Premiere Firearms Auction

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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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Sharps New Model Carbine Metallic Cartridge Conversion1040 - Sharps New Model Carbine Metallic Cartridge Conversion
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1000 - 1500 This is an example of one of the Civil War Sharps New Model Carbines that were converted post Civil War to fire the .50-70 G
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,000.00 - 1,500.00
Sold to floor for (1,600.00) = 1,600.00
 
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Desirable Box of Winchester 40 Caliber Cartridges for a Sharps Rifle with J.P. Lower Denver Retailer1041 - Desirable Box of Winchester 40 Caliber Cartridges for a Sharps Rifle with J.P. Lower Denver Retailer
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1300 20 count box of center fire 40 caliber cartridges for Sharps rifles manufactured by Winchester Repeating Arms Company. Green
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 850.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (400.00) = 400.00
 
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Desirable Stevens "Ideal" Model 51 Factory Engraved Schuetzen Rifle with Matching Extra Barrel and L1042 - Desirable Stevens "Ideal" Model 51 Factory Engraved Schuetzen Rifle with Matching Extra Barrel and L
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $8000 - 12000 This is an extremely fine example of a Stevens Ideal Model 51 single shot Schuetzen rifle. This model rifle was basically a
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 8,000.00 - 12,000.00
Sold to floor for (7,000.00) = 7,000.00
 
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Excellent Stevens No. 49 Walnut Hill Single Shot Target Rifle1043 - Excellent Stevens No. 49 Walnut Hill Single Shot Target Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $4500 - 7000 The No. 49 target rifle was made from 1896 to 1916. The # 1 barrel is marked "J. STEVENS A. & T. CO./CHICOPEE FAL...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 4,500.00 - 7,000.00
Sold to floor for (4,000.00) = 4,000.00
 
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Exceptional Stevens Number 40 1/2 Pocket Rifle with Matching Stock and Carrying Case1044 - Exceptional Stevens Number 40 1/2 Pocket Rifle with Matching Stock and Carrying Case
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1400 - 2250 Stevens manufactured approximately 2,500 of these No. 40 1/2 Pocket Rifles from 1896 to 1915. It is equipped with a fold dow
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,400.00 - 2,250.00
Sold to floor for (1,900.00) = 1,900.00
 
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Excellent Frank Wesson Two Trigger Sporting Rifle1045 - Excellent Frank Wesson Two Trigger Sporting Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 3750 Manufactured circa 1863/64 to 1875/76 this is a Second Type Two Trigger Sporting Rifle. An estimated 7,500 Second Type Rifle
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 3,750.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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Marble's Game Getter Model 1908 Combination Gun1046 - Marble's Game Getter Model 1908 Combination Gun
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 2500 This combination gun has a folding shoulder stock, a fixed front sight, an elevation adjustable rear sight and a tang peep s
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,000.00) = 2,000.00
 
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Maynard Patent Model 1873 Single Shot Rifle1047 - Maynard Patent Model 1873 Single Shot Rifle
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $850 - 1300 The left side of the frame is marked "EDWARD MAYNARD/PATENTEE/MAY 27, 1851/DEC 6, 1859" followed by "1873&qu...
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 850.00 - 1,300.00
Sold to floor for (1,100.00) = 1,100.00
 
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Two Stevens Longarms1048 - Two Stevens Longarms
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $1500 - 2500 A) This rifle was manufactured between 1870 and 1895. It has a globe front sight and an elevation adjustable mid-range tang
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 1,500.00 - 2,500.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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J.P. Lower (Denver, CO) Marked Spencer Hunting Rifle Made From Carbine with Documented Civil War His1049 - J.P. Lower (Denver, CO) Marked Spencer Hunting Rifle Made From Carbine with Documented Civil War His
Rock Island Auction Company
Estimate: $2500 - 4000 Originally a Civil War Spencer carbine that was subsequently modified by a period gunsmith to rifle configuration. In the in
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Quantity : 1 | Estimate : 2,500.00 - 4,000.00
Sold to floor for (2,250.00) = 2,250.00
 
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