Africa Medals
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 2000 1) Emin Relief Expedition Star (Sudan 1889 campaign) with hallmarks on the back. Correctly un-named (only nine were named to
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Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,000.00
Sold to floor for (1,700.00) = 1,700.00
 
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Rare Sharps Model 1855 British Contract Carbine1398 - Rare Sharps Model 1855 British Contract Carbine
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $6000 - 8000 This is an example of 1 of the 3,000 Sharps Model 1855 carbines with an 18 inch barrel sold to the British Government. Marke
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Estimate : 6,000.00 - 8,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,500.00) = 4,500.00
 
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1st or Royal Dragoon Guards 1855 Pattern Other Ranks Helmet1399 - 1st or Royal Dragoon Guards 1855 Pattern Other Ranks Helmet
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $5500 - 10000 This is a Victorian era other ranks 1866 pattern helmet for the 1st Dragoon Guards. The skull and peaks are German silver.
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Estimate : 5,500.00 - 10,000.00
Sold to floor for (3,750.00) = 3,750.00
 
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